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The original, unofficial mascot of the Lancer Media Group Newsroom, this animal sports not one but two stickers saying she voted in recent elections.

Who is Raquel?

100

She just made history as the first pop star born after the year 2000 to have a debut album hit No. 1 in its first week on the charts.

Who is Billie Eilish?

100

Released this summer, the movie "Yesterday" imagines a world where this band doesn't exist — it's easy if you try.

Who are the Beatles?

100

This range of numbers should always be spelled out, not written as Arabic numerals.

What is one through nine?

100

Did anyone order a FEMA tent and a cheese sandwich? This doomed, ultra-VIP festival organized by Ja Rule and Billy McFarland was the subject of two simultaneous documentaries in 2019.

What is Fyre Festival?

200

The name of our online content management system, where all Writeboards live.

What is the Hub?

200

This quarterback surprised and divided NFL fans this week by retiring at age 29, citing the toll the game has taken on his body.

Who is Andrew Luck?

200

Based on a true story, this movie starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen beat out "Roma," "Black Panther," "A Star Is Born" and more to win Best Picture at the 2019 Academy Awards.

What is "Green Book"?

200

When we say "AP Style," the "AP" stands for this.

What is the Associated Press?

200

Scientists and space enthusiasts alike were amazed the first-ever image of this mysterious region of space when the photo was unveiled this year.

What is a black hole?

300

Jim & Carol Veneman, Larry McCormack and Dr. Chute all call this state home.

What is Tennessee?

300

Following the resignation of Theresa May, this British politician is now the prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Who is Boris Johnson?

300

Netflix announced that this beloved sitcom will be leaving the platform in 2021. But you know what they say: "Fool me once, strike one. Fool me twice, strike three."

What is "The Office"?

300

When used with numbered addresses, abbreviate these three types of roads.

What are street, avenue and boulevard?

300

No one expected this country artist to take home the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2019, herself included — her skeptical reaction became a meme.

Who is Kacey Musgraves?

400

The year CBU published The Banner and Angelos for the first time.

What is 1953?

400

This nearly 900-year-old Gothic cathedral in Paris sustained heavy damage when renovations went wrong and resulted in a fire.

What is Notre Dame?

400

This Netflix thriller starring a blindfolded Sandra Bullock drew a stunning 45 million viewers in its first week and inspired a stunningly ill-advised Twitter challenge.

What is "Bird Box"?

400

To make this common symbol that denotes a break in thought, use the keyboard shortcut shift-option-hyphen.

What is an em dash?

400

For the first time since 1964, this Asian city is gearing up to host the Olympic Games next summer.

What is Tokyo?

500

The punny name of the satirical newspaper published by The Banner's staff in the 1980s.

What is The Bummer?

500

One of the most influential writers in American literature, this Nobel Prize and Pulitzer-winning author of "Beloved" died earlier this month at age 88.

Who is Toni Morrison?

500

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood for Tom Hanks, who will be portraying this beloved children's television host in an upcoming movie.

Who is Mister Rogers?

500

There are four of the eight states you never abbreviate in datelines or text, according to AP Style.

What are Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and/or Utah.

500

Someone call Pink Floyd — in January, this country became the first to successfully land a spacecraft on the "dark" side of the moon.

What is China?