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200

This Greek general conquered almost all of the known world during his lifetime.

Who was Alexander the Great?

200

This ancient country is known for its many scientists, philosophers, artists, and politicians.

What is ancient Greece?

200

Who is known as the "Father of Science"?

Who is Thales of Miletus?

200

What invention revolutionized the spinning industry?

What is the spinning jenny?

200

What do we call a huge collection of gas, dust, and stars held together by gravity?

What is a galaxy?

400
Who is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences?

Who is Marie Curie?

400

Where did the aliens land in the story Pattern by Fredric Brown?

What is Arizona?

400

Who ran a telegraph line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland?

Who is Samuel Morse?

400

The spinning jenny and the steam engine spurred what revolution?

What is the Industrial Revolution?

400

What is a TAC?

What is a tiny artichoke creature?

600

This French scientist developed vaccinations.

Who was Louis Pasteur?

600

In which country did Alexander the Great's soldiers refuse to keep fighting, forcing Alexander to turn back home?

What is India?

600

Who was the first scientist to formulate a heliocentric (sun in the center) view of the solar system?

Who was Aristarchus of Samos?

600

What device used electricity to send coded messages through wires?

What is the telegraph?

600

What do we call a cloud of gas and dust that occurs in the space between the stars?

What is a nebula?

800

This man discovered penicillin.

Who was Alexander Fleming?

800

Where did Alexander Fleming's family go on vacation?

What is Suffolk, England? or What is the beach?

800

What ancient Greek person remained an authority on numerous subjects for almost 2,000 years after his death?

Who was Aristotle?

800

Who fixed the problem of wasted steam when working on his steam engine?

Who is James Watt?

800

What flies through space in elliptical orbits, shedding ice and dust?

What is a comet?

1000

This man invented more than 300 products from peanuts!

Who was George Washington Carver?

1000

This country was the home of Louis Pasteur and Marie Curie.

What is France?

1000

This Greek mathematician, inventor, and mechanical engineer yelled "Eureka!" when stepping into his bathtub.

Who is Archimedes?

1000

What do you call the system of dots and dashes used in telegraph transmissions?

What is Morse Code?

1000

What is in the center of a comet?

What is a nucleus?