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100

It's the bottom of a sleeve

What is a cuff

100

A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in this classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg

What is the Polar Express

100

This 1982 Toto song, whose title is a continent, experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2018 when Weezer covered the song?

What is Africa

100

The rainbow contains this many colors

What is 7

100

This is the place where the Olympic Games originated.

What is Greece

200

A tamale is usually wrapped in a corn one of these

What is a husk

200

In the classic 1957 children's book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," this is the name of the town the Grinch steals holiday presents and decorations from

What is Whoville 

200

Formed in 2005, Nick, Joe, and Kevin form what family pop rock band that rose to popularity on the Disney Channel?

Who are the Jonas Brothers

200

The concept of gravity was first discovered by this physicist

Who is Sir Isaac Newton

200

This was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire

Genghis Khan

300

This word means to clip an animal's ear or to trim a photo

What is crop

300

This is the name of the second book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

What is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

300

Also the solo singer of "Oh Sherrie" and "Foolish Heart," Steve Perry is probably best known as the frontman of what "Don't Stop Believin'" band?

Who is Journey

300

This is the name of our solar system

What is the Milky Way

300

This is the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986

What is Chernobyl

400

The British use this 4-letter word to mean apartment

What is a flat

400

First appearing in the children's book "Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys", this is the most famous character created by H. A. and Margaret Rey  

Who is Curious George

400

This one-named pop star got his name from a habit of wearing yellow-and-black-striped sweaters in his youth

Who is Sting

400

This is the hardest natural substance on Earth

What is diamond

400

This is the decade that Neil Armstrong landed on the moon

What is the 1960s (July 20, 1969)

500

John Masefield's famous poem Sea-Fever, the speaker says, "All I ask is a tall ship and a ____ to steer her by."

What is a star

500

In her novel "Bridget Jones's Diary," author Helen Fielding named love interest Mark Darcy after a character from this classic Jane Austen novel

What is Pride and Prejudice 

500

"Burn," "U Got It Bad," and "Yeah!" are number-one hits by this one-named singer whose stage name is also a role that might be played by friends or family at a wedding

Who is Usher

500

This is the color of a sunset on the planet Mars

What is blue

500

This is the year the French Revolution began.

What is 1789