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100

This animal’s genealogy most closely resembles that of humans.  

What are chimpanzees?

100

On the beaches of Kitty Hawk, Orville and Wilbur Wright tested their glider in 1903, in this state.

What is North Carolina?

100

If the hour-hand of the clock is 2/3rds of the way around and the minute hand is 3/18ths of the way around, then this would be time.  

What is 8:10?

100

Winner-winner, chicken dinner!  This is the name for the prize given out for exceptionalism in the field of journalism.

What is the Pulitzer Prize?

100

A higher ranking officer enters the room. “At ease, soldier,” they say to relieve you from this position that’s considered to be a gesture of respect.

What is a Salute (Present Arms)?

200

Hmm, that rings a bell! This pioneer of classical conditioning really knew how to get his test subjects’ mouths watering.

Who is Ivan Pavlov?

200

Although more “North” than in his day, Alexander the Great conquered under the flag of this nation, which still exists today.

What is Macedon(ia)?

200

If I were trying to find the area of a circle, I would use this formula.

What is (pi)r^2?

200

Darkness descended over Europe during the period covered in the autobiographical-memoir of this Holocaust survivor.  

Who is Elie Wiesel?

200

Can’t get much higher than this!  This musical note is the highest on the piano.

What is C8?

300

Alfred Nobel of the Nobel Peace Prize made his fortune due to this invention.  

What is Dynamite?

300

There were this many stars on the American flag in the year 1900.

What is 45?

300

The Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi is considered to be the “father” of this form of mathematics, having created it in the 9th century, C.E..

What is Algebra?

300

This bluegrass musician controversially won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 for his body of work amassed over a 5 decade career.

Who is Bob Dylan?

300

Italian seasoning is a blend of basil, rosemary, marjoram, thyme, and this spice that often frequents pizza kitchen countertops.

What is Oregano?

400

There are this many elements on the Periodic Table.

What is 118?

400

This American president won the most Electoral College Votes in a single election in our country’s history.

Who is Ronald Reagan?

400

This would be the result of subtracting the Farenheit freezing point from the Celsius boiling point and adding the lowest possible temperature Kelvin.

What is 68?

400

“Why is a raven like a writing desk?” riddled a mad man from the whimsical tale written by this WW1 veteran author.

Who is Lewis Carroll?

400

These two nuclear-states recently agreed to a ceasefire after a brief, but tense standoff.

Who are India and Pakistan?

500

Pisiform, Scaphoid, and Triquetrum are 3 of the total 27 bones in this part of the human body.

What is the Human Hand?

500

Excluding the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the remaining six of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World are located in these 3 modern-day countries.

What is Egypt, Greece, Turkey?

500

This value represents the product of the first 5 prime numbers.  

What is 2,310? (2*3*5*7*11)

500

O! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?  Romeo and Juliet is a story of two lovestruck teens caught in between a familial feud waged by these two clans.  

Who are the Capulets and Montagues?

500

One of these is 550 foot pounds per second, but we more commonly use this term when measuring the strength of a vehicle.

What is horsepower?