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100

Tom Brady played for this college football team.

Who is the Michigan Wolverines?

100

This is the first public botanical garden in America

What is the Boston Public Garden?

100

This singer was the very first American Idol winner.

Who is Kelly Clarkson?

100

This person was the science advisor for the first Star Trek movie.

Who is Isaac Asimov?

100

This poet wrote "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Who is Robert Frost?

200

The first college football national championship was in 1869, more than 150 years ago between these 2 teams.

Who are Princeton and Rutgers?

200

This famous skyscraper in Boston suffered massive technical problems when first built, many of the windows kept falling out.

What is the Hancock Tower?

200

This singer was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Who is Aretha Franklin?

200

This artist sings the song “Say So” that’s behind the popular TikTok dance.

Who is Doja Cat?

200

His poem "Old Ironsides" helped save the USS Constitution

Who is Oliver Wendell Holmes?

300

The first Iron Bowl game was played in Birmingham in 1893 and won by this team.

Who is Auburn?

300

This is the location from which the famous "One if by land, two if by sea" signal is said to have been sent before Paul Revere's midnight ride of April 18, 1775, which preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.

What is the Old North Church?

300

This astronomer is namedropped in “Bohemian Rhapsody

Who is Galileo?

300

Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among dozens of individuals involved in this 2019 investigation.

What is the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal?

300

This former slave was the first African-American Poet to be published.  

Who is Phillis Wheatley?

400

College football cheerleading started at this university.

Who is the University of Minnesota?

400

This museum was the victim of a heist in 1990, where thieves stole 13 pieces of artwork totaling more than $500,000,000. The art is still missing and a large reward is on offer for anyone who has information.

What is the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum?

400

Adele credits this American female political figure for making her career.

Who is Sarah Palin?

400

The first African-American male and female to achieve EGOT status.

Who are Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend?

400

This author's stories told of Rags to Riches

Who is Horatio Alger?

500

Since 1935, the Heisman Trophy has been awarded to college football's most outstanding player. Which three schools are tied for the most recipients by a single program with seven each.

Who are Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame?

500

This architect was known as the Father of the Skyscraper

Who is Louis Sullivan?

500

This Rolling Stones song title is also a restaurant chain

What is Ruby Tuesday?

500

The original host of Jeopardy.

Who is Art Fleming?

500

This 60 minutes correspondent also wrote the book Reporting Live

Who is Lesley Stahl?