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100

This popular autumn festival involves children wearing costumes and trick-or-treating?

What is Halloween?

100

This superhero crime-fighting duo can be found in Gotham City.

Who are Batman and Robin?

100

These brothers made the first powered, controlled flight in 1903

Who are the Wright brothers?

100

The study of living organisms.

What is biology?

100

This is the process of combining two or more numbers to get a total.

What is addition?

100

Something that’s super easy to do.

What is a piece of cake?

200

This type of pie is a Thanksgiving staple.

What is pumpkin pie?

200

This famous comedy pair had the routine “Who’s on First?”

Who are Abbott and Costello?

200

This spacecraft was the first to land humans on the Moon

What is Apollo 11?

200

The study of the Earth, rocks, and how landforms are created.

What is geology?

200

This branch of mathematics uses letters to represent numbers in formulas and equations.

What is algebra?

200

Something extremely common.

What is a dime a dozen?

300

Monarch butterflies migrate to this country in autumn.

What is Mexico?

300

This detective and his loyal companion solved mysteries in 19th century London.

Who are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson?

300

This athlete was the first Black man to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

Who is Jackie Robinson?

300

The study of the human mind and behavior.

What is psychology?

300

This is a measure of how open two lines are when they meet at a point, usually measured in degrees.

What is an angle?

300

It’s not complicated.

What is "It’s not rocket science"?

400

The name for the day when day and night are approximately equal, around September 22nd.

What is the autumn equinox?

400

This folk duo sang “The Sound of Silence.”

Who are Simon and Garfunkel?

400

This country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

What is Greece?

400

The study of the nervous system.

What is neurology?

400

A portion of the circumference of a circle. 

What is an arc?

400

Doing something badly to save time or money. 

What is cutting corners?

500

Leaves change color and fall during autumn in this type of tree.

What is deciduous tree?

500

These two tech giants co-founded Microsoft.

Who are Bill Gates and Paul Allen?

500

The first album to sell more than 50 million copies worldwide.

What is Thriller by Michael Jackson?

500

The study of earthquakes.

What is seismology?

500

An angle less than 90 degrees.

What is an acute angle?

500

Avoiding the topic or being indirect.

What is beat around the bush?

600

This term describes the tradition of driving to view fall leaves.

What is leaf peeping?

600

This sitcom duo worked at a Milwaukee brewery and were known for their quirky friendship and signature opening song.

Who are Laverne and Shirley?

600

The first person to win two Nobel Prizes.

Who is Marie Curie?

600

The art and science of preparing and creating mixed drinks, with a focus on the in-depth study of ingredients, flavor profiles, and techniques to craft unique cocktails.

What is Mixology ?

600

A list of numbers arranged in rows and columns.

What is an array?

600

When the situation is still undecided.

What is up in the air?

700

In the Celtic calendar, this ancient festival marked the end of the harvest season and is considered a precursor to Halloween.

What is Samhain?

700

This Saturday Night Live ‘90s sketch duo told us to “Party On!” from their basement in Aurora.

Who are Wayne and Garth?

700

The first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

What is Delaware?

700

The study of the atmosphere and its processes.

What is climatology?

700

This mathematical term means "not exact but close enough."

What is an approximation?

700

Going to great effort to help or accommodate someone?

What is bend over backwards?

800

This poem by John Keats describes autumn as a time of "mellow fruitfulness"?

What is "To Autumn"?

800

These famous explorers charted the western U.S. with the help of Sacagawea.

Who are Lewis and Clark?

800

This U.S. woman was the first to run for president in 1872

Who is Victoria Woodhull?

800

The study of birds.

What is ornithology?

800

A finite, step-by-step set of instructions designed to solve a specific problem or accomplish a task, whether in computing or in everyday life.

What is an algorithm?

800

A way to wish someone good luck, especially in showbiz.

What is break a leg?

900

The process of trees shedding their leaves is called this.

What is abscission?

900

This duo helped develop alternating current and battled Edison.

Who are Tesla and Westinghouse?

900

This scientist is credited with developing the first vaccine (for smallpox).

Who is Edward Jenner?

900

The study of flags.

What is vexillology?

900

This value that refers to a number's non-negative distance from zero on a number line.

What is absolute value?

900

To prepare for a difficult or unpleasant situation.

What is batten down the hatches?

1000

This pigment turns leaves red in the fall.

What is anthocyanin?

1000

These scientists unlocked the structure of DNA in 1953.

Who are Watson and Crick?

1000

This was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube.

What is Me at the zoo?

1000

The study of dreams.

What is oneirology?

1000

The flat, ring-shaped region between two concentric circles (circles with the same center). 

What is an annulus?

1000

A hidden problem or drawback not obvious at first.

What is a fly in the ointment?