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The chemical formula for water.
What is H2O?
100
A wall divided this German city between east and west from 1961 to 1989.
What is Berlin?
100
Type of clothing named after an island where the US military tested bombs during WWII, because its creator believed the revealing item would create a shock like that of an atomic bomb.
What is the bikini?
200
The most abundant element in the universe.
What is hydrogen?
200
Was President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
200
The nickname given to Gabrielle Chanel, founder of the fashion house Chanel.
What is Coco?
300
Commonly referred to as quicksilver, it is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure.
What is mercury?
300
The founder of the Soviet Communist Party and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
An item of clothing made with a flap of fabric in front that creates the illusion of a skirt from the front, often worn for sport or active pursuits.
What is a skort?
400
Along with hydrogen, an organic compound always includes this element.
What is carbon?
400
The popular name given to the imaginary boundary dividing Europe from the end of WWII to the end of the Cold War, symbolizing efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West.
What is the Iron Curtain?
400
This type of footwear featuring a Cuban heel is one example of men continuing to wear heeled shoes.
What are cowboy boots?
500
The chemical element, number 11 on the Periodic Table, that has the symbol Na.
What is sodium?
500
The theory used during the Cold War to justify American intervention around the world, owing to the belief that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism the surrounding countries would follow.
What is domino theory?
500
French for "high dressmaking" or "high fashion". Refers to the creation of exclusive clothing that is made by hand from high quality, expensive fabric.
What is haute couture?