Nature
Sports
Ocean Life
Space
Literature
100

The process by which plants make food from sunlight 

photosynthesis

100

the official sport of Spain

bullfighting

100

another name for the sea cow

manatee

100

one idea for how the universe formed, also a TV show title

Big Bang Theory

100

California author most famous for writing Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

200

the name for additional quakes following an initial one

aftershocks

200

a sport where people ride horses and hit a ball with a mallet

polo

200

the largest predatory fish on earth

great white shark

200

the term for the patterns of stars in the sky that look like animals/ people

constellations

200

a book written by a 16 year old girl that details the conflict between the Socs & the Greasers

The Outsiders

300

in a rainbow, it's the color in the middle of the 7 colors

green

300

how far people run in a marathon

26.2 miles

300

the animal who lives in the sea known for having the largest eye of any creature

squid

300

the planet also known as "The Goldilocks Planet"

Earth

300

known by his penname for his pattern of rhymes, quirky illustrations, and Grinch

Dr. Seuss/ Theodore Giesel

400

hurricanes are divided into how many categories of strength

5

400

the sport which, in the 1970s, helped the US and China become friends

ping pong/ table tennis

400

another name for a dolphin's tail

fluke

400

this planet is named after the Greek god of war because of its red color

Mars

400

Mary Shelley wrote this famous story (about a human playing God) as a friendly competition one dark and stormy night 

Frankenstein

500

Fuji, Honey Crisp, McIntosh, Red Delicious are all varieties of what fruit

apples

500

it's the name of the frisbee-like object thrown a long distance during the Olympics

discus

500

the three main colors of a common clownfish

white, blank, orange

500

the only planet that spins on its side and has rings of black ice

Uranus

500

Shakespeare's longest play; it's the ghost story/murder mystery/tragedy with the famous line "To be, or not to be..."

Hamlet