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100

Who was the military legend nicknamed "The Little Colonel"?

Napoleon Bonaparte

100

Among the U.S. states that are named for royalty, which is the only state name that does NOT honor an English King?

Louisiana

100

What does a Richter scale measure?

Earthquake magnitude

100

What's the northernmost city ever to host a Summer Olympics

Helsinki, Finland (Beats Stockholm by a nose)

100

Which of Santa's reindeer is named for a female fox?

Vixen

200

Before switching to the EURO, what country's currency was called the ESCUDO?

Portugal

200

What U.S. state is home to the worlds largest naval base?

Virginia (Norfolk)

200

What snooty nickname is applied to gasses like " neon, argon, krypton , and xenon" that refuse to interact with other elements?

Noble (or inert) gasses

200

What fellow Yankee beat Lou Gehrig's 23 year old record of 23 Grand Slams?

Alex Rodriguez

200

"THE" is the most common word in spoken English, what 3 letter word is second?

AND

300

Who was the first woman to serve in a cabinet position, Secretary of Labor appointed by FDR? FP

Francis Perkins

300

What Danish Peninsula lent its name to the largest naval battle of WWI?

Jutland

300

What measurement was derived from the rope to which a boats "chip log" was tied?

The Knot

300

In the Hall of Fame, who played his 23rd and final NHL All-Star Game as a Hartford Whaler?

Gordie Howe

300

What did Yankee Doodle call the feather in his hat?

Macaroni

400

Who was the architect, appropriately also the first person buried beneath the dome, of St. Peters Cathedral in London?

Christopher Wren

400

What city named its airport after Frederic Chopin?

Warsaw, Poland

400

What chemical element has an extra syllable in its more correct British pronunciation?

Alumin(i)um

400

What Hall of Fame basketball star hit .202 with 3 home runs while playing outfield for the Birmingham Barons in 1994?

Michael Jordan

400

What kind of farm is a "Formicarium"?

An Ant Farm

500

Who was the only U.S. President (mid 20th century) ever to be an "Eagle Scout"? "Go maize and blue

Gerald Ford

500

In what mountain range would you find the 12,000-foot Mount Ansel Adams?

The Sierra Nevada

500

What gas makes up 96% of the atmosphere of Venus, but just .04 % of our atmosphere?

CO2, Carbon Dioxide

500

What American men's tennis star, called the "greatest doubles player of all time" and with his 77 singles titles puts him in first ,all time, in combined wins? JM

John McEnroe

500

What "Lady of the Lamp" was named for the Italian city where she was born?

Florence Nightingale