Things invented by accident
It was a BADGER
U.S. history according to Schoolhouse Rock
Palindromes
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
400

The Kellogg brothers invented this cereal when they left some boiled wheat sitting out for too long, although they eventually settled on a different grain

Corn Flakes

400

Four states list this large mammal with a famed relationship to Teddy Roosevelt as their official state mammal (be specific)

Black bear

400

One episode uses this common and oft-maligned cooking analogy for immigration to the U.S.

The Great American Melting Pot

400

A type of canoe

Kayak

400

In Inglourious Basterds, Col. Hans Landa is better known by this nickname

The Jew Hunter

800

Spencer Silver was trying to create a strong adhesive product for 3M in 1968. His adhesive turned out to be much weaker, creating this paper product

Post-It Notes

800

Twelve (!) states, seemingly lacking any imagination, have selected the same animal as one of their official state mammals. You might cross one driving through the state (be specific)

White-tailed deer

800

The U.S. history episodes originally aired in the 1970s, but an episode on this was added after the 2000 presidential election

Electoral College

800

A drug for anxiety

Xanax

800

Tarantino's career took off after Pulp Fiction was awarded this famed prize at the Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'Or

1200

Alexander Fleming discovered this antibiotic when he found a mold growing in a petri dish

Penicillin

1200

Two states' official mammal share part of their name with a little battle

Bighorn sheep

1200

The first history episode finds the pilgrims traveling to the U.S. so they will have "no more" of these leaders

Kings

1200

Exercise done with a bar

Pullup

1200

Reservoir Dogs features characters Mr. Brown, Blue, White, Blonde, Pink, and this color

Orange

1600

A researcher for the Raytheon Corporation created this appliance in 1945 after an experiment caused the candy bar in his pocket to melt

Microwave oven

1600

This midwestern state has not bothered to designate a state mammal. Maybe they're too busy trying to figure out what the hell their nickname means first

Indiana

1600

"Elbow Room" described this phenomenon in U.S. history with no mention of Native people

Westward expansion

1600

Baseball players often tear this sort of cuff

Rotator

1600
She plays O-Ren Ishii, rival to The Bride (Uma Thurman), in Kill Bill Vol. I

Lucy Liu

2000

This toy was created after researchers attempted to create synthetic substances for airplane tires and soldiers' boots during WWII

Silly Putty

2000

Delaware and Mississippi each list a different type of fox as their official mammal; name both types

Gray & red

2000

The show's most famous song follows a bill trying to become a law. What's the bill about? (will accept generic answers)

Requirement for school buses to stop at railroad tracks

2000

Made to be a God

Deified

2000

This Blaxploitation icon plays the lead role in Tarantino's Jackie Brown

Pam Greer