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This river separates Kansas City, Kansas from Kansas City, Missouri.

What is the Missouri River?

100

Despite his famous catchphrase, we could see this WWE wrestler when he recently became a bad guy and teamed up with The Rock.

Who is John Cena?

100

This is the "home" referenced in this iconic line from The Wizard of Oz: "There's no place like home."

What is Kansas?

100

Baby Boomers were the first generation to grow up with this technological advancement, allowing them to see historical events like the Moon landing and Vietnam War from their living room.

What is the television?

100

This song by Mariah Carey is the most popular Christmas song of all time.

What is "All I Want for Christmas is You"?

100

To celebrate the return of their Shamrock Shake, this fast food chain recently reintroduced one of their characters' Irish uncle, Uncle O'Grimacey.

What is McDonald's?

200
The namesake for a city nickname, Kansas City has over 200 of these in the metro area.

What are fountains?

200

Originating there in 1896, the Olympic Games returned to this city in 2008.

What is Athens, Greece?

200

This online video game had the largest-ever in-game concert with performances from artists like Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, and Eminem.

What is Fortnite?

200

Born after 2013, this is the most recent generation.

What is Gen Alpha?

200

This artist is known as the "King of Pop."

Who is Michael Jackson?

200

Have it your way! This fast food chain claims their signature burger has over 200,000 possible customization options.

What is Burger King?

300

This Kansas City park is 1,805 acres, making it more than twice the size of Central Park in New York City.

What is Swope Park?

300

This boxer has five sons that all share the same first name as him — and he still has a line of grills 30 years after the original Lean, Mean, Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine.

Who is George Foreman?

300

This Forever! The fictional African country in the Marvel action movie Black Panther.

What is Wakanda?

300

This generation is most educated to date, known for using that education to challenge societal norms and push boundaries.

What are Millennials?

300

In the song "Can't Believe It,musician T-Pain sang about putting you a mansion somewhere in this state.

What is Wisconsin?

300

As America's Drive-In, this fast food chain may be best known for its roller-skating carhops.

What is Sonic?

400

This iconic animator and film producer moved to Kansas City at age 9, studied at Kansas City Art Institute, and later opened an art studio where the inspiration for an equally-iconic rodent cartoon character was born. 

Who is Walt Disney?

400

This Canadian is the all-time leader in career points for the National Hockey League.

Who is Wayne Gretzky?

400
This producer and writer has won Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for creating iconic shows like Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal.

Who is Shonda Rhimes?

400

Gen Xers are sometimes referred to as this, because many of their generation had two working parents and came home from school to an empty house.

What are latchkey kids?

400

This song was the best-selling single in 1987. Its music video features the artist singing in an empty club, inspiring the bartender to start dancing.

What is "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley?

("...never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you. Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye. Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you...")

400

You won't see it on the menu, but you can get your burger protein style or animal style on this fast food chain's secret menu.

What is In-N-Out Burger?

500

Known for its fountains and Spanish architecture, this historic shopping district in Kansas City opened in 1922.

What is the Country Club Plaza?

500

With 41 total medals and 30 gold medals between world championships and the Olympics, this artistic gymnast is the most decorated competitor of all time.

Who is Simone Biles?

500

A Song of Ice of Fire is the book series that inspired this popular HBO series.

What is Game of Thrones?

500

This generation, born between 1928-1945, came of age during the Great Depression and World War II.

What is the Silent Generation?

500

The cover of this band's most popular album features a naked baby floating in a swimming pool.

Who is Nirvana?

500

Don't forget the Horsey Sauce at this fast food chain that's name sounds like the initials of it's best-known menu item.

What is Arby's?

600

The Kansas City Royals got their name from this event — now a BBQ competition — that's been held in Kansas City since 1899.

What is the American Royal?

600

In tennis, this term is used to indicate that a player has 0 points in a game.

What is love?

(...baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.)

600

D'oh! This is the longest-running animated TV show in history.

What is The Simpsons?

600

Gen Z kids are often referred to as these, due to their natural comfort online and on devices with social media as a part of their life since birth.

What are digital natives?

600

This artist is the only country artist to have a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six decades straight.

Who is Dolly Parton?

600

In 2023, these two fast food chains tussled over the trademark to Taco Tuesday with one of the chains creating a marketing campaign to liberate the weekly celebration.

Who are Taco Bell and Taco John's?