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100

In Chinese and Japanese cultures, the number 4 is associated with this life event.

What is death?

100

This state capital is considered the hottest, with summer highs often exceeding 110 F.

What is Phoenix, Arizona?

100

Plants are autotrophs, they produce their own food through this process which converts sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into energy.

What is photosynthesis?

100

This musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, debuted in 2015 and was loosely based on a biography written by Ron Chernow.

What is Hamilton?

100

Oikophobia is derived from this ancient language, combining "oikos" or meaning "house" and "phobos" meaning "fear."

What is Ancient Greek? 

200

This is the only even prime number. 

What is 2?

200

This state capital is one of the most remote in the US, it can only be reached by boat or plane.

What is Juneau, Alaska? 

200

This animal is not only the fastest bird, it is also the fastest member of the animal kingdom.

What is the peregrine falcon? 

(Diving speed of over 190mph)

200

With over 13,000 performances, this is the longest running Broadway musical.

What is The Phantom of the Opera?

200

Defined as "a humorous or malicious deception," this word is thought to have originated from the phrase "hocus pocus" 

What is a hoax?

300

This common math term means "for every one hundred" in Latin.

What is percent? 

300

This state capital shares its name with a famous chocolate company.

What is Dover, Delaware?

300

This is considered the largest living organism by volume. 

What are Giant Sequoia trees? 

300
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal took to Broadway in the spring of 2025, with Washington playing the title role in this classic Shakespeare tragedy.

What is Othello?

300
"Cab," as in "taxi cab," is short for this word.

What is Cabriolet?

400

This is the name for the longest side of a right triangle.

What is hypotenuse?

400

The second-least populous U.S. state capital was founded in 1880, but was not selected to be the capital until 1899 when its state was admitted to the Union.

What is Pierre, South Dakota?

400

This is the common name for the Culicidae family within the order Diptera, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous animals on Earth, causing upwards of 1 million deaths per year.

What is a mosquito?

400

The 1932 election of FDR over Herbert Hoover served as the backdrop to this musical, Roosevelt is even included as a character in Act II. 

What is Annie? 

400

According to the Oxford dictionary, this three-letter word originates from Old English and has over 645 distinct meanings.

What is "run?" 

500

An icosahedron has this many equal sides.

What is 20? 

500

There are two U.S. State Capitals that border two states: Carson City, Nevada and this city.

What is Trenton, New Jersey? 

500

While lions and leopards typically have a hunting success rate of 20-40%, this wild cat species is considered the best with an impressive hunting success rate of 60%. 

What is the Black-Footed Cat? 

500

This 1959 Broadway musical is based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea?"

What is Once Upon a Mattress? 

500

This word, often used to describe an elephant or other large thick-skinned mammal, was borrowed from the French, but can trace its roots back to Ancient Greek.

What is pachyderm?