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These mobility devices can be Internet-connected, assisting the blind and alerting EMTs in the event of medical emergencies.

What are canes/walking sticks?

400

Nihon (日本).

What is Japan?

400

These aphid-eating flower dwellers are not true bugs and are instead classified as beetles.

What are ladybugs/lady beetles/ladybirds?

400

August 12th is the day to celebrate these large pachyderms.

What are elephants?

400

Though he considered himself British and he served as the Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, Winston Churchill's mother was born in this borough of New York City.

What is Brooklyn?

800

This used to be called WaveLAN, Flankspeed, Dragonfly, WECA, and IEEE 802.11b before its more consumer-friendly name was created in early 1999.

What is Wi-Fi?

800

Éireann, or Éire.

What is Ireland?

800

Native to Eurasia and introduced to the Americas by Europeans, colonies of these eusocial flying insects can produce up to 220 jars of honey per year.

What are honey bees?

800

The national holiday for measuring this body part falls on January 23rd. (The answer is not sexual.)

What are feet?

800

These crustaceans have their bladders in their heads.

What are lobsters?

1200

This East Asian country has the fastest average Internet speed in the world, at 26.7mbps, as opposed to the global average of 5.6mbps.

What is South Korea?

1200

Bhārata (ਭਾਰਤ), Bhaarat (भारत), or Bhāratadēśaṁ (భారతదేశం).

What is India?

1200

These "religious" insects only have one ear, located on the underside of their body.

What are praying mantises?

1200

On June 25th, this type of structure is celebrated and, although it does not coincide with his birthday, it would remind President Abraham Lincoln of his roots.

What are log cabins?

1200
In 19th century Ireland, jack-o'-lanterns were carved out of these root vegetables, often with horrifying, grotesque faces.

What are turnips?

1600

Wireless signals emitted from routers are often in the shape of these tasty fried treats.

What are doughnuts?

1600

Sakartvelo (საქართველო).

What is Georgia?

1600

These butterflies are among the largest and most expensive in the world, making them highly valuable among museums and private collectors.

What is the Blue Morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus)?

1600

Though it is perhaps a bit too on-the-nose, Valentine's day (February 14th) is also the national date celebrating this type of operation.

What is organ donation?

1600

This comedian died in 2003 at 100 years old, telling his wife "Surprise me" when she asked where he wanted to be buried.

Who is Bob Hope?

2000

This Austro-Hungarian Jewish actress is also known for inventing frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication, an adapted form of which is now called Bluetooth.

Who is Hedy Lamarr?

2000

Aotearoa, or Niu Tireni.

What is New Zealand?

2000

This flightless insect is the only purely terrestrial creature that lives on Antarctica year-round, and it measures between only 0.08 and 0.23 inches long.

What is the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica)?

2000

Though December 25th is most known for being Christmas Day in Christian tradition, it is also the national day for baking and eating this savory baked dish.

What is pumpkin pie?

2000

According to the Oxford Dictionary, this adverb is the most commonly misspelled word in the English language. Numbers two and three are "pharaoh" and "definitely."

What is "publicly"?