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100
Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere, three of the ten largest islands in the world, can all be found in what country?
Canada
100
Not fresh story
Stale Tale
100
Who is one of the most famous students of Socrates?
Plato
100
What type of nuts are used to make macarons?
Almonds
100
She stars as the socialite Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Who is Audrey Hepburn? Hepburn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role but lost. However, Henry Mancini won two for his work on the film’s music.
100
Reduced sunlight is one reason the leaves on this type of tree change color before the tree loses its leaves.
What is deciduous? Other factors besides length of daylight include leaf pigment, weather conditions, and soil moisture.
200
Which transcontinental country (Europe and Asia) spans 11 time zones?
Russia
200
Neat stage setting
Clean Scene
200
Who is the famous leader of Cuba had 49 years in power?
Fidel Castro
200
Which expensive spice is taken from a crocus flower?
Saffron
200
Cook slices of this common citrus fruit in water to help clean the microwave.
What is lemon? It loosens dried-on messes and makes cleaning with a little dishwashing liquid a breeze.
200
Red delicious, yellow delicious, and Roma varieties of this fruit are harvested in October.
What are apples? Fun fact: The average tree fills roughly 20 boxes at harvest, weighing approximately 42 pounds each.
300
Israel and which other country border the Dead Sea? This country’s name comes from the river which defines most of its north-western border.
Jordan
300
Living plunge
Live Dive
300
One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
Babylon
300
What is also known as Japanese horseradish?
Wasabi
300
What is this famous tagline from “Let your fingers do the walking?”
What is the Yellow Pages? The Yellow Pages is a book of business listings put out by the telephone company. Years ago, it was a thicker, all-encompassing telephone directory of both personal and professional listings. Those huge books also had blue pages, which were government listings.
300
This divided country was reunited in October 1990
What is Germany? The Cold War divided the country into East and West. After 45 years, the two were officially reunited on October 3, 1990, less than one year after the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989.
400
Which island (a British territory off the east coast of North America, also of triangle fame) doesn’t actually have its own natural source of fresh water and instead relies on rainwater collection?
Bermuda
400
Vast Country
Grand Land
400
Canada boycotted the Olympics in which country in 1980?
Soviet Union
400
Manchego cheese is made with milk from which animal?
Sheep
400
The Klondike Gold Rush took place in which part of Canada?
Yukon
400
This famous TV personality born in October is also a judge.
Judge Judy Sheindlin, born October 21.
500
What capital of Western Australia is over 1,300 miles from Adelaide, its nearest sizeable neighbor, making it one of the most isolated major cities in the world?
Perth
500
Jelly made from a shell fish
Clam Jam
500
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893?
New Zealand
500
Up until the Middle Ages, which popular vegetable was always purple in color?
Carrots
500
With the tagline “A love story of today,” this film stars Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn as a young couple in love from different racial backgrounds.
What is Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? This is the last movie Spencer Tracy acted in, as he was very ill at the time
500
When it’s not a harvest moon, the name of October’s full moon is this.
What is the hunter’s moon (or sanguine or blood moon)? The full moon will be visible at sunset on Sunday, October 9, but you can see it in all its splendor at least the day before and day after its official peak.
600
A former Malaysian state was expelled in 1965 and is now often considered the only modern country to date to gain independence unwillingly. What is this sovereign city-state nation?
Singapore
600
Sharp speech impediment
Crisp Lisp
600
Which were China’s Four Great Inventions?
papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, and printing
600
Agar agar is added to dishes to make them do what?
Set
600
This cruciferous vegetable has an ornamental version that adds color to the fall garden?
What is kale? It adds green, white, pink, and/or purple to the garden. Ornamental kale is not edible.
600
These black swan events often happen in October.
What are stock market declines or crashes? Some major black swan events include the Panic of 1907, the stock market crash of 1929, and the Black Monday stock market crash in 1987.