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100

The person who operates a marionette is called this.


What is a puppeteer?

100

ThE U.S. Marines use this motto.


What is Semper Fidelis?

100

Agricultural products are directly sold to consumers at this type of local market.


What is a farmer's market?

100

This British prime minister known as the “Iron Lady” served from 1979 to 1990.


Who is Margaret Thatcher?

100

This team included Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing.


Who are The Fantastic Four?

100

This Looney Tunes character often tries to destroy Earth with explosive schemes.


Who is Marvin the Martian?

100

To the nearest 1/10, this is the distance run in a marathon.

What is 26.2 miles?

200

This Disney character sings “I’ve Got No Strings” to show he’s not controlled like a puppet.


Who is Pinocchio?

200

This Marine Corps rank is the highest enlisted rank.


What is Sergeant Major?

200

This market sells seafood and is often near the coast.


What is a fish market?

200

This blue-haired mother on The Simpsons is married to Homer.


Who is Marge Simpson?

200

Some members of this mutant team attends Professor Xavier’s school for mutants.


Who are the X-Men?

200

Mars is often called this because of its rusty color.


What is the Red Planet?

200

This Massachusetts race is one of the oldest annual marathons in the world.

What is the Boston Marathon?

300

This puppet knows how to "get to Sesame Street" and loves rubber ducks.


Who is Ernie?


300

This Golden Girl was a Marine.

Who is Bea Arthur?

300

This online retail giant operates one of the largest digital markets in the world.

What is Amazon?

300

This famous author wrote the novel Gone with the Wind.


Who is Margaret Mitchell?

300

The God of Mischief and the brother of the Norse god of thunder.

Who is Loki?

300

This 1960s TV sitcom features a friendly Martian who crash-lands on Earth and lives with Tim O’Hara.

What is My Favorite Martian?

300

When individuals keep moving to music for hours in a contest, it’s called this.


What is a dance marathon?

400

This Central European capital is famous for its historic marionette theaters and puppet museums.


What is Prague?

400

This famous WWII photo shows Marines raising the U.S. flag on this island in the Pacific.

What is Iwo Jima?

400

In economics, a market with many buyers but only one seller is called this.

What is a monopoly?

400

This Oscar-winning actress named Margot starred in Barbie and I, Tonya.


Who is Margot Robbie?

400

This clawed Canadian mutant is known for his healing powers.

Who is Wolverine?

400

This author wrote the novel The War of the Worlds about Martians invading Earth.


Who is H. G. Wells?

400

The marathon has been a staple of the modern Olympic Games since 1896 (men) and 1984 (women).  It usually finishes inside this venue.

What is the Olympic Stadium?

500

This musical film featured marionette versions of characters in the song “The Lonely Goatherd.”


What is The Sound of Music?

500

Marines shout this response meaning “Yes!” or “I understand!”


What is “Oorah!”?

500

This market sells antiques, used goods, and collectibles, often outdoor.

What is a flea market?

500

Marg Helgenberger starred in this long-running crime series and one of the spinoffs.

What is CSI and CSI: Miami?

500

This Marvel comic is well known for his cameos and the phrase "excelsior".

Who is Stan Lee?

500

These puppet aliens are known for repeating this simple sound over and over while studying objects.

What is “Yip yip yip”?


500

In this colorful race, runners get covered in bright powders along the route.

What is a color run?

600

He is often depicted with a hooked nose, unsettling smile, and jester attire.  The stick  he carries to pummel others is called a slapstick.


Who is Punch?

600

Chesty (named after one of the most decorated Marines) is this type of animal that has represented the U.S. Marine Corps since World War I.


What is a Bulldog?

The current mascot, Chesty XVI, is an English Bulldog who holds the rank of Corporal and participates in official ceremonies, parades, and morale-boosting activities.

600

This market term refers to a situation where prices are rising and investor confidence is high.

What is a bull market?

600

This actress played the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Who is Margaret Hamilton?

600

This surgeon and master of mystic arts protects Earth from magical threats.

Who is Doctor Strange?

600

This NASA rover landed on Mars in 2012 to study the planet’s surface.


What is Curiosity?

600

The marathon distance commemorates a run from the Greek battlefield of Marathon this this city.


What is Athens?