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100

Famously portrayed by Elizabeth Taylor, this queen ruled over Egypt with Julius Caesar

Cleopatra

100

Although the exact origin is unknown, this calculating tool used beans or stones moved in grooves of sand to perform arithmetic.

The abacus

100

This university, founded in 1766, was originally named Queen's College (Named after Queen Charlotte), and was where the beloved "Fat Sandwich" was invented. 

RUTGERS!!!!

100

Phil Holzer was once the Finance Director for this east Asian market. (Hint: He very may well have enjoyed his sushi lunches under the local cherry blossoms.) 

Japan

100

Which of the 7 continents contains the most countries?

Africa

200

This Mediterranean culture is credited with inventing democracy

The Greeks

200

In the commonly taught order-of-operations acronym PEMDAS, the “E” stands for what “powerful” type of numbers?

Exponent 

200

During the 2024 Democratic National Convention roll call, this outgoing governor exclaimed "We're from Jersey, baby, and you're not!"

Phil Murphy

200

This lengthy country is the only one in South America, other than Ecuador, that doesn't share a border with Brazil

Chile

200

This desert valley and national park in California is known for being the lowest, hottest, and driest point in North America, with the world record for the highest air temperature ever recorded

Death Valley

300

In 1987, Ronald Reagan made a speech in West Germany in which in which he made an emphatic command that would be fulfilled 2 years later. He exclaimed, "Mr Gorbachev , <blank> <blank> this <blank>"

Tear down this wall!

300

If you multiplied all the numbers on your telephone’s keypad, you would get this number

0

300

This NJ city provided the setting for the TV show "Boardwalk Empire", was the basis for the properties in the original version of "Monopoly", and hosted the first 84 years of the Miss America pageant?

Atlantic City

300

This capital of Sicily was founded by the Phoenicians and conquered by many civilizations, making it known as one of the most conquered cities in the world

Palermo

300

This sea, bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel to the southwest, is known for being the saltiest on Earth.

The Dead Sea

400

The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, guarantees this population the right to vote.

Women

400

If you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel, the total will be this three digit number (Hint: Because of this, it's been called "the Devil's game")

666

400

Topping at speeds of 128 mph, the 456-foot rollercoaster opened in 2005 as the world’s tallest and fastest rollercoaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Note: It was recently decommissioned.

Kingda Ka

400

The city of Abuja was planned and built throughout the 1980s and became the capital of this country in 1991, replacing the longtime capital of Lagos?

Nigeria

400

This mountain is the highest in Africa, as well as the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world

Mount Kilimanjaro

500

The Warren Commission officially claimed a "single-bullet theory" for the assassination of President Kennedy, but conspiracy theorists claim that another bullet was fired nearby. What is the name for this alternative firing location?

The Grassy Knoll

500

These three positive integers give the same result whether you add them all up or multiply them all together

1, 2, 3

500

This unincorporated community in New Jersey is the site of a mall that shares its name and is popularity associated with the "Wizard" Thomas Edison.

Menlo Park

500

This Indian city, in state of Uttar Pradesh, is home to the Taj Mahal.

Agra

500

This is world's largest coral reef system in the world and is also the largest living structure on Earth, visible from space.

The Great Barrier Reef