Trees
Nobel Prize
Games
Queens
Starts with “th”
100
The Japanese variety of this tree is popular for the art of Bonsai, and it’s leaf is also featured on the Canadian flag
What is Maple?
100
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, she won two: in Chemistry and Physics
Who is Marie Curie?
100
A popular card game which one can play by oneself.
What is solitaire?
100
This Queen ruled the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, and sponsored Christopher Columbus’ journey to the New World
Who is Queen Isabella?
100
A common component of herbes de Provence, this herb is sold both fresh and dried.
What is thyme?
200
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What is a date palm tree?
200
Francis Crick and James Watson won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962 for their discovery that this is shaped like a double helix
What is DNA?
200
This piece in a board game, with a board similar to a chess board, is sometimes called by its second name, “crown head”.
What is a king?
200
She was the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Who is Queen Victoria?
200
This Greek letter is used as a symbol for a plane angle in geometry
What is theta?
300
This tree was first cultivated in the Mediterranean region over 7000 years ago, and its branch often symbolizes peace.
What is an olive tree?
300
In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect
Who is Albert Einstein?
300
The history of this game can be traced back to 1903, when an American named Lizzie Magie created the Landlord’s game, intended as an educational tool to illustrate the negative aspects of concentrating land in the hands of private owners.
What is Monopoly?
300
The first of this company’s grand and upright pianos were crafted in Astoria, Queens back in 1853
What is Steinway?
300
The first law of this states that internal energy of an isolated system is constant
What is thermodynamics?
400
Also known as a pedigree chart, this is often used to represent relationships among relatives
What is a family tree?
400
This French philosopher and author won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, but declined the prize because he had consistently declined all official honors
Who is Jean-Paul Sartre?
400
Deep Blue became the first machine to win a chess game against this reigning world champion in 1996
Who is Gary Kasparov?
400
The band Queen is known for at least three sports-related anthems: “We Will Rock You”, “Another One Bites the Dust”, and this one
What is “We are the Champions”
400
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DAILY DOUBLE
What is the thorax?
500
Its leaves have a pleasant fragrance but an unpleasant taste, and in Ancient Rome, women would often make a crown of its branches for bathing
What is the myrtle tree?
500
This woman, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, was born with the name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
Who is Mother Teresa?
500
Native to Japan, this new event will be making its Olympic Games debut in Tokyo in 2020.
What is karate?
500
This famous ocean liner was remade into a hotel in Dubai
What is the QE2?
500
Hershey’s introduced this candy bar in 2009, with chocolate, cocoa crisps, and peanut butter inside, as a follow-up to the 1978 Whatchamacallit
What is a Thingamajig?