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The Periodic Table of Elements
No Vowels!
200

This word, when translated into Japanese, literally means cute. 

What is Kawaii?

200

This opening starts with 1. d4   d5   2. c4.

What is the Queens Gambit?

200

This famous ruler died at age 90 recently. 

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?

200

This element is the 9th on the periodic table. 

What is Fluorine?

200

This is Goodbye in Hawaiian. 

LH

What is Aloha?

400

This art technique is when you don't have shading materials and draw multiple parallel lines which show what areas are darker and lighter. 

What is Hatching?

400

This grandmaster with a complicated last name peaked in October of 2015 when he was ranked #2 and had a rating of 2816. He now is ranked #6 with a rating of 2768.

Who is (Hikaru) Nakamura?

400

The 24th of September celebrates this animal worldwide. 

What are Gorillas?

400

This element makes balloons float.

What is Helium?

400

This is an award you get for working hard. 

PLQ

What is a Plaque?

600

This person painted the original Mona Lisa, and shares his first name with one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

600

This move fills the blank in The Frankenstein-Dracula Variation: 1. e4   e5   2. Nc3   ___   3. Bc4   Nxe4.

What is Nf6?

600

This is the first Atlantic Hurricane in 2022. 

What is Hurricane Danielle?

600

This element is abbreviated as As. 

What is Arsenic?

600

You hear this from a headset.

D

What is Audio?

800

This often consists of people with large eyes, small mouths, and abnormal hair color. 

What is Manga?

800

In the Albin Counter-Gambit, this is black's second move.

What is e5?

800

This is a series of men's golf matches of 2 teams, one representing the US and the other representing the rest of the world minus Europe. 

What is the President's cup?

800

This is element 117. 

What is Tennessine?

800

This comes when you fold a page.

CRS

What is a Crease?

1000

These words fill in the blanks to this famous painting:  Composition with ____, ____, and ____ by Piet Mondrian in 1930. 

What are Red, Blue, and Yellow?

1000

This opening starts with 1. e4   c5   2. f4   d5   3. Nc3.

What is The Toilet Variation?

1000

Recently it was the anniversary of the discovery of this planet in our solar system. 

What is Neptune?

1000

This is the first metalloid element. 

What is Boron?

1000

These are halos. 

RLS

What are Aureoles?