History
Science
Literature
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100

 This American document begins with the words "When in the Course of human events

What is the Declaration of Independence?

100

This planet is known as the "Red Planet"

 What is Mars?

100

 This author wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird".

Who is Harper Lee?

100

 This is the longest river in the world.

What is the Nile River?

100

This artist painted the Mona Lisa.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

200

He was the first Roman emperor, succeeding Julius Caesar.

Who is Augustus?

200

What is the name of the process by which plants make their food using sunlight?

 Photosynthesis

200

This Spielberg Holocaust film was based on a book by Thomas Keneally.

What is Schindler’s List?

200

 This country is home to the Great Barrier Reef.

What is Australia?

200

This is the chemical symbol for gold.

What is Au?

300

fter more than 150 years, he’s still the tallest president in U.S history.

 Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

It is the process where plants convert light energy into chemical energy.

What is photosynthesis?

300

This classic novel features a character named Elizabeth Bennet.

What is Pride and Prejudice?

300

This is the highest mountain in the world.

What is Mount Everest?

300

This planet is known as the 'Red Planet'.

What is Mars?

400

Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers

What is the Greenback Party?

400

What gas do animals need to breathe to survive?

 Oxygen

400

It’s the first name shared by bestselling authors Delinsky, Tuchman and Kingsolver.

 What is Barbara?

400

In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from a certain type of plant/flower.

What is a poppy plant?

400

This is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space.

What is Sputnik?

500

This Cold War-era event involved the Soviet Union attempting to place nuclear missiles in Cuba.

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

500

This is the smallest unit of life.

What is a cell?

500

Born a slave, Sethe escapes to Ohio but is haunted by memories of a lost baby in this Toni Morrison novel.

What is Beloved?

500

The last time there were no living former presidents was when this man was president.

Who is Richard Nixon?

500

He was born in Connecticut in 1800 and hanged for treason in Virginia in 1859.

Who was John Brown?