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400

This group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with their hit "Waterloo"

What is ABBA?

400

This river, which flows through India and Bangladesh, is the third largest river on Earth by discharge

What is the Ganges?

400

O Captain! My Captain! (1865)

Who is Walt Whitman?

400

This hairy megaherbivores lived during the Pleistocene until its extinction in the Holocene epoch; its closest extant relative is the Asian elephant

What is a woolly mammoth?

400

The dominant form of transport in pre-industrial America, especially in westward expansion

What is a covered wagon?

800

This rapper has been making music since '85 but he is also known for his role as Special Agent Sam Hanna in NCIS: Los Angeles

Who is LL Cool J?

800

This river starts in Minnesota and ends in The Big Easy

What is the Mississippi?

800

The Road Not Taken (1916)

Who is Robert Frost?

800

This flightless bird was native to the island of Mauritius; they went extinct around the late 1600s

What is the dodo?

800

This beast of burden is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse

What is a mule?

1200

"Thunderstruck" and "Highway to Hell" are some hits from this Australian rock band

What is AC/DC?

1200

Julius Caesar's crossing of this river in 49 BC precipitated the Roman Civil War

What is the Rubicon?

1200

I, Too (1926)

Who is Langston Hughes?

1200

This prehistoric mammal lived in the Americas during the Pleistocene epoch; it is known for its large upper canine teeth

What is a saber-tooth cat?

1200

This airship uses no internal structural framework; it relies on the pressure of the lifting gas, usually Helium

What is a blimp?

1600

This band out of Texas is possibly best known for their dress code: dark sunglasses, long beards, and a hat

What is ZZ Top?

1600

Charles Marlow ventures down this river in Heart of Darkness

What is the Congo River?

1600

And Still I Rise (1978)

Who is Maya Angelou?

1600

This was once the most abundant bird in North America; they could reach a speed of 100 km/h and were hunted to extinction

What is a passenger pigeon?

1600

This vessel maneuvers other vessels by pushing or pulling them either by direct contact or by means of a tow line

What is a tugboat?

2000

This hip hop group hailing from Queens is known for their hit "It's Tricky" and their cover of "Walk This Way", featuring Steven Tyler

Who are Run-D.M.C.?

2000

To get from one side of Vienna to the other, you must cross this river

What is the Danube River?

2000

The Red Wheelbarrow (1923)

Who is William Carlos Williams?

2000

This carnivorous marsupial was native to Oceania until its extinction in the 1930s

What is a Tasmanian Tiger?

2000

A two or three-wheeled passenger cart pulled by a person, bike, or engine

What is a rickshaw?