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200

Born in Honolulu, he spent time living in Indonesia before attending Harvard Law School and eventually a senator for Illinois; he took a much bigger job in 2009

Who is Barack Obama?

200

The first villain to appear in the Bible, this deceitful creature slithers through the Garden of Eden in Genesis Chapter 3

Who is the Serpent?

200

The 31st President of the United States and the massive hydroelectric structure on the Colorado River that he leant his name to

What is Herbert Hoover Dam?

200

This force allows objects to float in a liquid

What is buoyancy?

200

On The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Griffith played the smart sheriff, while Don Knotts played this loveable but dim deputy

Who is Barney Fife?
200

The golden wattle is the national floral emblem of this large down under country

What is Australia?

400

This actress is seen here a decade or so before he breakthrough role in 1953's Roman Holiday

Who is Audrey Hepburn?
400

Dante wrote that this man, the disciple who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, is in the innermost zone of the ninth circle of hell

Who is Judas Iscariot?

400

Prior to Trump, the only man to serve two consecutive Presidential terms in the second-largest Ohio city

Who is Grover Cleveland, Ohio?

400

These types of large areas found all over the earth are defined by their climates, geography, and endemic flora and fauna

What are biomes?

400
Nickname of Colonel Austin, played by Lee Majors, who had extraordinary powers in his right arm, legs and left eye

What is the Six-Million Dollar Man?

400

California's nickname "the Golden State" derives from the discovery of the precious metal at this man's mill in 1848

Who is John Sutter?

600

Before becoming Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton played this instrument

What is a saxophone?

600

Lending her a name to any scheming female, this villain of 1 Kings had an innocent vineyard owner killed; she got her just desserts when she was devoured by wild dogs

Who is Jezebel?

600

Architect famous for structures such as the Guggenheim, Taliesin, and Fallingwater, as well as inventing the airplane

Who is Frank Lloyd Wright Brothers?

600

Humans are this, meaning they walk on two legs

What is bipedal?

600

Last name of Ben, Little Joe, Hoss and Adam, ranch hands on Bonanza

What is Cartwright?

600

One expedition searching for this lost city of gold was led by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1590s; it is the most famous of the legendary cities of Cibola

What is El Dorado?

800

Before Muhammad Ali was famous, he went by this birth name

Who is Cassius Marcellus Clay?

800

This man earned the title of villain not by his action, but his inaction, as he allowed Jesus to be put to death, stating, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves"

Who is Pontius Pilate?

800

Famous Revolutionary War pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that is what a good worker possesses when he wants to get the job done promptly

What is Common Sense of urgency?

800

The phenomenon seen here is caused by plankton possessing this quality that can attract mates, ward off predators, and lure prey

What is bioluminescence?

800






Ironically, the sons on this show were named Mike, Robbie, Chip and Ernie

What is My Three Sons?
800

This nation was known as the Gold Coast prior to its 1957 independence; the name goes all the way back to the first Portuguese settlers of the late 15th century

What is Ghana?

1000

This singer is seen here around 1954, a long time before her superstardom began

Who is Cher?

1000

The villain Mordecai convinces King Ahasuerus to pass a law that would exterminate all the Jews in this Old Testament book

What is Esther?

1000

Florida suburb located along barrier islands that released the song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Kokomo"

What is Miami Beach Boys?

1000

Organisms in habitats described this adjective live at the bottom of a body of water, including lakes, rivers and oceans

What is benthic?

1000

Profession of Tony Nelson, played by Larry Hagman, before he met the Genie of his dreams on a desert island

What is an astronaut?

1000

Gold and Sword beaches, famous from D-Day, are both shortened names; the latter half of both of their names is this animal

What is fish?