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100

This is the largest ocean on Earth, covering more than 30% of the planet's surface.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

100

This Swedish music streaming service features a green icon and allows users to create custom playlists.

What is Spotify?

100

Beyond just artistic talent, this trait is the ability to use imagination to connect ideas and invent original solutions.

What is creativity?

100

This bright yellow item is used to draw attention to important text in textbooks and notes.

What is a highlighter?

100

From classic board games to modern action figures, this general term describes objects designed specifically for play, entertainment, and recreation.

What are toys?

200

In this process, green plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create their own food.

What is photosynthesis?

200

This artist released a record-breaking tour concert film in theaters in late 2023.

Who is Taylor Swift?

200

Having this mindset means looking on the bright side and expecting positive outcomes, even when facing tough situations.

What is optimism?

200

This adhesive, sticky paper square was accidentally invented by a scientist at 3M who was trying to make a super-strong glue.

What is a Post-it Note? 

200

This fundamental democratic process allows citizens to choose their representatives and leaders by casting official ballots.

What are elections?

300

Water boils at 212° in this unit of measure.

What is Fahrenheit?

300

In Stranger Things, this terrifying parallel dimension exists alongside the human world.

What is the Upside Down?

300

It's the ability to step into someone else's shoes, understand how they are feeling, and offer support when they need it.

What is empathy?

300

A powerful handheld electronic device that can plot graphs, solve simultaneous equations, and handle advanced math like calculus, statistics, and trigonometry.

What is a graphing calculator?

300

This form of literature uses rhythm, aesthetic qualities, and figurative language to convey feelings beyond traditional writing. 

What is poetry?

400

This type of word modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, and often ends in "-ly".

What is an adverb?

400

This 2023 movie starring Margot Robbie became the highest-grossing film directed by a woman in cinema history.

What is Barbie?

400

This skill involves analyzing facts, questioning assumptions, and evaluating evidence before forming a conclusion.

What is critical thinking?

400

This handy tool is used in math and drafting to measure and draw angles. It's usually made of clear plastic and shaped like a half-circle.

What is a protractor? 

400

From microscopic plankton to giant blue whales, this collective term encompasses all plants, animals, and organisms that inhabit saltwater environments.

What is marine life?

500

The imaginary line of 0° longitude that connects the North Pole to the South Pole and splits the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

What is the prime meridian? 

500

Originally released in 2011, this sandbox game holds the record for the best-selling video game in history, with over 300 million copies sold.

What is Minecraft?

500

This quality allows you to manage your actions, emotions, and impulses, such as choosing to finish your homework before scrolling on your phone.

What is self-control?

500

The standard "lead" in modern wooden pencils is actually a mixture of clay and this mineral.

What is graphite?

500

A real-world application where students demonstrate what they learn by creating a product that is presented beyond the classroom.

What is project-based learning?