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100

Which city is the smallest in terms of population?

Seattle

100

Meringue is popular as a baked topping for baked goods and as a cookie in its own right. Of what, primarily, is meringue made?

Egg Whites

100

It's Pokédex entry reads:
"_____, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks."

Pikachu

100

What does "www" stand for?

World Wide Web

100

According to BRFSS this state has the LOWEST percent of binge drinking (percent of adults aged 18 and older who report having five or more drinks (men) or four or more drinks (women) on an occasion in the past 30 days)

Utah

200

Of the four this city has the highest elevation above sea level

Chicago at 495 feet

Austin 489
Toronto 251
Seattle 174

200

This flowering plant of the mint family is often paired with honey or lemon 

Lavender 

200

Pokémon is short for what original title?

Pocket Monsters

200

These entrepreneurial ventures are typically started by 1-3 founders who focus on capitalizing upon a perceived market demand by developing a viable product, service, or platform.

A startup

200

According to BRFSS this state has the highest percent of binge drinking (percent of adults aged 18 and older who report having five or more drinks (men) or four or more drinks (women) on an occasion in the past 30 days)

Wisconsin

300

What well-known dictator donated the Balbo Monument, dedicated in honor of Italo Balbo, to Chicago?

Benito Mussolini

300

True or False. Cream of Tartar is made from the Tartarine plant.

False

300

The movie Detective Pikachu was Pokémon's first major live action release. What actor voiced Pikachu

Ryan Reynolds

300

FAANG, now MAANG, is an acronym for the largest tech companies. Name them.

 Facebook/Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet/Google.

300

According to the ACS this state has the highest mean travel time to work.

New York

400

This Austin music festival's name is inspired by by long running PBS music series.

Austin City Limits

400

What is the process of folding and rolling butter into dough over and over again to create super-thin layers?

Lamination

400

The pokedex for this Pokemon reads:
"It can reconstitute its entire cellular structure to change into what it sees, but it returns to normal when it relaxes."

It was also recently featured on a birthday cake.

Ditto

400

This now defunct software product was Microsoft's answer to Apple's Siri.

Cortana

400

According to the CDC this state boasts the highest life expectancy. 

Hawaii

500

Writer and director Nora Ephron directed two films starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. One is "You've Got Mail", what is the other?

Sleepless in Seattle

500

Pastries like baklava are made using this dough, which name originate from the Greek word for "leaf"

Phyllo

500

What 1st generation Pokémon's name is a palindrome?

Eevee

500

A .gif is a popular image file used often for memes. What does "gif" stand for?

Graphics Interchange Format





500

According to Census data this state had the largest percent increase in population from 2010-2020

Utah

600

In 2016, two capybaras escaped the city zoo of this city

Toronto

600

This flavoring is made from the pods of orchids and originated in the Americas from the Gulf of Mexico to Ecuador 

Vanilla

600

According to Statista the Pokémon franchise is the highest grossing media franchise of all time with $100 billion. What is number 2?

Hello Kitty

600

The Oscar winning film The Social Network was written by this screenwriter of The West Wing fame.

Aaron Sorkin

600

According to the ACS this state had the highest percent of households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits 

New Mexico