Animal Kingdom
Name the Author
Fast Food Fiascos
Olympic Oddities
Volcanoes
200

This flightless bird is often used as a symbol of stupidity in popular media

What is the Dodo?

200

The Joy Luck Club

Who is Amy Tan?

200

From 2015-2018 this restaurant paid out $25 Million to victims of multiple salmonella outbreaks

What is Chipotle?

200

With each representing a natural element, this was the only Olympic game to have five mascots.

What is Beijing (2008)?

200

The largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century occurred in this island nation.

What is Tonga?

400

This animal is responsible for the most human deaths per year on average.

What is a Mosquito?

400

Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Who is Anonymous?

400

After success in franchising, this businessman bought out the the McDonald brothers from their company name in 1961

Who is Ray Kroc?

400

Chronicled in the film “Cool Runnings,” the Jamaican Bobsleigh team first competed in this Olympic games.

What is the 1988 Calgary Olympics?

400

This Hawaiian Volcano most recently erupted in September of 2021.

What is Kīlauea?

600

In this taxonomic order you can find dogs, bears, and skunks.

What is Carnivora (Carnivore)?

600

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Who is Eric Carle?

600

The eponymous CEO of Papa John's blamed this demonstration for slow pizza sales in 2017

What is (NFL Players) kneeling?

600

Leading up to the 1984 games in Los Angeles, this retired NFL athlete acted as a torchbearer in Santa Monica.

Who is O.J. Simpson?

600

NASA’s 2015 probe “New Horizons,” discovered some evidence for Cryovolcanism on this celestial body.

What is Pluto?

800

Before reestablishment efforts in the mid-nineties, this apex predator was entirely eliminated from Yellowstone nation park.

What is the Gray wolf?

800

2001: A Space Odyssey

Who is Arthur C. Clark?

800

Sponsoring a cricket series between the West Indies and Australia in 2009, this restaurant had to pull advertising that was found by Americans to contain a racist stereotype  

What is KFC?

800

Tug of war was last played in the 1920 Olympics when the gold was claimed by this nation.

What is Great Britain?

800

According to North Korean propaganda, Kim Jong-il was born on this stratovolcano.

What is Mount Paektu (Paektusan, Changbai 长白山)?

1000

Bounties in excess of $1 Million have been offered for the capture of this marsupial, considered extinct to science

What is a Thylacine?

1000

Autobiography of a Yogi

Who is Swami (Paramahansa) Yogananda?

1000

The CEO of Chick-Fill-A had donated over $7 Million to Anti-LGBT advocacy groups by 2009 including this “fundamentalist Christian” organization

What is Focus on the Family?

1000

During the bronze medal clash for this sport at the 2016 games, the Mongolian contestants' coach stripped in protest when a final point was assigned to the opponent from Uzbekistan.

What is Wrestling?

1000

The largest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere is part of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

What is (the Volcanoes of) Kamchatka?