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100

Standing for this, the HBCU program was signed into existence in 1980. The initiative was signed by Jimmy Carter to fund and bolster HBCU's.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

100

In 1978, the federal Tribal Colleges Act established a community college on every one of these.

reservation

100

Animal of the month

Bombay Cat

100

During what month was Paul Revere's famous ride?

April. "On the eighteenth of April in 75, hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous day and year."

100

Meaning of "et cetera, or etc.

and so on- and so forth- and others

200

An ophthalmological advancement in 1983 saw the invention of a bifocal type of this eyesight-enhancing device.

Contact lens

200

In the timeless 1950s sitcom "I Love Lucy", what was the name of Lucy Ricardo's loyal best friend and partner in crime?

Ethel Mertz

200

Flower of the month

Calendula

200

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Hancock

200

Shortened version of the word for a former student who graduated from a school, college or university.

alum. it is also used for students who attended the school but did not graduate. 

300

Latin for "who benefits", often used in a political context when something unpopular becomes law or regulation.

cui bono

300

Which beloved 1970s Saturday morning cartoon featured a cowardly, snack-loving Great Dane who traveled in a van called the Mystery Machine?

Scooby-Doo

300

Birthstone

opal

300

Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?

Thomas Paine

300

Meaning of Et tu, Brute?

And you, Brutus?

400

This famous physicist advanced science throughout the 1970's with theories about black holes and a new understanding of the big bang theory.

Stephen Hawking

400

What was the name of the famous Nevada ranch owned by the Cartwrights in the TV series Bonanza?

The Ponderosa

400

October's lucky color

Tangerine

400

What future first lady urged her husband to "remember the ladies" when drafting America's Constitution?

Abigail Adams

400

Meaning of quid pro quo.

This for that. An exchange of something for something.

500

In Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, this revolutionary woman knits a long list of names into a scarf.

Madame Therese Defarge.  She knits the names of those who would be charged or executed during the French Revolution.

500

In which peaceful, fictional North Carolina town, did Sheriff Andy Taylor keep the peace?

Mayberry

500

October's lucky plant

pumpkin

500

What color were the uniforms of the British troops?

Red

500

Meaning of non sequitur.

It does not follow- a response or conclusion that does not make sense.