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100

This 2007 sitcom, features an office setting with quirky characters like Toby Flenderson.

What is The Office?

100

This planet is the closest to the sun.

What is Mercury?

100

The most eccentric weather professor, also a self-proclaimed world-class sailor.  

Who is Dr. Herbster?

100

This river is the longest in the United States and flows through states like North Dakota and South Dakota.

What is the Missouri River?

100

This type of cloud is typically associated with fair weather and is characterized by fluffy, white, puffy appearances.

What are cumulus humilis?

200

This 2001 animated movie directed by Pixar tells the story of a young clownfish, who is captured and must be rescued by his father

What is Finding Nemo?

200

This U.S. state is known for its potatoes and is called the "Gem State."

What is Idaho?

200

Making students cry is a pastime, but being an air force meteorologist is a specialty.

Who is Professor Schaum?

200

 This country, located in northern Africa, is home to the Sahara Desert and the ancient city of Cairo.

What is Egypt?

200

This phenomenon occurs when warm ocean water in the East Pacific Ocean leads to altered weather patterns, including increased rainfall and storms.

What is El NiƱo?

300

This 2005 animated film, directed by Tim Burton, follows a man named Victor who accidentally proposes to a deceased woman while rehearsing his marriage proposal.

What is Corpse Bride?

300

This continent is home to both the Sahara Desert and the Nile River.

What is Africa?

300

 The class where dreams go to die for meteorologists and pilots alike.

What is WX301?

300

 This mountain range, known for the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, stretches across Europe and forms a natural border between Italy and Switzerland.

What are the Alps?

300

 This atmospheric phenomenon occurs when cooler air is trapped below warm air, often causing fog or pollution to build up and reducing visibility.

What is a temperature inversion?

400

This 2016 film, stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as an aspiring actress and a jazz musician who struggle to balance their dreams and relationships in Los Angeles.

What is La La Land?

400

This dwarf planet was once considered the ninth planet in our solar system before being reclassified in 2006.

What is Pluto?

400

This (OG) storm chaser has miraculously never faced a legal issue in all their endeavors (as far as we know).

Who is Dr. Milrad? 

400

This large island country is located off the southeastern coast of Africa, known for its unique wildlife, including lemurs.

What is Madagascar?

400

This wind pattern, blowing from the east to the west, is found in the tropics and is responsible for driving tropical weather systems.

What are trade winds?

500

In this 2010 film, Leonardo DiCaprio plays a thief who specializes in stealing secrets from people's subconscious through dreams.

What is Inception?

500

 This element, atomic number 79, is known for its color and has been used for coinage and jewelry for thousands of years.

What is gold?

500
Much like Maverick from Top Gun, this professors like to fly into the "danger zone".

Who is Dr. Wadler?

500

This U.S. state has the highest number of active volcanoes and is home to Denali, the tallest peak in North America.

What is Alaska?

500

This weather event, which is typically associated with the rapid development of severe thunderstorms, occurs when a large mass of warm air is lifted quickly by a cold front, often producing violent wind shifts and tornadoes.

What is a squall line?