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100

This cycle refers to the recycling of water between the sky (clouds), plants/animals, and earth.

What is the water cycle?

100

Yesterday, the National Hockey League approved the relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to this Utah city, located on a lake of the same name. This city is also the capital of Utah.

What is Salt Lake City?

100

This word starts with L.

To borrow from someone with the intent of paying them back, often with interest.

What is loan?

100

PEMDAS refers to the order of operations. It stands for (fill in the blank):

Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, [blank], Subtraction.

What is addition?

100

This president was first elected in 1988.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

200

This is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

What is humidity?

200

Three days ago, the European Space Agency discovered the second-largest black hole in our galaxy. Name this galaxy.

What is the Milky Way Galaxy?

200

This word starts with L.

To not tell the truth.

What is lie?

200

This number is the sum of 23 and 29.

52

200

"Jump" is the most successful single of this rock band with a guitarist named Eddie. His last name is also the name of the band.

What is Van Halen?

300

This measures the temperature it "feels like" outside. 

When it is hotter than the actual temperature, it is called the "heat index." When it is colder than the actual temperature, it is called this.

What is wind chill?

300

Four days ago, this man, the CEO of Tesla, announced that approximately 10% of his company's employees will be laid off.

Who is Elon Musk?

300

This word starts with L.

To connect two or more things together.

What is link?

300

This ancient North African civilization determined the area of a circle as "the square of 8/9th of its diameter," a very close approximation to the current formula.

What are the Egyptians?

300

This British children's TV series about a talking train aired from 1984 to 2021.

What is "Thomas & Friends"?

400

This type of cloud is puffy and cotton-like, and usually spotted in fair-weather conditions.

What is cumulus?

400
Earlier this week, thousands of people protested against an anti-spy law in this country located in the Caucasus Mountains, which shares its name with a U.S. state.

Hint: The Caucasus Mountains are located between Turkey and Iran. The answer is not one of those countries.

What is Georgia?

400

This word starts with L.

To be tall, thin and unusually loose-jointed.

What is lanky?

400

This English physicist and mathematician invented calculus.

Who is Sir Isaac Newton?

400

This brand of portable radios manufactured by Sony became popular in the 1980s.

What is Walkman?

500

This profession deals with the prediction of weather patterns.

What is meteorology?

500

On April 14, Scottie Scheffler won this golf championship that took place in Augusta, Georgia.

What is the Masters Tournament?

500

This word starts with L.

A servant, or someone who behaves in such a way.

What is a lackey?

500

"Calculus" also refers to the buildup of this substance on teeth, which is characterized by a hard layer of bacteria and must be removed by a dental professional.

What is plaque?

500

This 1985 comedy movie features the story of a group of kids who go on an adventure, thanks to a treasure map, and are pursued by a family of criminals.

What is "The Goonies"?