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100

This astronomical object has such strong gravity that not even light can escape.

Black hole

100

This Jewish-Dutch diarist documented life in hiding during WWII.

Anne Frank

100

This bubbly drink is traditionally popped on New Year’s Eve.

What is Champagne?

100

This 1937 Disney classic features a princess whose name includes a color

Snow White.

100

This “magic” toy from the ‘70s could answer yes/no questions with a shake.

What is the Magic 8-Ball?

100

Not strong / Seven-day period

Weak / Week

200

This term refers to the cosmological event that marks the origin and expansion of the universe.

Big Bang

200

She coined the term ‘radioactivity’ and won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry.

Marie Curie

200

This distilled Mexican spirit is made from the blue agave plant.

What is tequila?

200

The Beatles gave us this song, _______ Submarine.  

Yellow

200

This '70s dance and music genre was all about mirror balls and funky beats.

What is disco?

200

Small money unit / Fragrance

Cent / Scent

300

This upward force allows objects to float, counteracting their weight in a fluid.

Buoyancy

300

America’s first female Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1981.

Sandra Day O’Connor

300

This distilled spirit is the main ingredient in a classic martini.

What is gin?

300

This psychedelic rock band released The Dark Side of the Moon and has a color in their name.

Pink Floyd

300

These pants were tight at the hips and flared at the bottom, and were a disco staple.

What are bell-bottoms?

300

A set of two / A fruit

Pair / Pear

400

This term defines the temperature at which a liquid's vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure.

Boiling point

400

This British author wrote Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Austen

400

This “blue” tropical drink contains rum, pineapple juice, and blue curaçao.

What is a Blue Hawaiian?

400

The colors of the five Olympic rings are red, blue, green, yellow and what other color?

Black

400

This colorful fashion item was famously worn in San Francisco during the “Summer of Love.”

What is a tie-dye shirt?

400

Without covering / Large animal

Bare / Bear

500

This device generates electricity via chemical reactions within electrochemical cells.

Battery

500

Known as the ‘Iron Lady,’ she served as Britain’s Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.

Margaret Thatcher

500

This cocktail shares its name with a New York City borough.

What is a Manhattan?

500

The county where the City of Anaheim is located.

Orange

500

This plastic ring toy caused a nationwide craze when introduced in the late '50s and stayed popular through the '60s.

What is the Hula Hoop?

500

To get on a plane / Uninterested

Board / Bored

600

This procedure involves removing a small sample of tissue to diagnose disease.

Biopsy

600

This Egyptian queen was famous for her alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Cleopatra

600

This classic cocktail’s name means “little bitter” in Italian and includes bitters, sugar, and whiskey.

What is an Old Fashioned?

600

In the nearly 100 year history of the Oscars, only two Best Picture winners had a color in the title. Both used the same color. What color was it?

Green

600

These Native American-inspired sandals with fringe were popular in the counterculture movement.

What are moccasins?

600

To reference / Construction spot

Cite / Site

700

This instrument measures atmospheric pressure, often in millibars.

Barometer

700

Former first lady turned UN delegate who chaired the Human Rights Commission.

Eleanor Roosevelt

700

This cocktail, made with bourbon, sugar, mint, and crushed ice, is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby.

What is a mint julep?

700

What "color" zone naming is given to regions where people live exceptionally long lives?

Blue Zones

700

This form of colorful textile wall art was often handwoven and popular in bohemian homes.

What is macramé?

700

A high-ranking military officer / Core of a nut or grain.

colonel / kernel

800

This phenomenon allows organisms like fireflies and deep‑sea creatures to produce light chemically.

Bioluminescence

800

The first American woman to travel into space.

Sally Ride

800

This spirit, distilled from sugarcane or molasses, is most associated with Caribbean cocktails.

What is rum?

800

What is the name of the largest forest in Germany.

Black Forest

800

This slang term for the police was used by hippies and protesters.

What is "the fuzz"?

800

A device that detects changes / To suppress content.

sensor / censor

900

In pH terms, this is the opposite of an acid, often bitter and slippery in solution.

Base

900

This first female Prime Minister of India served two terms before her assassination in 1984.

Indira Gandhi

900

This strong green spirit, once banned in several countries, is nicknamed “The Green Fairy.”

What is absinthe?

900

Which color has the shortest visible wavelength?

Violet

900

Popularized by the Beatles, this Indian stringed instrument was suddenly trendy in the late ‘60s.

What is the sitar?

900

An upward climb, like a mountain / Formal agreement or approval.

ascent / assent

1000

This high-speed electron or positron is emitted during a type of radioactive decay.

Beta particle

1000

WWII spy who was ultimately executed by the Nazis.

Noor Inayat Khan

1000

This orange-flavored triple sec liqueur is used in many cocktails including the Cosmopolitan.

What is Cointreau?

1000

Which sea borders China?

The Yellow Sea

1000

This anti-establishment publication captured the underground press movement in the 60s and 70s.

What is the Whole Earth Catalog?

1000

A fib teller & a harp-like instrument

Liar & lyre