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100

Before becoming a famous author, this women worked as a nurse during the Civil War

Louisa May Alcott

100

What word can mean both a place where you keep money and the side of a river?

Bank

100

What ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?

Ancient Egyptians 

100

What was the name of the woman who became famous for flying solo across the Atlantic in 1932?

Amelia Earhart

100

How many sides does a hexagon have?

6

200

This future president was a peanut farmer in Georgia before moving into politics

Jimmy Carter

200

What has a neck but no head and is often found on a table?

A bottle

200

What city was divided by a wall until 1989?

Berlin 

200

What was the first toy ever advertised on television?

Mr. potato head

200

What is the next number in this pattern 2,4,8,16—-

32

300

This famous children’s author worked as a spy during World War 2 before writing books like ”Charlie in the Chocolate Factory“

Ronald Dahl 

300

What English word contains three consecutive double letters?

Bookkeeper

300

What document signed in 1215 Limited the power of the English king?

Magna Carta

300

Which country was the first to give women the right to vote nationally?

New Zealand

300

A farmer has chickens and cows. There are 20 heads and 56 legs in total how many chickens and how many cows are there?

12 chickens and 8 cows

400

This actor once works as a lifeguard and later played the famous detective Columbo

Peter Falk

400

What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?

Short

400

What empire was ruled by Soliman the magnificent?

The Ottoman Empire?

400

What was the first item sold using a barcode scanner in a grocery store?

A pack of Wrigleys Juicy Fruit gum 

400

If a clock strikes six times in five seconds how long does it take to strike 12 times?

11 seconds 

500

This famous author worked as a school teacher and later wrote “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold”

John le Carre

500

What are the only two common English word that ends in the letters “gry”

Angry and Hungry 

500

What 1648 peace agreement helped end the 30 years war and is often linked to modern state system?

The peace of Westphalia 

500

What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space in 1957?

Sputnik 1

500

In chess, which piece can move in an L shaped pattern and jump over other pieces?

The knight