This American Life
Planet Money
S-Town
Stuff You Should Know
100
Although Benjamin Franklin wanted it to be the turkey, this raptor is the national bird of the USA.
What is the bald eagle?
100
According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica, this currency of Great Britain is so named because it used to be measured by weight.
What is the pound (sterling)?
100
Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa live in this S-town, which is also the capital of Illinois
What is Springfield?
100
Headlined by Pikachu, this Japanese collect-em-all video game series is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
What is Pokemon?
200
Located in South Dakota, this national monument depicts 4 US presidents.
What is Mount Rushmore?
200
All the banknotes of the yuan, currency of this country, contain the same portrait, pictured above.
What is (PR of) China?
200
This S-Town in Pennsylvania is home to the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
What is Scranton?
200
This franchise starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin sent back in time and included the famous line: "I'll be back."
What is The Terminator?
300
The Lions, Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings are all sports teams that call this US city home.
What is Detroit?
300
Pesos, guaranis, sols, reals, and bolivars, are all currencies that can be found on this continent.
What is South America?
300
In the 1690s, this S-Town was home to the famous "Witch Trials". In the 1990s, it was home to Andrew!
What is Salem?
300
If you had any sense (or sensibility) you'd know this author of Pride and Prejudice.
Who is Jane Austen?
400
Located in Alaska, this mountain is the 3rd-highest on Earth.
What is Mount Denali? (or Mount McKinley!)
400
Though purportedly created as a joke, this cryptocurrency was valued at $85 billion in 2021.
What is Dogecoin?
400
You might get parsley, sage, rosemary, or thyme at this S-town's fair. You may also know it from the song by Simon & Garfunkel.
What is Scarborough?
400
Few can hold a candle (in the wind) to this British singer, who, according to Billboard, was the top-selling artist of the 1970s.
Who is Elton John?
500
Alaska and Hawaii were the most recent states admitted into the union, in this decade.
What are the 1950s?
500
Measuring 22x23 cm (8.5x9 in), the 100,000-peso note is the world's largest banknote. It was released in 1998 by this country, to celebrate a century of independence from Spain.
What is the Philippines?
500
Known by some as "The Jerusalem of the Balkans", this S-Town was also the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is Sarajevo?
500
The 2009 film Avatar is the highest-grossing movie of all time. Name any character from that film.
Jake Sully (Sam Worthington)
Neytiri (Zoe Saldana)
Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi)
Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang)
Dr. Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore)
Trudy Chacon (Michelle Rodriguez)
Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver)
Corporal Lyle Wainfleet
Dr. Max Patel
Mo'at
Eytukan
Tsu-tey