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100

Bread/cookie base, or slang term for money.

What is Dough

100

From French meaning "of the mounds", this city is Iowa's capital.

What is Des Moines

100

The "winner" of the title event of this Shirley Jackson story is stoned to death.

What is The Lottery

100

Teddy Roosevelt set a world record in 1907 by shaking 8513 of these on the White House lawn.

What is Hands

100

Although it's well known in Wisconsin, this animal is the largest carnivore native to the UK.

What is Badger

200

Tool used to light fires, or a contest between people/teams.

What is Match

200

Not only is it the last state alphabetically, it's the only one to end with a "G."

What is Wyoming

200

After years of writing short stories, J.D. Salinger published this first novel.

What is Catcher in the Rye

200

In 1971 & 1972 a total of 1,224 1/2 inches of this fell on part of Mt. Rainier in 12 months.

What is Snow

200

This popular French oblong pastry is made of choux dough, filled with cream and topped with icing.

What is Eclair

300

Another word for friend, or discreet look.

What is Peer

300

In 1602, Gosnold named this resort island off Massachusetts for his daughter & the grapes grown there.

What is Martha's Vineyard

300

In this novel the father of Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy is an Army chaplain in the Civil War.

What is Little Women

300

In 2011, a Belgian man completed 365 one of these sporting events in 365 days. That's 9,569 miles

What is Marathon

300

It is the smallest of the Great Lakes.

What is Ontario

400

Action done on computer, or a category of people with common characteristics.

What is Type

400

The highest waterfall in North America graces this costal state.

What is California

400

His book "The Long Valley" contained the short stories "Saint Katy the Virgin" & "The Red Pony".

Who is John Steinbeck

400

Fastest talker Sean Shannon set a record by reciting the "to be or not to be" soliloquy from this play in 23.8 seconds.

What is Hamlet

400

This zodiac sign is symbolized by a centaur.

What is Sagittarius

500

Rigid structure of support, or to form and organize a plan.

What is Frame

500

The Black Hills mountains in this state was home to the 1874 Gold Rush.

What is South Dakota

500

Chapter 21 of this Alexandre Dumas novel is titled "My Lady de Winter."

What is Three Musketeers

500

You consider 4 leaf clovers lucky? The most ever found on one was this amount last year (60-70)

What is 63

500

The term "Grand Prix" was first used in a motor race in this country.

What is France