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Strange Plants
Space on TV
War in the Pacific
Etymology
100

Walt Disney was nominated 59 times for this award which is the pinnacle of peer recognition in Hollywood.

Oscars

100

The Traveller's type of one of these tropical trees can be found in Sao Tome & Principe and look 2d.

Palm Tree

100

The Moon Landing was broadcasted live on TV to 600 million people in July 24th of this year.

1969

100

The Pearl Harbor Attack occurred on this Hawaiian Island, also home to the capital city of Honolulu.

Oahu

100

The word "Atomos" comes from Greek and means uncuttable but now we dub this tiny particle by a different name.

Atom

200

This is the heaviest trophy in sports that hockey players win by being the last one standing at its namesake Playoffs.

Stanley Cup

200

This small bog plant is famous for slowly digesting insects that land on them.

Venus Flytrap

200

This Major League Baseball team in Houston had cheating accusations two years after they won the World Series in 2017.

Astros

200

One of the most famous battles in the Pacific featured America destroying most of Japan's best naval pilots. Now, this battle is also the name of a secondary Midwestern Airport.

Battle of Midway

200

Although it's made without eggs like standard Ice Cream, this word is a direct translation from Italian into the American dessert.

Gelato

300

This Polish-French Physicist was the first person ever to win two Nobel Prizes. One for her discovery of Radiation and then in 1911 when she discovered two new elements.

Marie Curie

300

The Dracula Simia is the Latin name for a flower that has a pistil that resembles the head of this primate.

Monkey

300
This show from the History channel explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have made contact with the Earth from Dinosaur times all the way to Egypt.

Ancient Aliens

300

This battle in Japan was the last major battle in WWII and was staged in Japan's most southern Prefecture which is now known for being a tropical paradise.

Battle of Okinawa

300
We get the word "Karaoke" from this country which also gives us words like "Emoji" and "Futon"

Japan

400

This prize is considered the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievement, and musical composition. 

Pulitzer Prize

400

You can find the Grandidier’s Baobab in this country; also the only home to Lemurs.

Madagascar

400

This cartoon for adults involved some domestic family drama and a misanthropic grandfather dragging his grandson into hijinks. 

Rick and Morty

400

The U.S. seized this Pacific Island and took this iconic picture which now has a memorial in Washington D.C.

Iwo Jima

400

This word for crown has Latin origins and is also the name of a deadly virus that spread around the entire world. 

Corona

500

This award founded in 1990 is known as the "Oscars of the Food World"

James Beard Award

500

This plant is known for being the third ingredient on a Caprese Salad. It's Latin name is Ocimum Basilicum.

Basil

500

The reason you can watch your TV is because Satellites receive these kinds of signals from Ground Stations.

Radio Waves

500

This Japanese Admiral with Captain Minoru Genda was the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor Attack in December 7, 1941. 

Isoroku Yamamoto

500
This word is the only word in the entire Spanish language with all five vowels and means, "Butterfly"

Murcielago