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100
The jet engines of the 777 have up to 115,000 lbs of this, the physical force they generate to fight drag
What is thrust?
100
It begins, “Marley was dead to begin with”
What is a "Christmas Carol"?
100
By mass, it's the most abundant element in the Earth's crust and in your body
What is oxygen?
100
The Blue Domes you see here are found in this country
What is Greece?
100
The NBA logo includes the silhouette of this famous player
Who is Jerry West
100
This song plays during the opening and closing credits of "The Breakfast Club"
What is "Don't You (Forget About Me)"?
200
The speed of this is equal to mach 1
What is sound?
200
The award given out for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.
What is the "Pulitzer Prize"?
200
These waves, from Greek for "shake," that pass through the Earth's rocks are caused by earthquakes
What are seismic waves?
200
The Vaquita, the world's most endangered marine mammal, is found in this Gulf
What is the Gulf of California?
200
They were the first father-son duo to score back to back home runs in the MLB
Who is Ken Griffey Jr & Ken Griffey Sr
200
Madonna's number two ranked song on the "Billboard" list of Year End Hot 100 songs in 1985
What is "Like a Virgin"?
300
Suede originally referred to a type of glove from this country
What is Sweden?
300
Vowel missing from entire 50,000 word text of Ernest Wright’s “Gadsby”
What is "E"?
300
The Earth is closest to the sun during this winter month
What is January?
300
This country is home to Victoria Falls
What is "Zimbabwe"?
300
This 1972 NFL team is the only in history to complete a perfect season
What is the Miami Dolphins?
300
This country hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics
What is "Canada"?
400
This language is spoken in both South America and Europe
What is Portuguese?
400
This Brit's own poor childhood inspired him to write books like David Copperfield
Who is Charles Dickens?
400
The type of bond found in O2
What are covalent bonds?
400
"Puntos de reunion" - green rectangles and circles indicate gathering points in Mexico City after this natural disaster
What are earthquakes?
400
Originating in this Asian country, Kabaddi is a sport which combines wrestling, tag, and holding one's breath
What is India?
400
Queen's first number one hit in the United States
What is a "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"?
500
Valentine is the patron saint not only of lovers, but also of sufferers of this deadly medieval disease
What is the plague?
500
Scout is a curious little girl still trying to figure out life in the American South in this classic novel
What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
500
A plume of magma rising from the Earth's mantle can split a continental plate in two and form this type of valley
What is a rift valley?
500
Angkor Wat is dedicated to this Hindu god
Who is Vishnu?
500
This Kentucky basketball star now calls Denver, CO home
Who is Jamal Murray?
500
Reese's Pieces became popular in the 1980s after the release of this movie
What is "E.T."?
600
This canine term means to pursue relentlessly like a hunting dog
What is a hound?
600
The best selling book of all time, published in 1937 - not the Bible.
What is "The Hobbit"?
600
By volume, this gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
600
This holiday marks the end of Ramadan
What is Eid al-Fitr?
600
This country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles
Who is Brazil?
600
The first female justice nominated to the Supreme Court in 1981
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
700
It's the sense that is least developed in beavers
What is sight?
700
This Tolstoy tome centers on the 1812 invasion of Russia and the ensuing Russian resistance.
What is "War and Peace"?
700
Through triangulation, scientists locate this point on the Earth's surface right above a seismic event
What is the epicenter?
700
Found in Bangkok, this complex is a blend of traditional Thai buildings that hold historical and sacred significance
What is "The Grand Palace"?
700
In the game of cricket, this bird name means scoring no runs
What is "duck"?
700
This television journalist's famous phrase was "And that's the way it is"
Who is Walter Cronkite?
800
The USA's largest private nonprofit membership organization
What is AARP?
800
This ruler of Narnia earned her colorful title by beginning the long winter, a 100-year period of snow and ice.
Who is "The White Witch"?
800
He figured out moving bodies on or above the Eeath tend to drift sideways, so the "effect" bears his name
Who is Coriolis?
800
You are most likely to find a green pea and quail egg pizza in this South American country
What is Brazil?
800
Sport defined by Hemingway as "Death in the Afternoon"
What is bullfighting?
800
Jake Ryan's father drives a Rolls-Royce in this 1980s classic film
What is "Sixteen Candles"?