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100

This foundational U.S. document, signed in 1787, established the structure of the federal government and replaced the Articles of Confederation.

What is the Constitution?

100

This fermented Korean dish of salted, spiced vegetables—usually Napa cabbage—gets its flavor from garlic, ginger, and gochugaru chili flakes.

What is kimchi?

100

This East Asian country celebrates “Chuseok,” a harvest festival similar to Thanksgiving.

What is South Korea?

100

Many Americans enjoy this type of pie, made from a gourd native to North America, as a traditional Thanksgiving dessert.

What is pumpkin pie?

100

This year marked the start of World War I.

What is 1914?

200

The name of the current Vice President.

Who is JD Vance?

200

This Italian dish, whose name means “cooked twice,” is a crunchy twice-baked cookie often dipped in coffee.

What is biscotti?

200

The haka, a traditional war dance, originates from this Pacific island nation.

What is New Zealand?

200

The Pilgrims arrived on this ship in 1620, which brought them to the New World.

What is the Mayflower?

200

The Titanic sank in this year after hitting an iceberg.

What is 1912?

300

The three branches of government.

What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?

300

This rare Japanese citrus fruit, a cross between a mandarin and an ichang papeda, is prized for its aromatic rind and juice, though the fruit itself is almost never eaten whole.

What is yuzu?

300

This traditional Filipino martial art, emphasizing sticks, knives, and hand-to-hand combat, is known internationally by its Spanish name, “Eskrima.”

What is Arnis?

300

This U.S. president officially declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

300

The year Apple Park was finished building in Cupertino.

What is 2017?

400

This principle prevents any one branch of government from gaining too much power by allowing each branch to limit the actions of the others.

What are checks and balances?

400

This Italian cured meat, traditionally made from pork jowl or cheek, is a key ingredient in authentic pasta carbonara

What is guanciale?

400

The traditional drink of Argentina, made from dried leaves of the yerba plant and drunk from a gourd through a metal straw.

What is mate?

400

This Native American chief is often credited with helping the Pilgrims grow crops and survive the first winter.

Who is Squanto?

400

In this year, the Berlin Wall fell, symbolizing the end of the Cold War in Europe.

What is 1989?

500

The names of at least 3 of the common 7 "swing states".

What is Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin? 

500

This ancient grain, once a staple of the Inca Empire, is technically a seed, not a cereal, and its name comes from the Quechua word for “mother grain.”

What is quinoa?

500

This small country between France and Spain is known for its ski resorts and as a tax haven.

What is Andorra?

500

This state is widely considered the location of the “first Thanksgiving” in 1621.

What is Massachusetts?

500

The fall of Constantinople, which ended the Byzantine Empire, happened in this year.

What is 1453?