Their First U.S. No. 1 Hit
U.K. geography
Plaza, Sweet!
Lions, Tigers & Bears
”O” My
200

“Shape Of You” (2017)

Who is (Ed) Sheeran?

200

In Scotland, the 2 largest of these Gaelic-named bodies of water are Lomond & Ness

What is a Loch?

200

“Remember!” 300 (this) Plaza is in San Antonio!

What is Alamo?

200

The website for this spokes-animal includes “Campfire Rules” & “Preventing Wildfires”

Who is Smokey (the) Bear?

200

As a verb, it means to leak out slowly; as a noun, it’s the mud-like sediment on the floor of oceans & lakes

What is ooze?

400
”Wannabe” (1997)

Who are the Spice Girls?

400

Associated with Robin Hood, this forest is much shrunken from his time.

What is Sherwood?

400

The iconic Plaza Hotel, opened in 1907, overlooks Grand Army Plaza in this city

What is New York?

400

This Ivy League university began using a tiger as its mascot in part because its school colors are orange & black 

What is Princeton?

400

Something with a lot of oomph can be described as “high” this, a word associated with gasoline

What is octane?

600

“Everybody Wants To Rule The World” (1985)

Who are Tears for Fears?

600

If you’re from this industrial city, you’re a Brummie

What is Birmingha?

600

Designed by Jean-Francois-Therese Chalgrin, this landmark sits in a circular plaza, from which 12 avenues from a star pattern

What is the Arc de Triomphe?

600

This country’s phenomenal economic growth in the 1990s gave it the nickname “Celtic Tiger”

What is Ireland?

600

It can mean not transparent or obscure in meaning

What is opaque?

800

His first solo single: “Just The Way You Are” (2010)

Who is Bruno Mars?

800

This Welsh capital is at the mouth of the River Taft, which may account for its name

What is Cardiff?

800

Praça Quinze de Novembro is a lovely spot in this city that also has a month in its name

What is Rio de Janeiro?

800

The Leone d’oro, or the Golden Lion, is the top prize awarded at this Italian city’s film festival, the world’s oldest

What is Venice?

800

This simple acoustic interval is made up of 8 diatonic degrees

What is an octave?

1000

“Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe” (1974)

Who was (Barry) White?

1000

With or without “shire”, this county in the southwest is famous for clotted cream.

What is Devon(shire)?

1000

Chicago’s AMA Plaza was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, last director of this German school

What is Bauhaus?

1000

An early version of this Mississippi author’s story “The Bear” was published under the title “Lion”

Who was (William) Faulkner?

1000

Bones develop through a process called osteogenesis or this word with the same first 2 letters

What is ossification?