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100

Who is the author of  Inferno

Dante Alighieri  (1265-1321)

100

someone who cuts down trees for a living

lumberjack

100

This state flag has the Big Dipper on it. 

Alaska

100

Sponge cake baked in the form of a female digit.

Lady Fingers

100

From Greek "krokos", meaning saffron which this flower produces

crocus

200

Who is the author of  The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne  (1804-1864)

200

someone who dabbles in many jobs, master of none

Jack of all trades

200

This state flag has a bear and a star.

California

200

Towering snack named for comic strip character whose nocturnal noshes cleaned out the fridge

Dagwood sandwich

200

From Turkish for "turban", these flowers were 1st grown in Turkey, not Holland

tulip

300

Who is the author of  The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald  (1896-1940)

300

a hollowed out pumpkin, often with a candle put in for halloween

jack-o-lantern

300

This state flag has a a white pelican nurturing its three young in a nest

Louisiana

300

From the German for "little cake" the Lorraine style includes cheese and bacon bits

quiche  ... Quiche actually originates in Lothringen a medieval kingdom under German rule. The name 'quiche' is also from German origin word 'Kuchen' which means cake. The French later enhanced the dish and renamed the dish, Lorraine.

300

From Latin "nasus tortium" meaning twisted nose, due to this plant's pungent qualities

nasturtium

400

Who is the author of  Paradice Lost

John Milton  (1608-1674)

400

a casino game, where the players try to get a total of twenty-one

blackjack

400

This flag has the palmetto palm with the crescent moon both in white on a blue background.

South Carolina

400

From French for "small pan" it's a traditional Spanish dish made of seafood and saffron flavored rice.

paella 

Paella is a rice dish originally from the city  of Valencia, on the East Coast of Spain.

400

Many myths in many cultures associate this flower with the sun, as Shakespeare put it, "goes to bed with the Sun and with him rises, weeping"

marigold

In Greek legend about the young Caltha who waited every morning for the first light of day, as she was so madly in love with the god of the sun. However, she ended burning out of her passion and turned into a marigold.

500

Who is the author of  Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

500

a portable pneumatic hammer or drill, that combines a hammer directly with a chisel

jackhammer

500

This flag has the ancient Zia sun symbol in red on a yellow background

New Mexico

500

Dutch waffles with a small layer of caramel syrup between two wafers, meant to be eaten with a warm drink. When you put the waffle on the top of your mug, the heat from the mug melts the caramel syrup inside the waffle making it warm and gooey.

Stroopwafels

500

With large and colorful distinctive flowers that some say resembles a bird's head and beak, native to South Africa, you might see this plant in Florida.

bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae) Strelitzia originates from South Africa, and was transported to many countries in the 18th century. That's also how it acquired its name: the wife of the English King George III, Charlotte of Meckelenburg-Strelitz, had a great love for flowers and plants, and so this remarkable flower was named after her.