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100

The most common letter in the English language

What is e?

100

This author wrote "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

Who is Shakespeare?

100

This president enacted the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved people in America

Who is Abraham Lincoln

100

These countries make up the United Kingdom (4).

What is England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

100

This singer sang the hit 1980s song "I want to dance with somebody."

Who is Whitney Houston?

200

English borrows the most vocabulary from this other language

What is French?

200
The author of 1984

Who is George Orwell?

200

This US president was assassinated in 1969

Who is John F. Kennedy?

200

This river is the biggest in America.

What is the Mississippi river?

200

The Beatles originated in this English city

What is Liverpool?

300

This language variety is very popular and used among teenagers.

What is slang?

300
Mary Shelley, at this age, started writing Frankenstein.

What is 18?

300

The 18th amendment started prohibition, which banned this substance in America 

What is alcohol?

300
Saskatchewan is one of this countries many provinces.  

What is Canada?

300

This famous musician was killed by a man who had just asked for his autograph.

Who is John Lennon?

400

Name of the UK's largest island

What is Great Britain?

400

The main character of this play says, "to be or not to be, that's the question."

What is Hamlet?

400

Much of America's current territory was acquired from this country during the Louisiana Purchase

What is France?

400

This is the UK's most famous fish dish. 

What is Fish 'n' Chips?

400

This singer had four extra teeth.

Who is Freddie Mercury?

500

A sentence that uses every letter in the English language

What is the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?

500

Shakespeare's first name.

Who is William?

500

This was the United States' first president (first and last name).

Who is George Washington?

500

The only country in Central America to have English as the official language.

What is Belize?

500

Rick Astley sang this famous song

What is "Never Gonna Give You Up"?