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DAILY DOUBLE
100

Two hydrogen and one oxygen atoms make the chemical compound H20. What else is this compound known as?

What is water?

100

In his obituary in 1991, the New York Times said "English was too skimpy for his rich imagination." and that "his meter was irresistible." Who is this children's author?

Who is Dr. Seuss?

100

What is the sum of the first five prime numbers?

What is 28?

100

___ is the most populated state in the US.

What is California?

100

In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?

What is aeronautics?

200

How many bones make up the human body?

What is 206?

200

A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?

What is a palindrome?

200

One inch is equal to how many centimeters?

What is 2.54 centimeters?

200

How many justices serve on the United States Supreme Court?

What is nine?

200

What is the world's most spoken language by native speakers?

What is Mandarin Chinese?

300

What is the only rock that floats?

What is pumice?

300

Mark Twain is the pseudonym for which great American author who wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?"

Who is Samuel Clemens?

300

Between 1 and 100, how many multiples of 7 are odd numbers?

What is seven?

300

Bern is the capitol of what European country?

What is Switzerland?

300

In classical music, what instruments usually comprise a string quartet?

What is two violins, a viola, and a cello?

400

What is the rarest blood type?

What is rh null?

400

What style of verse is William Shakespeare known for popularizing?

What is iambic pentameter?

400

If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?

What is 4 hours and 45 minutes?

400

The "Trail of Tears" refers to the forced relocation of which people?

(+50 for specificity)

Who are the Native Americans?

(specifically the Cherokee tribe)

400

What color is the sunset on Mars?

What is blue?

500

What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?

What is fission?

500

Which word in the English language has the most meanings?

What is 'set'?

500

The atoms in a methane molecule are arranged as a Platonic Solid with four triangular faces, six edges, and four vertices, also known as this type of 3D figure.

What is a tetrahedron?

500

List the six flags over Texas.

What are Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America?
500

Found naturally in pinecones and sunflowers, the spiral arrangement of structures and seeds follow this geometric sequence.

What is the Fibonacci Sequence?