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100

This word means “to make something better,” often used when talking about a problem.

Answer: What is improve?

100

This communal dish where foods like bread, meat, or fruit are dipped into a shared pot of hot, melted cheese or chocolate shares its name with a Swiss mountain pass.

Answer: What is fondue?

100

This sport awards a “love” score when a player has zero points.

Answer: What is tennis?

100

He was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Answer: Who is John F. Kennedy?

100

Which of these is not a primary color?
Red • Blue • Yellow • Green

Answer: What is green?

200

This word means “to disagree or argue against something,” used in court.

Answer: What is object?

200

This Italian dish gets its name from the Italian word for “rice,” even though it is a pasta dish.

Answer: What is orzo?

200

This sporting term describes a perfect bowling game.

Answer: What is 300?

200

This U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


Answer: Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

200

This form of communication largely replaced handwritten letters for everyday use by the late 1990s.

Answer: What is email?

300

This adjective describes something that is unclear or vague, especially in writing or speech.

Answer: What is ambiguous?

300

This cut of beef is traditionally used to make corned beef.

Answer: What is brisket?

300

This baseball player broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974.

Answer: Who is Hank Aaron?

300

This amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States.
Answer: What is the 19th Amendment?

Answer: What is the 19th Amendment?

300

This planet is known for having the most visible rings.

Answer: What is Saturn?

400

This word describes someone who can be depended on to do what they say they will do.

Answer: What is reliable?

400

This classic American dish was named after a hotel in New York City.

Answer: What is Waldorf salad?

400

This rule violation in basketball occurs when a player takes too many steps without dribbling.

Answer: What is traveling?

400

The Berlin Wall fell during the presidency of this man.

Answer: Who is George H. W. Bush?

400

This mathematical term refers to the bottom number of a fraction.

Answer: What is the denominator?

500

This word means “to officially withdraw or take back,” often used with laws or statements.

Answer: What is revoke?

500

This French cooking term refers to vegetables cut into long, thin strips, often used in soups or stir-fries.

Answer: What is julienne?

500

In golf, this term describes a score of one under par on a single hole.

Answer: What is a birdie?

500

This world leader delivered the famous “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946.

Answer: Who is Winston Churchill?

500

This U.S. document was signed in 1783 and officially ended the American Revolutionary War.

Answer: What is the Treaty of Paris?