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To search thoroughly, or an implement used to groom hair.

What is "Comb?"

200

This company's Entertainment System saw the release of Super Mario Bros., the beginning of a 40-year odyssey starring the sibling plumbers.

What is Nintendo?

200

This revolutionary product, released in 2007, reshaped mobile communications and technology.

What is the iPhone?

200

This Queen ruled over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901, the longest reign of any British monarch at the time.

Who is Queen Victoria?

200

Mallard, mandarin, wood.

What are Ducks?

400

To assume a dramatic role, or a law passed by Congress.

What is "Act?"

400

In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown goes awry.

What is "Back to the Future?"

400

This invention allows us to see the bones inside our body without surgery.

What is X-Ray?

400

This ruler was the first Emperor of France, crowned in 1804.

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

400

Navy, baby, royal.

What are Blues?

600

To complete a task, or the aftertaste of wine.

What is "Finish?"

600

 In 1984, George Michael released this hit that begins with a memorable sax solo.

What is Careless Whisper?

600

This invention by Alexander Graham Bell was patented in 1876.

What is the telephone?

600

Known as the “Father of India,” he led the country to independence through nonviolent protest.

Who is Mahatma Gandhi?

600

Henry VIII, Charlemagne, Hammurabi.

What are Kings?

800

To enhance food’s flavor, or a quarter of the year.

What is "Season?"

800

This iconic transcontinental highway was decomissioned; despite this, you can still get your kicks on roughly 85% of the original highway.

What is Route 66?

800

This famous inventor is credited with developing the first practical light bulb.

Who is Thomas Edison?

800

This leader’s reform policies of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

800

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, Sukhoi Su-27, Eurofighter Typhoon.

What are Jets?

1000

to express disapproval, or the goal of an effort.

What is "Object?"
1000

This boy-and-tiger comic strip duo made their debut and would go on to reach over 2,400 newspapers worldwide.

What is "Calvin and Hobbes?"

1000

Known as the father of the computer, he conceptualized the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century.

Who is Charles Babbage?

1000

This leader became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979.

Who is Margaret Thatcher?

1000

Walker, Lone, and Power.

What are Rangers?