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100

This president opened a whiskey distillery after his presidency.

George Washington

By 1799, his distillery was the largest in the country, producing 11,000 gallons of un-aged whiskey.

100

The human body has 206 bones. However, when babies are born they have a different number because of some bones fusing together. How many bones does a baby have upon birth?

275-300

100

This course is where the Masters Golf Tournament is held.

Augusta National Golf Club

100

This country has been ranked as the happiest country for nine years.

Finland

100

I have a head like a cat and feet like a cat, but I am not a cat. What am I?

A kitten

200

This president died of a cherry overdose.

President Zachary Taylor

He passed away after eating way too many cherries and drinking milk at a 4th Of July party in 1850.

200

Bananas have this radioactive element.

Potassium

200

This rockstar is the grandfather of the actress Riley Keough.

Elvis Presley

200

These two letters in Scrabble have a value of 10 points each.

Q & Z

200

What goes up and down but remains in the same place?

Stairs

300

This popular mixed drink was first called A Bucket of Blood, then transitioned to Red Snapper.

Bloody Mary

300

Name the rover NASA sent to the planet Mars.

Curiosity

300

This member of the Scooby Doo gang typically wore a purple dress.

Daphne

300

This American amphibian never sleeps.

An American Bullfrog

300

What must you give, before you can keep it?

Your word

400

In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 secretly placed a small sculpture  on the lunar surface. Name the sculpture. 

Fallen Astronaut

This aluminum figure commemorates astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the pursuit of space exploration. It helps to make the moon a truly unique and poignant art gallery.

400

This is the common name for baking soda.

Sodium Bicarbonate

400

In this sport, players compete for the Stanley Cup.

Ice Hockey

400

This candy bar is named after a horse.

Snickers

400

If you have me, you will want to share me. If you share me, you will no longer have me. What am I?

A secret

500

This was is known as the shortest war in history, lasting only 38 minutes. This war occurred on August 27, 1896.

Anglo-Zanzibar War

It was between Britain and Zanzibar over the ascension of the next Sultan in Zanzibar and resulted in a British victory.

500

Every part of this tree is useful, from the fruit's flesh and water to its leaves and wood.

The coconut palm tree

500

In the 1990's, this was Pixar's first full feature-length movie.

Toy Story

500

Bananas, lemons, and pumpkins are technically classified as....

berries.

500

What is something that no one wants to have, but no one wants to lose either?

A lawsuit
600

This famous university is older than the Aztec Empire.

The University of Oxford.

The university first opened its doors to students in 1096.

600

If a plastic ball and an iron ball are dropped at the same time for the same height, this ball reached the ground first.

Both reach at the same time.

600

This author wrote The Jungle Book.

Rudyard Kipling

600

The only two letters that do not appear on the periodic table.

J & Q

600

Walk on the living, they don’t even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble. What are they?

Leaves

700

This famous painting once hung in Napeoleon's bedroom.

The Mona Lisa

Before the painting was famous, Napoleon borrowed it to hang in his private bedroom.

700

French fries are believed to have originated in this country, where they are called "frites."

 Belgium

700

This famous soloist wrote the song "I'm a Believer" for the bank known as the Monkeys.

Neil Diamond

700

A single strand of spaghetti is called a ......

Spaghetto

700

A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. How can you explain it?

She took a photo of him and developed it in a dark room

800

This common furniture covering was originally designed to be one large napkin.

Tablecloth

When first invented, guests were meant to wipe off their hands and faces on the tablecloth after a messy dinner party.

800

Flow of electrons or movement of electrons is called...

Electricty

800

He is the only director to be nominated for an Oscar in six different decades.

 Steven Spielberg

800

If you point your car keys to this part of your body, it will increase the remote's signal range.

Head

800

What is able to go up a chimney when down but unable to go down a chimney when up?

An umbrella

900

Vincent Van Gogh officially sold one painting, before committing suicide in 1890. Name the painting.

 “The Red Vineyard at Arles”

900

The human body is mostly made up of this element.

Carbon

900

This American movie was the first to ever show a toilet flushing.

"Psycho"

900

This country does not have a railway system.

Iceland

900

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

Popcorn

1000

Roman Catholics in Bavaria founded an secret society in 1740 where new members had to wear dog collars and scratch at the door to get in.

Order of the Pug

1000

This common insect tastes with its feet.

The House Fly

1000

This actor was allergic to the glasses he wore in the "Harry Potter" movie.

Daniel Radcliffe

He had a nickel allergy, so they were quickly replaces with hypoallergenic glasses.

1000

This is the only muscle in the body that is attached at only one end.

Tongue

1000

What runs around a backyard without ever actually moving?

A fence