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The Governor's Residence of this Mid-Atlantic state, home to the cities of Pittsburgh and Scranton, was targeted by an arsonist two days ago.

What is Pennsylvania?

100

This word starts with M.

To make something on a large scale, usually using machinery.

What is manufacture?

100

True or false: the human body has 106 bones.

False (206)

100

This annual custom occurs on April 1 and features jokes/pranks being played.

What is April Fools' Day?

100

Wake up in the morning and use this substance containing sodium fluoride, which is applied on bristles.

What is toothpaste?

200

Two days ago, Daniel Noboa was re-elected as president of Ecuador, a Spanish-speaking country located in this continent.

What is South America?

200

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This word starts with M.

A cosmetic treatment of the hands, involving shaping/painting the nails, removing cuticles and softening skin.

What is a manicure?

200

This element comprises around 70% of the atmosphere, but is not used by humans for respiration.

What is nitrogen?

200

Each year, the city of Ottawa, Canada has a festival of these flowers (with bold-colored, cup-shaped petals) that are grown en masse in the Netherlands and donated.

What are tulips?

200

Wake up in the morning to this bird crowing.

What is a rooster (male chicken)?

300

Three days ago, the US and this Middle Eastern country, whose capital is Tehran, agreed to hold indirect negotiations about nuclear weapons.

What is Iran?

300

This word starts with M.

A large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly or intent on causing trouble.

What is a mob?

300

Legend has it that Isaac Newton discovered this fundamental force when an apple fell on his head while he sat under a tree.

What is gravity?

300

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This holiday is held on the second Sunday of May.

What is Mother's Day?

300

In the morning, the Sun rises from this direction.

What is east?

400

Yesterday, official data showed that the population of this East Asian country that fought against the U.S. during WWII dropped to a record-low of 120M people, following more than a decade of decline.

What is Japan?

400

This word starts with M.

The state or ceremony of being married.

What is matrimony?

400

Au is the chemical symbol (found on the periodic table) for this highly valuable transition metal. "Au" traces its origins to Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn.

What is gold?

400

Easter is also called "____________ Sunday" to commemorate a major events that occurred on the third day of Jesus Christ's burial.

What is Resurrection?

400

A 2022 survey revealed that this food item, with a hard outer layer containing 17,000 pores, is the most popular breakfast dish in America.

What are eggs?

500

A space capsule carrying six women became the first all-female since the 1960s and was launched by Blue Origin, a company founded by this man who also founded Amazon.

Who is Jeff Bezos?

500

This word starts with M.

A woman who is the head of her family or tribe.

What is a matriarch?

500

Organisms that lack backbones, such as spiders and mollusks, are known as this.

What are invertebrates?

500

This annual "day" is held on April 22 and commemorates environmental protection.

What is Earth Day?

500

This ABC show has been the most popular morning show in the U.S. since 2012.

What is Good Morning America?