Ancient Greece
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In Greek mythology, a daughter of Icarius of Sparta and the nymph Periboea and wife of the hero Odysseus. They had one son, Telemachus.  

Who is Penelope

100

The third deepest lake in North America and the tenth deepest in the world. The lake is 22 miles in length and 12 miles wide with approximately 72 miles of shoreline. Its greatest measured depth is 1,645 feet. The average depth of the lake is 1,000 feet.

What is Lake Tahoe

100

Summer's long lost chameleon

Who is Reptar

100

This NBA team was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, have now won seven NBA championships, and hold the record for most wins in a season

What is the Golden State Warriors

100

This city is the only city to host the Summer Olympics three times (Paris and Los Angeles will join this city as three-time Summer Olympics hosts in 2024 and 2028 respectively) 

What is London?

200

Pheidippides is said to have run the very first "Marathon." He ran from Marathon to this city to deliver news of the victory of the battle of Marathon.

What is Athens

200

This ski resort is the highest ski resort at Lake Tahoe. With a highest peak at 10,067 feet, it has the highest ski slope and the highest ski lift in Tahoe.

What is Heavenly Ski Resort

200

The Duffy family's preferred dog breed

What is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

200

This robot is a droid programmed for etiquette and protocol, built by the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and a constant companion to astromech R2-D2. Over the years, he was involved in some of the galaxy's most defining moments and thrilling battles -- and is fluent in more than seven million forms of communication.

Who is C3PO? 

200

This Olympian is the most decorated American Olympian and has earned 23 gold, three silver and 2 bronze medals in their career.

Who is Michael Phelps? 

300

Achilles' childhood friend, and close wartime companion and perhaps lover 

Who is Patroclus 

300

A group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Some of the migrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation, sickness, and extreme cold.

What is The Donner Party

300

The birthday paradox, also known as the birthday problem, states that in a random group of this many people, there is about a 50 percent chance that two people have the same birthday.

What is 23 people? 

300

The California Gold Rush was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at this mill in Coloma, California.

What is Sutter's Mill?
300

This Olympics Games drew the largest television audience in the history of the Olympic Games, with 4.7 billion people across the globe tuning in to the spectacle between 8 and 24 August.

What is the Beijiing Summer Olympic Games? 

400

The Olympics were created in honor of ancient Greece's most famous god

Who is Zeus

400

 This ski resort erects the first chairlift in California only 3 years after the chairlift was invented.

What is Sugar Bowl Ski Resort

400

The American Kennel Club has put the word out: 2023′s top dog is this dog breed, which has eased out the Labrador retriever as the United States' favorite purebred canine.

What is a French Bulldog
400

Gold's symbol on the periodic table of elements

What is Au? 

400

It's official: this sport is the new Olympic sport that will make its debut in Paris in 2024. Only 4 athletes per continent are allowed to compete.

What is Breakdancing

500

He dies by a pool gazing at his own reflection that he falls in love with. He has no concern about anything around him nor does he eat or sleep. He takes his last dying breath by himself and dies by the image that he will never have but so badly desires.

Who is Narcissus

500

Lake Tahoe and approximately 10,000 square miles of land surrounding the lake were once home to and the responsibility of this indigenous tribe. Their existence at the lake centered around fishing camps and milling sites located in lush meadows within view of the lake and along permanent streams.

What is Washoe/Washo/Wa She Shu Tribe? 

500

More people have their birthdays in this month than any other month (about 9%), followed by July and September.

What is August
500

The 1999 hit song that inspired the name of this category

What is All Star by Smash Mouth? 

500

Australia ordered 70,000 of this consumable product for the 2000 Games, but halfway through, they ran out and had to purchase 20,000 more. And 16 years later in Rio de Janeiro, organizers supplied the Olympic Village with a jaw-dropping 450,000, which worked out to 42 per athlete.

What is a condom?