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This gulf & the region around it produce roughly a third of the world's oil--so as gulfs go, it's kind of a big deal

What is the Persian Gulf

400

In 1806 Napoleon's brother Louis became king of this Low Country which had been known as the Batavian Republic

What is The Netherlands/Holland

400

The Pulsar was the first all-electronic one of these, & in 1972 it would have set you back $2,100

What is a watch

400

The War Hawks included John C. Calhoun & this "Great Compromiser" who was Speaker of the House

Who is Henry Clay

400

It's the only team to win World Series titles in 3 different cities for which it played

Who are the Braves (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)

800

The Gulf of Bothnia separates Finland from this Scandinavian nation, known for delicious gravy-slathered meatballs

What is Sweden

800

After his first wife Miriam died in 1832, this religious leader wed as many as 56 more times

What is Brigham Young

800

In 1967 the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with this institute

What is the Mellon

800

Wrecked military vehicles remain by the road from Tel Aviv to this city as a memorial of Israel's 1948 War of Independence

What is Jerusalem

800

The Boston Celtics play on this type of basketball court of wooden panels arranged in a geometric pattern

What is a parquet

1200

Some gulfs connect to the ocean via narrow passages of water called these; steer clear of dire ones

What is a strait

1200

From the 14th to the 17th century, France's flag had 3 of these “flowers” on a blue field

What are lillies

1200

The Internet Movie Database says someone actually counted all the black spots in this 1961 film & found 6,469,952

What is 101 Dalmatians
1200

The words of the anthem were written late in this war

What is the War of 1812

1200

Got free of captivity plus area of India where Calcutta is plus golf's Mr. Woods

What is escaped Bengal tiger

1600

Along with Mexico & the United States, this island nation is 1 of 3 countries bordering the Gulf of Mexico (or Gulf of America...)

What is Cuba

1600

By the end of his reign in 1786, Frederick the Great doubled this kingdom's area

Prussia

1600

This Central African country's websites are at .td; its name in French has a "T" before the "CH"

What is Chad

1600

Under Ike's supervision, this British field marshal commanded all Allied ground forces on D-Day

Who is Montgomery

1600

At 65, he was fired as Ohio State's football coach after hitting an opposing player

Who is Woody Hayes

2000

The Gulf of Carpentaria forms the rectangular indentation at the top of this country that also moonlights as a continent

What is Australia 

2000

Still used today, the screw named for this ancient Greek helps move water from lower to higher ground

What is Archimedes

2000

It's the last name of father & son Thomas Sr. & Jr., who led IBM for more than 50 years

What is Watson

2000

In this last battle of the War, about 2,000 British were killed, wounded or captured; fewer than 50 Americans were killed

What is the Battle of New Orleans

2000

The New York major league soccer team is now called these, after being bought by an energy drink

What are the Red Bulls