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Becoming

Who is Michelle Obama?

200

It’s the county we’re in right now, named after the infamous US Indian Agent who led the removal of native people.

What is Tipton?

200

Cheers to you if you know that this potent potable derives its name from the Russian word for "water"

What is vodka?

200

Composed by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Broadway’s longest running show closed on April 16, after 13,981 performances.

What is Phantom of the Opera?

200

A landmark Louisiana area featuring Bourbon Street gets a classic burger from McDonald's

What is the French Quarter Pounder?

400

Born to Run

Who is Bruce Springsteen?

400

Allis-Chalmers Company was the first to produce a fuel-cell powered version of this machine; like the orange one in our pole barn.

What is a tractor?

400

Making a literary pun, this potent potable precedes "Mockingbird" in the name of a mixed drink

What is tequila?

400

When this musician performed in Seattle in July, the audience shook the ground so hard it registers equivalent to magnitude 2.3 earthquake.

Who is Taylor Swift?

400

CBS sitcom about Ted Mosby's search for the nun who founded the order of the Missionaries of Charity in India

What is How I Met Your Mother Theresa?

600

Kitchen Confidential

Who is Anthony Bourdain?

600

This federal agency currently offers at least 14 conservation programs to ease farmland’s environmental impact, like previously farmed prairie grassland down the road.

What is the US Department of Agriculture?

600

In 1975 this company introduced the first nationally successful "lite" beer

What is Miller?

600

This pope’s funeral was held in January. He was the first pope to resign since 1415.

Who is Pope Benedict XVI?

600

C.S. Lewis' Narnia book that showed off a little too much skin at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show

What is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Malfunction?

800

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Who is Dolly Parton?

800

It’s the type of stone that clads this house, and likely formed as a result of an ocean covering our region over 540 million years ago.

What is limestone?

800

This fruit juice drink is named for the fact it provides a full day's supply of a certain vitamin

What is Hi-C?

800

This footballer signed with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for the biggest salary ever in football.

Who is Christiano Ronaldo?

800

 NYC nickname that refers to the most special person ever

What is Big Apple of my eye?

1000
Born Standing Up

Who is Steve Martin?

1000

Rhizobia bacteria in the root system of legumes like soybeans produce compounds of this element; one of three that are critical for all plants to grow.

What is nitrogen?

1000

This word for a sweetened mixture of rum, beer & beaten egg can also mean a turned-up hairstyle

What is a flip?

1000

On March 16, the Houston Zoo celebrated the birth of Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeno, whose 90-year old father is this type of animal.

What is a tortoise?

1000

A newspaper cartoon disrobes to play a card game

What is comic strip poker?