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Two days ago, a U-Haul truck rammed into a crowd of protestors, injuring two people, in this city, the largest of California.

What is Los Angeles?

100

This word starts with T.

To move in a circular direction, wholly or partly around an axis or point.

What is turn?

100

A regular snowflake has this number of sides or arms, due to a hexagonal shape.

What is six?

100

This British duo sang the catchy song, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go."

What is "Wham!"?

100

The retina, cornea, iris and lens are part of this organ.

What is the eye?

200

Two days ago, the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony occurred in Beverly Hills, located in this state.

What is California?

200

This word starts with T.

A small citrus fruit with a loose skin, especially one of a variety with deep orange-red skin. 

What is a tangerine?

200

This is the official start of winter, which is also the shortest day of the year.

What is Winter Solstice?

200

The Norwegian band "a-ha" released this catchy, electronic song in 1984 that starts with the following lyrics: "We're talking away
I don't know what I'm to say"

What is Take On Me?

200

The patella is the medical term for this bone that forms a joint in the leg.

What is the knee?

300

Four days ago, the US seized an illegally operating oil tanker in this sea that borders Venezuela.

What is the Caribbean Sea?

300

This word starts with T.

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

What is a trek?

300

This is the name for the large area of frigid air that dips south from the Arctic.

What is the Polar Vortex?

300

In 1988, rock duo Roxette released the song, "Listen to Your Heart," which later became one of the most successful singles of the decade. Roxette is based in this Scandinavian country whose capital is Stockholm.

What is Sweden?

300

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"Otitis media" is a painful infection of this organ.

What is the ear?

400

Yesterday, Meta shut down over half a million accounts belonging to children after a law came into effect in this country, known as the "Land Down Under."

What is Australia?

400

This word starts with T.

To work extremely hard or incessantly; or, a word describing exhausting physical labor.

What is toil?

400

True or false: someone with frostbite should pour warm water instead of rubbing the affected area with snow.

True

400

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In 1982, American rock band Survivor released this song that refers to an organ and big cat.

What is Eye of the Tiger?

400

Food passes from the mouth to the stomach via this tube made of smooth muscle.

What is the esophagus?

500

Authorities from the US, UK and Spain seized 10 tons of cocaine off the Canary Islands, located in this ocean.

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

500

This word starts with T.

Something that is of little value or importance.

What is trivial?

500

This is a common, mild feeling of sadness, low energy and lack of motivation during shorter, darker winter days.

What are winter blues?

500

In 1986, this American rock band whose lead singer shares the same name (initials: JBJ) released the song, "Livin' on a Prayer,"

What is Bon Jovi?

500

Hair and fingernails are made of this fibrous protein that enables hair to be straightened, dyed and heated due to its relatively high concentration of sulfur atoms.

What is keratin?