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100

Popularized in 1974 by Nancy's and Giordano's, is characterized by a "lid" of thin dough covering a massive amount of cheese and toppings, usually topped with sauce and cut into squares

What is Deep Dish Pizza?

100

This composer of “Moonlight Sonata” began losing his hearing in his late 20s.

Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?

100

Directed by Jon M. Chu, this 2024 film musical serves as the first of two parts adapting the story of the Witches of Oz.

What is Wicked?

100

This French landmark, built for the 1889 World's Fair, is the most famous symbol of Paris.

What is the Eiffel Tower?

100

This famous scientist sailed on the HMS Beagle while formulating his evolutionary thesis.

Who is Darwin?

200

This Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil shares its name with the Hawaiian word for “slice” or “cut.”

What is poke? 

200

Which singer partnered with Dunkin’ Donuts in 2024 to release a custom drink called the “Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso?

Who is Sabrina Carpenter?

200

This sci-fi thriller centers on Lumon Industries’ controversial severed procedure separating employees’ work and personal memories.

What is Severance?

200

This canal, completed in 1914, connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, saving ships a trip around South America.

What is the Panama Canal?

200

This English mathematician and writer is considered to be the world’s first computer programmer.

Who is Lovelace?

300

This summery dessert is widely credited with being created at the 1904 World’s Fair, when one vendor ran out of dishes to use.

What is the waffle cone?

300

This 1982 Michael Jackson album, produced by Quincy Jones, became the best-selling album in history.

What is Thriller?

300

This 1997 film was the first major movie written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who also starred in it, earning them the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

What is Good Will Hunting?

300

This Greek city-state is considered the "Cradle of Democracy" and was the home of the Parthenon.

What is Athens?

300

This scientist played a key role in nearly eradicating polio in the 1960s/70s.

Who is Sabin?

400

This New World crop, once feared as poisonous in Europe due to its relation to deadly nightshade, later became a staple of Italian cuisine.

What is a tomato?

400

At age 18, this singer became the youngest person ever to win all four major Grammy categories in a single night.

Who is Billie Eilish?

400

These twin brothers were both played by Michael B. Jordan in the 2025 Ryan Coogler film "Sinners."

Who are Smoke and Stack?

400

This massive mountain range in South America runs through countries like Peru, Chile, and Colombia.

What are the Andes?

400

This is the author of "A Manual of Operation for the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator."

Who is Hopper?

500

Invented in Chicago’s Puerto Rican neighborhood Humboldt Park in the 1990s, this sandwich skips traditional buns in favor of twice-fried plantains.

What is jibarito?

500

This 1970s rock band's "Rumours" remains one of the best-selling albums ever, despite the members famously breaking up during its recording.

Who is Fleetwood Mac?

500

This person is the last woman to achieve EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, & Tony).

Who is Viola Davis?

500

This ancient trade route connected China to the Mediterranean, spreading goods like spices and silk, as well as ideas and religions.

What is the Silk Road?

500

This American was the first to identify chromosomal translocation as the cause of leukemia and other cancers proving cancer is a genetic disease.

Who is Rowley?