Early 2000s
Geography and Me
Why???
Sugar, Sugar
Single Syllable
100
This very popular reality TV series premiered in 2001 and is focused on taking contestants to a remote foreign location, stranding them there, and watching as they form alliances, vote each other off the show, and try to outperform each other in a series of challenges so that they can become the sole winner
Survivor
100
This country is our southern neighbor. Famous for its food, its music, and its beautiful beaches, it is a very popular vacation spot
Mexico
100
Why do we celebrate Memorial Day in the U.S.?
Memorial Day is set aside each year to honor the people who died as soldiers fighting for our country
100
This soda, also referred to as 'gamer fuel,' contains the most sugar out of the most popular brands, coming in at a whopping 46 grams of sugar for one 12 ounce can!!!
Mountain Dew
100
This thing is a ring-shaped component of a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that surrounds a wheel's rim to provide traction and weight distribution
Tire
200
In 2005, this film became the highest-grossing of its year. It features a young man who has a robot arm and goes crazy because he thinks that his wife is going to die, an intense battle scene on a fiery planet, and the first sound of iconic breathing that becomes the trademark of his character later on
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
200
If you want to go where Phở comes from, you'll have to visit this Asian country
Vietnam
200
Why do we have a Leap Year every four years???
It actually take slightly more than 365 days for the Earth to orbit the sun (365.2422 days), or about six hours per year, so in order to balance the calendar with the Earth's orbit, we add one extra day in February every 4 years!
200
The chemical formula for this thing is C12H22O11, or 12 carbon atoms, 22 hydrogen atoms, and 11 oxygen atoms
Sugar! (in this form, also called Sucrose)
200
A large, underground chamber, typically in a hillside or cliff
Cave
300
In 2003, this red monster became the most popular toy sold that year. Its previous form, Tickle Me ____, was also very popular. Hint: you put your right hand in, you put your right hand out...
Hokey Pokey Elmo!!!
300
If you would like to hear someone say hello to you by saying "jambo," you would likely have to go to this continent
Africa! 'Jambo' is a Swahili greeting, and Swahili is spoken in many African nations, particularly in eastern Africa
300
Why was Pluto demoted from being one of the planets in our Solar System to just being a 'dwarf planet?'
Pluto did not meet all three criteria for planethood. While it does orbit the sun and is round, it does not have enough gravitational pull to clear objects out of its way as other planets do, so in 2006, scientists decided that it wasn't technically a planet by the strictest definitions
300
This is Oregon's official state pie, due to the fact that the berries that it is made from were developed here by crossing two kinds of blackberries
Marionberry pie
300
A period of 24 hours as a unit of time, calculated from one midnight to the next, and corresponding to the rotation of the Earth on its axis
Day
400
This president was voted into office in 2008, served two terms, and appeared on Saturday Night Live. He made history by becoming the first U.S. president of African American heritage
Barack Obama, the 44th president
400
Where is Uruguay??? (On which continent is it?)
South America
400
Why did founding father Benjamin Franklin tie a key to a kite and take it out into a thunderstorm???
He was conducting a scientific experiment in the year 1752 with his son William, trying to see if he could harness electricity and prove that lightning was indeed made of it. Any variation of this answer is correct, as long as it includes a reference to electricity
400
An affectionate term for a loved one, particularly a romantic partner or crush, it is also something nice to add to things to make them taste better. Note to all: coffee without this is gross, that is all
Sugar, of course. Pay attention to the category names!
400
The name for the food product that comes from different parts of a cow, but not from its milk
Beef
500
This mega-famous singer first released her debut album in 2006 with the song "Tim McGraw" as the first single. She would go on to become one of the highest-grossing musicians of all time, collecting over $3 billion in live concert ticket sales, and holding the special honor of being the female artist with the most number one hit albums in chart history
Taylor Swift!
500
This American city is set to host the summer Olympics in 2028, and the last time this city hosted was in 1984! Known for being the second most populated city in the U.S., it is the home to the Lakers, Dodgers, Chargers, and Rams
Los Angeles, California!
500
Why did Portland Public Schools add two days onto the 2024-2025 school year, making the last day of school for students June 12?
Snow Days! Snowy and icy weather made it unsafe for students and their families to travel back and forth to school on two different days this school year, so PPS decided that we needed to make those days up somehow!
500
This 'sweet' 1969 song is a classic, made by the Archies, a fictional band that represented the comic book characters popularized by the Archie comic books
"Sugar, Sugar"
500
A hot drink that is made by boiling crushed, dried leaves and other natural flavorings, then letting it sit. You can add sugar or cream if you like. If you prefer it iced, that works too! Also a slang word for gossip!
Tea