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100

This University won the first college football playoff introduced in 2014 and again in 2024 when the playoff field was expanded to 12 teams.  

Ohio State University

100

At an estimated 70 million albums sold this is the greatest selling album of all time 

Michael Jackson - Thriller 

100

This continent is home to the world's largest desert

Antarctica

100

This "scary" author makes his home in Bangor, Maine 

Stephen King

100

SNHU was founded in this year

1932

200

This annual event is described as "the most exciting 2 minutes in sports"  

The Kentucky Derby
200

With an estimated $3 billion in concert revenue this artist has the highest grossing tours in history (7th in total tickets sold) 

Taylor Swift 

200

With 8 all time events, this country has hosted the most olympic games

USA 

200

This dystopian novel has famous lines such as "Slavery is Freedom" "Ignorance is Strength" and "War is Peace" 

1984 - George Orwell

200

This scholarship is offered to students who are the spouse of an active duty service member.  

Operation Homefront

300

In this sport you may hear the term "albatross" used

Golf

300

This performer is set to take the stage at Super Bowl LX in February '26

Bad Bunny

300

This is the largest Spanish speaking city in the world

Mexico City (estimated population of 9.2 million)

300

With an estimated 500 million copies sold, this novel where a knight battles both enemies and reality is considered the best selling novel of all time.  

Don Quixote - Miguel De Cervantes

300

Emotional Intelligence, Data Literacy and Everyday Influence are 3 areas of study that are now offered to SNHU employees as this type of credential... 

Micro-credential 

400

Michael Phelps holds the all time Olympic record for most medals won with 28 (23 gold), passing Larisa Latynina who is 2nd all time with 18 medals (9 gold).  In what sport did Larisa earn her medals in for the USSR?   

Gymnastics

400

In April of 2024, this band released their 12th studio album titled Dark Matter

Pearl Jam 

400

This country displays a shipwreck on its national flag

Bermuda

400

Following the life and times of eight siblings from the wealthy and prominent titular family, what 19th-century-set romance novel series written by Julia Quinn was transformed into a Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix series in 2020?

Bridgerton

400

Former President Paul Leblanc described in his book "Broken" his family's heritage, growing up in this type of ethnic family

Arcadian

500

Other than basketball, what sport makes use of the term "hoops" 

Croquet

500

This song holds the record for most streams ever on Spotify... 

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

500

This mountain range is the longest mountain land range in the world

Andes Mountains

500

What Richmond native and best-selling author swapped the law for literature when writing his first novel, “Absolute Power,” in 1996?

David Baldacci

500

This is something I learned from the retreat on Tuesday

Reflection of any answer