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100

In May 1607 this settlement was founded by 104 Englishmen & boys; the women came the following year

Jamestown

100

2-word term for stealing & using someone's personal information to commit fraud

Identity theft

100

To aimlessly wander, or Italy's capital city

Roam/Rome

100

You do this to tell someone you're sorry for what you did

Apologize

100

Literally or figuratively, it's what you wave when you surrender

A white flag

200

At the time of the Revolutionary War, this was the most populous city; New York City was No. 2

Philadelphia

200

A federal statute fighting this type of crime includes assault motivated by disability, gender identity & sexual orientation

A hate crime

200

An ingredient needed to bake a cake, or a pretty plant

Flour/flower

200

To punish a sports player for an infraction

Penalize

200

A glass building in which plants are grown that need protection from cold weather

A greenhouse

300

These settlers landed in Plymouth and are credited with celebrating the first American Thanksgiving

Pilgrims

300

A word for taking over a plane led to this word for taking someone's automobile

Carjacking

300

To modify, or a place where sacrifices are performed

Alter/altar

300

To sprinkle the forehead with water to signify entry into the faith

Baptize

300

Under FIFA rules a soccer player receives this for a first serious foul as a warning

A yellow card

400

The first attempt of an English settlement in the New World. Sometimes known as the “Lost Colony.”

Roanoke 

400

Illegally avoiding paying the government on state, federal or local levels

Tax evasion

400

A device for stopping moving vehicles, or to separate into pieces

Brake/break

400

To make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law

Legalize

400

Ryan Seacrest interviews celebs arriving at the Oscars "live from" this colorful place

The red carpet

500

In 1691 Massachusetts was granted a new charter & this grape-filled island was given to it

Martha's Vineyard

500

Lying under oath

Perjury

500

Percussion instruments that clang, or things that represent other things

Cymbals/Symbols

500

To kill microorganisms in preparation for surgery

Sterilize

500

The highest rank you can earn in karate

A black belt