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100

This state is known as "The Sunshine State."

  • Answer: What is Florida?
  • Hint: It’s famous for its beaches, oranges, and Disney World.
100

This device, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, revolutionized communication.

  • Answer: What is the telephone?
  • Hint: It replaced the telegraph as a primary form of long-distance communication.
100

This U.S. landmark features four presidents' faces carved into a mountain.

  • Answer: What is Mount Rushmore?
  • Hint: It’s located in South Dakota.
100

Four-legged king of the jungle (4 letters)

  • Answer: What is "lion"?
  • Hint: Think The Lion King!
100

This is the only mammal capable of true flight.

  • Answer: What is "bat"?
  • Hint: It’s not a bird, but it flies!
100

This is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

  • Answer: What is "mercury"?
  • Hint: It was once used in thermometers.
200

"The Empire State" is the nickname of this northeastern state.

  • Answer: What is New York?
  • Hint: It’s home to the Statue of Liberty and Wall Street.
200

The Wright brothers made history in 1903 with this invention.

  • Answer: What is the airplane?
  • Hint: It first flew in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
200

This clock tower is one of London’s most famous symbols.

  • Answer: What is Big Ben?
  • Hint: Its official name is the Elizabeth Tower.
200

Silent performer (4 letters)

  • Answer: What is "mime"?
  • Hint: You won’t hear them speak, but you’ll see them act.
200

This animal’s heart can slow down to just a few beats per minute without harming it for up to several hours.

  • Answer: What is "crocodile"?
  • Hint: It helps them stay underwater for long periods.
200

This planet rotates in the opposite direction of most others in our solar system.

  • Answer: What is "Venus"?
  • Hint: It has a thick, toxic atmosphere and a runaway greenhouse effect.
300

This southwestern state is called "The Grand Canyon State."

  • Answer: What is Arizona?
  • Hint: It’s home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
300

Thomas Edison is credited with inventing this device that brought light to homes and businesses.

  • Answer: What is the light bulb?
  • Hint: It helped replace gas lamps.
300

This Parisian landmark was completed in 1889 and is named after its designer.

  • Answer: What is the Eiffel Tower?
  • Hint: It was originally meant to be temporary.
300

Spicy Louisiana stew (5 letters)

  • Answer: What is "gumbo"?
  • Hint: It's packed with seafood or sausage.
300

A group of flamingos is called this.

  • Answer: What is a "flamboyance"?
  • Hint: It sounds as fancy as they look.
300

This part of the human body has no blood supply and gets oxygen directly from the air.

  • Answer: What is the "cornea"?
  • Hint: It’s essential for vision.
400

"The Lone Star State" is a nickname for this state.

  • Answer: What is Texas?
  • Hint: It was once an independent republic before joining the U.S.
400

This Swedish chemist invented dynamite.

  • Answer: Who is Alfred Nobel?
  • Hint: A major international prize is named after him.
400

This Great Wonder of the Ancient World was built as a tomb for a pharaoh.

  • Answer: What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
  • Hint: It is the only Wonder of the Ancient World still standing.
400

Mischievous fairy (3 letters)

  • Answer: What is "elf"?
  • Hint: Santa has plenty of them in his workshop.
400

This marine animal’s brain can regenerate, making it nearly immortal.

  • Answer: What is an "octopus"?
  • Hint: Some species can even change color!
400

This type of rock can float on water.

  • Answer: What is "pumice"?
  • Hint: It’s often used in beauty treatments to remove dead skin.
500

"The Land of 10,000 Lakes" is the nickname of this Midwestern state.

  • Answer: What is Minnesota?
  • Hint: It borders Canada and is known for its cold winters.
500

This machine, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, helped spread literacy.

  • Answer: What is the printing press?
  • Hint: It allowed books to be mass-produced for the first time.
500

This massive amphitheater in Rome was used for gladiator fights.

  • Answer: What is the Colosseum?
  • Hint: It could hold up to 50,000 spectators.
500

The opposite of boon (4 letters)

  • Answer: What is "bane"?
  • Hint: It’s also the name of a Batman villain.
500

This bird sleeps while flying.

  • Answer: What is "swift"?
  • Hint: It can spend months in the air without landing.
500

This element makes up most of the air we breathe, not oxygen.

  • Answer: What is "nitrogen"?
  • Hint: It’s about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.