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What is Wicked? 

100

He was the youngest president elected, the youngest president to die, and the last to do so while in office. 

Who is President JFK? 

100

This state is simultaneously the easternmost and westernmost state of the U.S. by crossing the 180th meridian. 

What is Alaska? 

100

This departmental professor has the lowest difficulty rating (according to RMP). 

Who is Prof. Rupak Chatterjee? 

100
In this ancient society, families would shave their eyebrows to mourn when a cat passed away. 

What was Ancient Egypt? 

200

On Wednesdays we wear pink. 

What is Mean Girls? 

200

The "S" in his name never stood for anything because his parents couldn't decide between Solomon or Shipp. 

Who is President Harry S. Truman? 

200

There is only one large country between Finland and North Korea. 

What is Russia? 

200

This physicist has a car model named after him and was extremely obsessed with the number 3. He was also a germaphobe who refused to shake hands. 

Who is Nikola Tesla? 

200
This Australian animal has fingerprints so similar to a human that it has confused forensic scientists during investigations. (HINT: It's not a bear, it's a...)

What is a koala? 

300

Drug dealers began to dye their meth blue after this show gained popularity.

What is Breaking Bad? 

300

This Francophile Founding Father popularized mac' and cheese in America by forcing people to eat them at his parties. Everyone thought it was disgusting.

Who is President Thomas Jefferson? 

300

France's largest border is with this large South American country, whose borders were drawn by the Pope. 

What is Brazil? 

300

This disabled physicist hosted a party for time travelers, but only mailed out the invitations after the party had occurred. Nobody attended. 

Who is Stephen Hawking? 

300

Before the 18th century, virtually all of these root vegetables were yellow or purple until it was specifically bred to be sweet by Danish farmers. 

What is a carrot? 

400

Based on a video game of the same name, this TV series follows two protagonists after a fungal apocalypse. 

What is The Last of Us? 

400

This disgraced president's favorite food was cottage cheese with ketchup. (Not Trump)

Who is Richard Nixon? 

400

The largest desert on Earth is not what you think it is. 

What is the Antarctic Desert? 

400

This famous physicist's professor tried to stop him from studying physics, stating that everything in physics had already been discovered. (Hint: Constants...)

Who is Max Planck? 

400

This blue-blooded aquatic animal has thrice the love in it and never runs out of helping hands. 

What is an octopus? 

500

In Barbie, this is the profession that Ken claims to have.

What is beach? 

500

In 1887, a 5 year old that would later become president visited the White House. Then president Grover Cleveland said: "I am making a strange wish for you: May you never become the president of the United States." (HINT: cousin to Mount Rushmore...)

Who is President Franklin Delano Roosevelt? 

500

___ is further north than Iceland.
___ is further south than Iceland.
___ is further west than Iceland.
___ is further east than Iceland.
(It's one country). 

What is Greenland? 

500

This Danish astronomer lost his nose in a sword fight trying to prove he was the better mathematician, and also owned a pet elk. 

Who is Tycho Brahe? 

500

Alex Trebek once shocked the recording studio by hosting an entire episode of Jeopardy without wearing this article of clothing. 

What are pants?