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200

This scientist developed the theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein

200

This wall fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War in Europe.

Barlin Wall

200

This is the longest river entirely within the United States by volume.

Mississippi River

200

This long-running sketch show debuted in 1975.

Saturday Night Live

200
This trophy is awarded to the Super Bowl Champion

The Lombardi Trophy

400

This element has the atomic symbol “Au.”

Gold

400

This Middle Eastern country was invaded by the U.S. in 2003.

Iraq

400

This state has the longest coastline of any U.S. state.

Alaska

400

This AMC drama is centered on a chemistry teacher turned meth kingpin.

Breaking Bad

400

This basketball championship trophy is named for longtime former NBA commissioner

The Larry O’Brien Trophy

500

This 1953 discovery revealed the structure of DNA.

DNA double helix


500

This Balkan nation was the target of NATO airstrikes in 1999.

Serbia (then Yugoslavia)

500

This desert spans parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona

Mojave Desert

500

This legal drama made “You can’t handle the truth!” a pop-culture catchphrase.

A Few Good Men

500

This MLB statistic measures total bases per at-bat.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

600

This telescope, launched in 2021, is the most powerful space observatory ever built.

James Webb Space Telescope

600

This Ukrainian peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014.

Crimea

600

This mountain is the highest point in the contiguous United States.

Mount Whitney

600

This HBO series about Baltimore institutions is frequently called the greatest TV drama ever made.

The Wire

600

This MLB player was the last to hit .400 in a season, doing so in 1941.

Ted Williams

1000

This element has the lowest boiling point

Helium

1000

"Operation Overlord" is better known by this name.

D-Day

1000

This U.S. state capital is named after the Spanish word for “holy faith.”

Santa Fe

1000

Sargeant Brody and Carrie Mathison are characters in this Showtime series

Homeland

1000

The inaugural championship game of the College Football Playoff, won by the Ohio State Buckeyes, was played in this year. 

2015