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200

Mount Rushmore; Crazy horse Memorial.

What is South Dakota?

200

Jimmy Carter was president when a U.S embassy was taken over in a middle Eastern country causing this event named after the country it took place in.

What is the Iran hostage crisis?

200

The LA Lakers recently tied this other NBA franchise for the most NBA Championship titles at 17.

Who are the Boston Celtics?

200

Members of this band included lead singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, drummer John Bonham, and bassist John Paul Jones, and they released the legendary song "Stairway to Heaven." 

Who is/are Led Zeppelin?

200

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created this British detective that appears in stories like The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventure of The Speckled Band.

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

400

Wrigley Field; Willis Tower

What is Illinois? 

400

Italy was led in this political process in 1871 by Giuseppe Mazzini, Camillo Cavour, and Giuseppe Garibaldi in which they were no longer a collection of fragmented states.

What is Italian unification/unification?

400

Wayne Gretzky scored three goals in a single game 50 times, more than any other player in history and also known as this term. When a player accomplishes this feat, typically fans throw their hats onto the ice in celebration.

What is a hat trick?

400

This Band performed songs such as "Hotel California." and "Already gone." and included members Don Henley and Glenn Frey. 

Who is/are Eagles?

400

This sport, often considered one of the oldest team sports, involves teams of four riding on horseback with wooden mallets to score points.

What is Polo?

600

Big Bend National Park

What is Texas?

600
This Prussian Chancellor, nicknamed "The Iron Chancellor" edited the Ems telegram in order to provoke War with France in order to unite Germany in 1871. 

Who is Otto Von Bismarck?

600
This former Oakland Athletics player holds the record for the most stolen bases in MLB history.

Who is Ricky Henderson?

600

Daily Double! This band is named after the state it was created in and made songs like "Carry on My Wayward Son." and "Dust in the wind."

Who is/are Kansas?

600

Rather than face public trial, Erwin Rommel decided to kill himself with this poison that prevents the human body from deriving energy from oxygen.

What is cyanide?

800

Bonneville Salt Flats

What is Utah?

800

This Wisconsin senator was asked if he had any "sense of decency" after leading a communist witch hunt in the 1950's before dying at the age of 48 in 1957.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

800

Daily Double! This NFL team holds the record for the first winless season in NFL history, going 0-14 in 1976.

Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?

800

This band named after a Midwestern city saw Terry Kath on guitar and produced songs like "Saturday in the park" and "Look Away." 

What is/are are Chicago?

800

This actress starred alongside James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window and also became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier the third on April 18, 1956. 

Who is Grace Kelly?

1000

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia

What is Michigan?

1000

The Teapot Dome scandal involved this U.S presidents' administration being bribed to lease Navy Petroleum reserves to private companies in Wyoming. 

Who is Warren G. Harding?

1000

Justin Tucker Broke the record for the longest field goal made in NFL history (66 yards) in this NFL stadium.

What is Ford Field? (Prompt but do not accept "Detroit Lions stadium.")

1000

This band that contains a color in its name produced one of the most famous guitar riffs in rock history with the song "Smoke on the Water" and also had songs like "Soldier of Fortune." and "Child in time."

What is/are are Deep Purple?

1000

According to Wikipedia, This meat originating from Romania "is usually made from beef brisket and is brined, partially dried, seasoned with herbs and spices, then smoked and steamed." 

What is Pastrami?