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100

She’s the widow of the former presidential candidate known as the Maverick

Who is Cindy McCain?

100

It’s the largest city in Iowa

What is Des Moines?

100

In 1873, Levi Strauss filed the patent for this, his signature product

What are blue jeans?
200

Israel Kamakawiwo’ole is most famous for his ukulele cover of this colorful song from a 1939 film

What is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"?

200

If you slide into these, you might experience Insta-regret

What are direct messages?

200

This state dug in its tarheels until 1861, when it became the last state to secede from the Union

What is North Carolina?

300

I “Believe” this mononymous pop star’s name is a homophone for splitting something you have with someone else

Who is Cher?

300

Success Kid and Condescending Wonka are examples of these, proceeded by an adjective meaning “disagreeably damp"

What are dank memes?

300

Vasco de Gama said “Olá!” to India after traveling from this, his home country, in 1498

What is Portugal?

400

She was First Lady when the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812

Who is Dolly Madison?

400

He created the earliest version of the periodic table

Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?

400

In 1690, Shakespeare’s sonnets were first published in London, each containing this many lines per poem

What is 14?

500

This engineer lent his last name to the most prized chart of project managers. Quick; answer before the deadline and you'll really Excel!

Who is Gantt?

500

Calling someone this would be an especially odious threat to make to a vegetarian

What is dead meat?

500

They were the first man and the first women to fly airplanes across the Atlantic, departing on May 20 in 1927 and 1932, respectively. 

Who are Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earheart?