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100

A towering figure in 19th century engineering, this Frenchman was known as the "Magician of Iron"?

Gustave Eiffel

100

From what nation did Iceland declare its independence in 1944?

Denmark

100

What does MSG stand for?

Monosodium-Glutamate

100

What vehicles are raced in the "Tour de France"?

Bicycles

100

What state's license plate uses the slogan "The First State"?

Delaware

200

What U.S. president had "Police Commissioner" in his resume?

Teddy Roosevelt

200

What state is the nations least populous?

Wyoming

200

What is "The standard of Strength" of distilled liquors called?

Proof

200

What record was broken at Oxford, England, on May 6, 1954?

The 4 minute mile

200

"My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States" began the first of what kind of talks in 1933?

Fireside Chats (FDR)

300

Who, following his firing, was replaced by Gen. Matthew Ridgeway?

Gen Douglas Mac Arthur

300

Which U.S. state was specifically founded as a haven for members of the "Society of Friends"?

Pennsylvania

300

What Jamaican rum is named for a Welsh Pirate?

Captain Morgan

300

What right fielder was called "Master Melvin"?

Mel Ott

300

According to AT&T, on what day are the most collect calls made?

Father's Day

400

Who was called the "the long armed gorilla" by Edwin Stanton, and a "well meaning baboon by Gen. George McClellan?

Abraham Lincoln

400

By a strict definition of desert (low precipitation no vegetation), what is the earths largest?

Antarctica (Half again the size of Sahara)

400

What country is the worlds largest exporter of Frogs legs?

Japan

400

What sports team was home to a line up nicknamed "Broad Street Bullies"?

Philadelphia Flyers

400

Of the 11 U.S. federal holidays, which is the one observed only by DC -area Federal Employees?

Inauguration Day

500

Decades before JFK, who was the first Catholic major party candidate for U.S. president?

Alfred Smith

500

What's the current name of the city formerly known as Christiania?

Oslo, Norway

500

What non-alcoholic syrup is made from pomegranate juice?

Grenadine

500

What two teams faced off in the first NFL game with two brothers as opposing starting quarterbacks?

Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants (Peyton and Eli Manning

500

What comes in this array of sizes, short, tall, grande, venti?

Starbucks cups