TAKES THE CAKE
OUT ON A LIMB
OVER THE MOON
FACES IN THE NEWS
I DO... NOT!
100
The use of cocoa gives this cake a soft, velvety texture, which, when combined with ingredients in earlier recipes, also contributed to its distinct color.
What is red velvet cake?
100
Only 10% of the world's population has this characteristic, which means they favor a specific side for things like eating, throwing and sewing.
What is left-handedness?
100
NASA says if you set a single green pea next to a nickel, you'd have a pretty good idea of the size of the moon compared to this.
What is the Earth?
100
This summer, he'll be stepping down after a decade at the NBC Nightly News desk. But he won't be going far - he'll continue his principal anchor duties on Dateline.
Who is Lester Holt?
100
Their 15-year marriage began with a fairy tale wedding viewed by an estimated 750 million people worldwide. Just as public was their separation and divorce, made official in 1996.
Who are Charles and Diana?
200
It might shock some of you to find out she doesn't really exist; rather, she was created by General Mills as a "kitchen confidante" to personalize responses to consumer questions.
Who is Betty Crocker?
200
Each of these have 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 ligaments.
What are feet?
200
All six human moon landings have been part of this NASA program, which ran from 1961 to 1972.
What is Apollo?
200
First garnering national fame for his reporting during the Persian Gulf War, he has helmed The Situation Room on CNN for 20 years.
Who is Wolf Blitzer?
200
She famously sang "Love Don't Cost a Thing," but tell that to the $400,000 she and this man, her now-former husband, spent on their lavish three-day wedding celebration.
Who are Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck?
300
Duff Goldman, Paul Hollywood, Lorraine Pascale and Buddy Valastro can be collectively grouped into this category.
What are celebrity bakers?
300
If these are brittle, spotted or pale, it could indicate problems such as mineral or vitamin deficiency, liver or thyroid trouble or anemia.
What are fingernails?
300
The gravitational pull of the moon causes the water on the nearest side of Earth to bulge outward, resulting in this.
What is a high tide?
300
Respected for his balanced approach to reporting, his famous sign-off was "And that's the way it is," which he used to end every CBS Evening News broadcast from 1962 to 1981.
Who is Walter Kronkite?
300
This former Hollywood power couple divorced when he filed for "irreconcilable differences," but insiders have said one of the reasons for the split was that she never fully accepted the Church of Scientology of which he is a prominent devotee.
Who are Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise?
400
Thank Ruth Wakefield if you're a fan of these, which she concocted with chopped-up chocolate to serve as a free accompaniment to her restaurant's vanilla ice cream desserts.
What are chocolate chip cookies?
400
This is the strongest tendon in the body.
What is the Achilles tendon?
400
The moon has a core, mantle and this, which is mostly made of oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, calcium and aluminum.
What is the moon's crust?
400
Prior to becoming anchor of the PBS News Hour, this 50-year news veteran was chief Washington correspondent for the network and also covered politics for NBC and CNN.
Who is Judy Woodruff?
400
It's been said his super-secret wedding to Melinda on a Hawaiian island cost $1 million as he rented out all the hotel rooms and helicopters to prevent paparazzi from crashing the event. When the marriage ended after 27 years, he called it the "mistake he most regrets."
Who is Bill Gates?
500
At 350 degrees, these take about 15 to 20 minutes to bake; 11 to 13 minutes for the smaller version.
What are cupcakes?
500
A direct blow to this - the largest and most complex joint in the body - requires immediate medical attention.
What is the knee?
500
The first definitive discovery of this on the moon was made by the Indian mission Chandrayaan-1 in 2008.
What is water?
500
The first Asian-American and only the second woman to be nightly news anchor for a major network, she found her calling after spending her summer as a Congressional intern and saw journalists at work.
Who is Connie Chung?
500
He ended his marriage to Catherine of Aragon after 24 years because she failed to produce him a male heir. After seeking and failing to get an annulment from the Catholic Church, he broke away from it and created his own church, the Church of England, and installed himself as its leader.
Who is Henry VIII?