The 50 States
Let’s Party
Potpourri
Famous Firsts
TV Towns
When Pigs Fly
Final Jeopardy
100

It became the 49th state on January 3, 1959

What is Alaska?

100

This island city just off the mainland in South Florida is known for its beaches, spring breaks, and its Art Deco District.

What is Miami Beach?

100

IHOP stands for this restaurant

What is International House of Pancakes

100

He made the first phone call on March 10, 1876.

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

100

Green Acres takes place in this fictional town.

What is Hooterville

100

Fairy tale about pigs

What is “The Three Little Pigs”?

100

This form of communication uses flags.

What is semaphore signaling?

200

This state is known as “America’s Dairyland.”

What is Wisconsin?

200

This U.S. city hosts the largest party in the country in the lead-up to Lent

What is New Orleans

200

Ill-fitting shoes can cause this painful bump

What is bunion

200

The first skyscraper was built in this city

What is Chicago? In 1884, the Home Insurance Building was erected. It stood 10 stories tall and was later expanded to 12 stories before being demolished in 1931.

200

Perry Mason is set in this city

What is Los Angeles?

200

Extremely low chance of likelihood: when pigs do this

What is fly?

400

Northwestern University is in this state.

What is Illinois?

400

The largest parade in the world for this celebration takes place on March 17 in New York City.

What is St. Patrick’s Day

400

This state has been described as the “Mitten State” because of its shape.

What is Michigan

400

The first woman in space was from this country.

What is the U.S.S.R./Russia?

400

Days of Our Lives is set in this town.

What is Salem?

400

A pig’s nose

What is a snout?

600

Field of Dreams is set in this state

What is Iowa?

600

Munich is known for this festival, which runs from late September through early October

What is Oktoberfest

600

This four-word phrase accompanies the Vulcan salute in Star Trek.

What is “live long and prosper”?

600

These first two government-sponsored health insurance programs were signed into law on the same day as an amendment to the Social Security Act.

What are Medicare and Medicaid?

600

Gunsmoke is set in this town

What is Dodge City

600

One-word pig idiom that doubles as the word for pigpen and could be used to describe a hoarder’s environs

What is pigsty

800

Arizona’s Saguaro National Park is named for this plant

What is the saguaro cactus? Saguaro cacti are known as “the giants of the cactus world.” They grow their arms when they reach 50–70 years old. The tallest of these slow-growing cacti reached about 78 feet, and the oldest lived about 200 years.

800

Every July 7–14, Pamplona hosts this celebration that features groups of people running through its streets

What is the Running of the Bulls

800

During World War II, this was the three-letter precursor to the CIA.

What is OSS? It stands for Office of Strategic Services

800

They were reportedly the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest

Who are Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay?

800

The Munsters’ home is in this town

What is Mockingbird Heights

800

What is a wild pig called?

What is a boar?

1000

Hell’s Canyon and Snake River primarily run through two states: Idaho and this.

What is Oregon

1000

This Greek island in the Aegean Sea has been its party island since the 1950s, when celebrities began flocking to it.

What is Mykonos

1000

Apple seeds contain amygdalin, a compound that, when crushed, releases this poisonous substance.

What is cyanide

1000

The first heart transplant was performed by this doctor

Who is Dr. Christiaan Barnard?

1000

Where was Leave It to Beaver set?

What is Mayfield?

1000

Popular breed of pet pigs

What is pot-bellied?