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It's a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked. I like mine with sesame seeds.
What is A Bagel?
100
Saddam Hussein, the 5th President of this country.
What is Iraq?
100
In Spanish, this number near 200 is 'Ciento noventa y Ocho.'
What is 198?
100
J.K. Rowling said that this Harry Potter character was gay.
Who is Dumbledore?
100
It's the 2nd letter of the Greek Alphabet.
What is B (Beta)?
200
DAILY DOUBLE: On February 6, 1922, Pius XI succeeds Benedict XV as the 259th one of these.
What is Pope?
200
A Swedish company registered in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, appliances, and home accessories, this company was founded by 17-year old Ingvar Kamprad.
What is IKEA?
200
Say 'Daily Double' in French.
What is Quotidien Double?
200
Mark Twain's most famous character, as according to Newsweek.
Who is Huckleberry Finn?
200
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'', and by that, Reagan meant this wall.
What is The Berlin Wall?
300
The Soviet Union had its roots in the Russian Revolution of 1917, which deposed the imperial autocracy. The Bolsheviks, led by this Russian figures, then overthrew the Provisional Government.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
Visit this theme park located in Orlando, Florida. It opened May 28, 1999, along with CityWalk as part of an expansion that converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort. The slogan for this theme park is "Live the Adventure"
What is Islands of Adventure?
300
In German, 'Zehneck' means this, a 10 sided-polygon.
What is Decagon?
300
Atticus Finch, from this book by Harper Lee, (1960)
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
300
Collecting your taxes: Internal Revenue ____________
What is Service?
400
Number 9 on the Periodic Table, 'F', stands for this.
What is Fluorine?
400
A term to mean ''Come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.''
What is Intervene?
400
The name of this website in Italian is 'Lista di Angie'.
What is Angie's List?
400
Nathaniel Hawthorne: The ___________ Letter
What is Scarlet?
400
George Washington Carver, was an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he is believed to have been born into slavery in this state in January 1864
What is Missouri?
500
Every day but Sunday, this show airs at 7:00 on NBC.
What is Wheel of Fortune?
500
IMDb's least favorite movies as voted by their users
What is The IMDb Bottom 100?
500
JAPANESE: (名) ミシガン湖, 米国側に位置する北米の五大湖の1つ, for this 3rd largest Great Lake.
What is Lake Michigan?
500
Les Trois Mousquetaires, the French name of this book.
What is The Three Musketeers?
500
It's the only U.S. state with freedom to remove itself from the Union, according to it's treaty with America.
What is Texas?