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100

This small, red summer fruit develops tiny seeds on the outside and often tops shortcake.

What is strawberry?

100

Hanks, Edison, and Jefferson

What is Tom or Thomas?

100

He is best known for inventing the electric lightbulb.

Who is Thomas Edison? (He was once quoted as saying, “I have not failed 10,000 times— I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.”)

100

Advice vs. advise: the noun

What is advice? To advise (the verb) is to give advice.

100

This is the best-selling book of all time.

What is the Bible?

200

This melodious flyer is the world’s smallest bird.

What is hummingbird?

200

A-list actresses Audrey and Katharine

What is Hepburn?

200

He bombed as a stand-up comic in front of a live audience before his wild success as the star of the eponymous TV sitcom about nothing.

Who is Jerry Seinfeld? (At his first live performance, he was booed off the stage but persisted, refining his act until he became a comedic sensation. In the ’90s, Seinfeld was the hit sitcom about nothing.)

200

Accept vs. except: the verb that means to receive

What is accept? Except means to exclude or leave out.

200

He created the character Tiny Tim.

Who is Charles Dickens?

300

This northeastern state is the smallest U.S. state.

What is Rhode Island?

300

Businesswoman Martha, actor James, and talk-show host Jon

What is Stewart?

300

Before he built his theme park empire, this household name was fired from his newspaper job for lack of creativity.

Who is Walt Disney? (Some estimates place his net worth at the time of his death at $1 billion.)

300

The building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and Senate: capital or capitol?

What is capitol? Capitol with an O refers only to a building, not a city. The United States Capitol is in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

300

Noah Webster published this genre of book.

What is dictionary or reference?

400

This small serving or treat is eaten between meals.

What is snack?

400

Actors De Niro, Wagner, and Duvall

What is Robert?

400

He failed his music classes and was told, “You ain’t goin’ nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck,” after his first paying performance. In 1954, he recorded his first hit “That’s All Right” and later became known as the king of rock ’n’ roll.

Who is Elvis Presley? (You can visit Graceland to see his three Grammy Awards along with his gold, platinum, and diamond records.)

400

Principal vs. principle: the head of a school

What is principal? An easy way to remember this is that a pal is a person. Principle is a value or tenet.

400

This “Queen of Mystery” holds the top spot as the world’s best-selling fiction author.

Who is Agatha Christie?

500

Every now and then, when you cut into a bell pepper, you find this inside.

What is a baby bell pepper? (It’s called an internal proliferation, and it can also occur in tomatoes, citrus fruits, and eggplants.)

500

Actress MacLaine and child actress Temple

What is Shirley?

500

“Can’t sing. Can’t act. Balding. Can dance a little.” was the note from an RKO executive after this Silk Stockings star’s first screen test.

Who is Fred Astaire? (He went on to be honored with the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a BAFTA Film Award, three Primetime Emmys, and an Honorary Academy Award.)

500

Censor vs. censure: a reprimand or criticism

What is censure? Censor means to remove harmful material. The problem is that determining what material is harmful is a subjective exercise.

500

He authored this go-to book for new mothers in the 1960s.

Who is Dr. Benjamin Spock?