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100

Known as “The Liberator”, this South American emancipator has a country named after him

Simon Bolivar

100

This wheel-in-the-heel shoe was a staple in elementary schools across the country during the 2000s

Heelys

100

Easter Island Statues 

(country)

Chile

100

a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief; the head authority of a school

Principle/Principal

100

This Central African country has Spanish, French, and Portuguese as its official languages

Equatorial Guinea

200

This African-American agricultural scientist promoted crops such as peanuts and sweet potatoes as alternatives to cotton

George Washington Carver

200

This spinning Japanese toy first “let it rip” in 1999 before eventually getting its own manga, TV show, and movies

Beyblade

200

The Alhambra 

(city)

Granada, Spain

200

a body tissue consisting of cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion; a shelled mollusk

Muscle/Mussel

200

Fleshy, orange, and sweet, these fruits are native to Central and South America, as well as southern Florida

Papayas

300

This man was the leader of the Bolshevik party during the Russian revolution

Vladimir Lenin

300

Transitioning us out of the Vine era, this lip-syncing app was eventually acquired by TikTok in 2018

Musically

300

Angkor Wat 

(country)

Cambodia

300

to amass, hide, or store away valued objects; a large group, perhaps of Mongols

Hoard/Horde

300

Overlooking Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, this mountain is accessible by cable car

Sugarloaf Mountain

400

Known by this alias, Edward Teach was an English Privateer before breaking bad in the early 1700s.

Blackbeard

400

This signature move of a 2010 Broncos draft pick was to get down on one knee and pray in any random situation

Tebowing

400

Piazza del Duomo

(city)

Milan, Italy

400

a person's appreciation of taste and flavor; a portable wooden platform used for moving warehouse materials

Palate/Pallet

400

These lines of latitude, approximately 23 degrees north and south of the equator, are the last latitudes where the sun can appear directly overhead

Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

500

A radical adherent to French Revolutionary ideals, this leader executed nobles by guillotine during his Reign of Terror

Maximilien Robespierre

500

This short-lived live-streaming platform paid Fortnite streamer Ninja $30 million in 2019

Mixer

500

Tikal

(country)

Guatemala

500

to call forth or draw out information or a response; illegal or unlawful

Elicit/Illicit

500

The world's largest active volcano, this Hawaiian “long mountain” is over 1000 feet taller than Mount Everest

Mauna Loa