State Capitals
Capital
Literary Blackbirds
Tik Tok
Tick Tock
100

North Dakota

What is Bismark?

100

The amount paid in personal income tax by the richest man in America, Jeff Bezos, in 2021.

What is zero dollars?

100

This blackbird was immortalized in a poem by Poe. The folks who live where Poe died liked it so much, they named their football team after it. 

What is The Raven?

100

Before becoming TikTok, this was the app where kids went to find the latest dance trends.

What is music.ly?

100

This country is known for their knives and chocolate, not just their watches.

What is Switzerland?

200

This is the capital of the Golden State.

What is Sacramento?

200
According to economists, this invisible appendage is supposed to guide the free market.

What is the hand?

200

According to the nursery rhyme, this is how many blackbirds are baked in a pie. 

What is 4 and 20. 

200

@khaby.lame has 10 million more of these than @charliedamelio, who he passed for the most overall in 2022.

What are followers?

200

Two states don't change their clocks for daylight savings time: Hawaii and this other sun drenched state.

What is Arizona?

300

This capital of West Virginia is one of several state capitals that is also the name of an old fashioned dance. 

What is Charleston?

300

This major rate has been climbing upward since 2022 as the government tries to keep inflation under control. 

What is the interest rate?

300

Among his many great songs, this member of the Beatles can claim "Blackbird." 

Who is Paul McCartney?

300

Boomers probably first heard about TikTok when this band's song was featured in a viral video of a guy drinking juice and riding a skateboard.

Who are Fleetwood Mac?

300

After eating a clock, this creature tries to eat Captain Hook. 

What is the Crocodile?

400
This state capital is another that shares the name of a dance, and it also shares the name of our 4th President.

What is Madison? (Wisconsin)

400
Though he's most popular for his manifesto, this philosopher's most important work is Das Kapital.

Who is Karl Marx?

400

This Blackbird just published a book about his experience competing in the Special Olympics. 

Who is Jack Elkan?

400

Nobody died, but there were a lot of injuries related to this 2021 challenge that had people making staircases out of this item.

What are milk crates?

400
Major League Baseball implemented this change in 2023 in an effort to speed up the pace of play.

What is a pitch clock?

500

This state capital is the smallest by population.

What is Montpelier? (Vermont)

500

These two animals are often used to describe the behavior of investors in the stock market. 

What are bulls and bears?

500

The poet Wallace Stevens gave us this many ways to look at a blackbird.

What is 13?

500

While some states have banned the app on government devices, this state will be the first to officially ban TikTok on all personal devices when their law goes into effect in January 2024. 

What is Montana?

500

This ticking device helps musicians keep time. 

What is a metronome?