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The country where explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born.

Where is Spain?

200

Ryan Gosling plays Ken, while Margot Robbie brings this "doll" of a title character to life in this 2023 hit film.

What is Barbie?

200

It's "The Sunflower State".

What is Kansas?

200

The car roared to life like a lion waking from its slumber.

What is a Simile?

200

Iconic McDonald's burger containing two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

What is a Big Mac?

400

Her works include The Bonesetter’s Daughter, The Joy Luck Club, & the essay "Mother Tongue".

Who is Amy Tan?

400

In the near future, I won’t be back, but this Schwarzenegger cyborg says he will in this 1984 blockbuster.

What is The Terminator?

400

First name of the woman that lost to Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Who is Kamala (Harris)?

400

Sheesh, this highway must stretch on for a million miles!

What is Hyperbole?

400

Every year, McDonald's sells around one billion of these boxed children’s offerings. Let’s hope they didn’t forget the toy.

What are Happy Meals?

600

This Native American helped the colonists prepare for winter by showing them how to grow & find food to store.

Who is Squanto (or Tisquantum)?

600

Schindler’s List, Jaws, & E.T. are a of trio of blockbusters directed by this man.

Who is Steven Spielberg?

600

1978’s Matilda & 1997’s Joey are a pair of films that feature this marsupial.

What is a Kangaroo?

600

The road seemed to smile as it led me toward the horizon, its asphalt gleaming in the fading light.

What is Personification?

600

Owners of many farms in Idaho, the Simplot family is one of McDonald's largest suppliers of these.

What are potatoes (or fries)?

800

The kind of government that Salem has in The Crucible.

What is a Theocracy?

800

An icon or character representing a specific person in a video game or the 2009 blockbuster featuring blue Na'vi.

What is Avatar?

800

A travel booking website or a canoe made from animal skins.

What is (a) Kayak?

800

The sleek sedan swiftly sped down the street, shining in the sun.

What is alliteration?

800

In this 2004 documentary, Morgan Spurlock gained 25 pounds during a month long diet of only McDonald’s.

What is Super Size Me?

1000

A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a political or moral one.

What is an allegory? 

1000

One of only three 1990's films on the current list of the 50 highest-grossing movies of all time.

What is Jurassic Park, Titanic, or Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

1000

Japanese for "empty orchestra", a company called Ace is a major maker of these machines.

What is Karaoke?

1000

On the Autobahn of his career, success came quickly, but it also meant leaving behind many of the people he once knew.

What is an allusion?

1000

A Pennsylvania McDonald's employee alerted police after recognizing this suspect who shot the CEO of United Healthcare in 2024.

Who is Luigi Mangione?