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200

Identify this rite, which involves the consumption of bread and wine as the body and blood of Jesus.

What is Eucharist?

200

This largest state in the US is known for North America's highest peak.

What is Alaska?

200

In 2026 this SoCal school's women's basketball team toppled South Carolina to win its first NCAA title.

What is UCLA?

200

Patented in 1770, the spinning jenny helped bring about this tumultuous move from the agrarian to the mechanical.

What is the Industrial Revolution?

200

This is the study of human activity through recovery and analysis of cultural material.

What is Archaeology?

400

name this Chinese belief system founded by Lao Tzu, which concerns itself with "the way."

What is Daoism?

400

This author of Pride and Prejudice fame also never married.

Who is Jane Austen?

400

Edwin Stanton & Rutherford B. Hayes were graduates of Kenyon College, the oldest private college in this state

What is Ohio?

400

2 buildings of these museums named for a Roman hill were popen-ed to the public as continental Europe's first public museum.

What are the Capitoline Musemus?

400

This former creature's name translates to "swift thief."

What is Velociraptor?

600
This epic can be traced back to ancient Sumer, and revolves around a man finding the true meaning of life through friendship.

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

600

This city finds itself as the capital of Turkiye.

What is Ankara?

600

While this university may not have an official mascot, the students sure made their own in Keggy the Keg.

What is Dartmouth?

600

1714 saw the birth of this royal house in Britain when George I succeeded to the crown.

What is Hanover?

600

Texas has 38 while Kansas only has 4.

What are Representatives?

800

This American religious movement was founded when golden plates were found on September 22, 1827.

What is the Latter Day Saint Movement?

800

This man co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates.

Who is Paul Allen?

800

This university is located in Corvallis, nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley; go Beavers!

What is Oregon State?

800

This multi-volume summary of knowledge was published in Scotland, being the first of its kind.

What is Encyclopedia Britannica?

800

When piecing together historical events, this type of evidence is the most sought after.

What is contemporary?

1000

This band shares its name with a religious teaching of freeing oneself form the cycle of suffering and rebirth.

What is Nirvana?

1000
Pashto and Dari are the official languages of this nation.
What is Afghanistan?
1000

Marlee Matlin is a lifetime honorary trustee of this DC school, & was one of its commencement speakers in 2022.

What is Gallaudet University?

1000

War broke out in 1740 when this Austrian archduchess came to power; there would be more conflict.

Who is Maria Theresa?

1000

This study of words finds itself in the perfect category.

What is etymology?