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100

This fruit is often called the "king of fruits" and is known for its spiky exterior.

Pineapple

100

This country was led by Queen Elizabeth II for over 70 years until her death in 2022.

United Kingdom

100

This main character, created by Walt Disney, debuted in a 1928 cartoon.

Mickey Mouse

100

This shiny element, used in jewelry, was panned in California in 1849

Gold

100

This mountain range stretches along the western edge of North America.

Rockies

200

This fermented dairy product is often flavored with fruit

Yogurt

200

This ancient Greek city-state was known for its military might and discipline.

Sparta

200

This 1930s monster movie featured a giant ape atop the Empire State Building.

King Kong

200

This invention, patented in 1876, allowed people to talk over long distances.

Telephone

200

This national park is known its geysers

Yellowstone

300

This French term describes a small dish served before the main course to stimulate hunger.

Appetizer

300

This animal was used to symbolize peace after Noah’s Ark in biblical history.

Dove

300

This cowboy star, known for his white hat, rode Trigger in 1950s TV Westerns.

Roy Rodgers

300

This metal, used in early airplanes, was key to the Wright brothers’ 1903 flight.

Aluminum

300

This island chain off Ecuador, visited by Darwin, shaped evolution theory.

Galápagos

400

This bitter leafy green is often paired with bacon in Southern cooking

Collard Greens

400

This U.S. scandal in 1972 involved a break-in at Democratic headquarters.

Watergate

400

This 1960s sitcom had a witch named Samantha twitching her nose.

Bewitched

400

This unit of electricity, named after an Italian scientist, measures electric potential.

Volt

400

This desert in China and Mongolia was crossed by Silk Road traders.

Gobi Desert

500

This grain, often called “Inca gold,” is a gluten-free staple from South America.

Quinoa

500

This ancient trade route connected Europe to Asia, famous for silk and spices.

Silk Road

500

This Motown star’s "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" hit No. 1 in 1968.

Marvin Gaye

500

This flying reptile, extinct for millions of years, was first studied in the 1800s using fossils

Pterodactyl

500

This Pacific island chain, north of New Zealand, is known for its Polynesian culture and coral reefs.

Fiji

600

This Japanese noodle soup features a pork broth and is topped with seaweed.

Ramen

600

This Viking explorer is believed to have reached North America around the year 1000.

Leif Erikson

600

This 1950s TV anthology series had Rod Serling introducing tales of the unexpected.

The Twilight Zone

600

This 1965 theory explained how Earth’s crust moves on plates causing earthquakes.

Plate Tectonics

600

This country is the longest (north to south) in the world.

Chile

700

This Polish dumpling is filled with meat, mushrooms, or cheese and boiled.

Pierogi

700

This ancient Mesopotamian king created one of the first written law codes.

Hammurabi

700

This 1950s rock group’s "Yakety Yak" told kids to take out the trash.

The Coasters

700

This American astronomer’s 1920s work showed the universe is expanding and later had a telescope named after him.

Edwin Hubble

700

Lemurs are exclusively in this place.

Madagascar