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100
What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand?
a torch
100
A panda's daily diet consists almost entirely of what plant?
bamboo
100
New Orleans is known as the birthplace of what type of music?
jazz
100
Jackson Pollock was an influential abstract expressionist painter from what country?
USA
100
What is the largest ocean on planet Earth?
Pacific
200
In 1867 the United States purchased Alaska from what country?
Russia
200
The llama is a domesticated camelid that is native to which continent?
South America
200
"All Shook Up" is a song that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on April 13, 1957. Who was the singer?
Elvis Presley
200
The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painted by which post-impressionist painter?
Vincent van Gogh
200
Which city in the United States is known as the "Windy City"?
Chicago
300
What Byzantine city was renamed Istanbul after being captured by the Ottoman Empire?
Constantinople
300
The Chihuahua is a breed of dog believed to originate from what country?
Mexico
300
In music, the space between one musical pitch and another with double its frequency is called what?
octave
300
Who painted a late 15th-century mural known as the Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
Suriname is a country located on which continent?
South America
400
Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the lightning rod?
Benjamin Franklin
400
What is a group of whales called?
a pod
400
Victoria Beckham was a member of which all girl English pop group formed in 1994?
Spice Girls
400
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
400
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba
500
What patriot leader organized the Boston tea party?
Samuel Adams
500
How many hearts does an octopus have?
three
500
What was the highest selling album of the 1980s in the United States?
Thriller by Michael Jackson
500
What Spanish surrealist artist is best known for his painting, "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali
500
What U.S. state has the nickname "Land of 10,000 Lakes"?
Minnesota