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100

Sheryl Crow asked her audiences "why the hell are you so sad?" in this hit single.

What is If It Makes You Happy? 

100

Pearl Harbor was bombed on this date "that will live in infamy."

What is December 7, 1941?

100

This King had six wives, three of whom met an untimely death.

Who is King Henry the Eighth?

100

This "chosen one" was born on July 31st. Coincidentally, Daniel Radcliffe was also born in July.

Who is Harry Potter?

100

This college football team won the rose bowl in 1972, the year Dad was born. Was it a sign?

What is Stanford?

200

This band wrote the lyrics: "It's only right to think about the girl you love and hold her tight"

Who are The Turtles? (in their song So Happy Together)

200

Texas was added to the union in this year. Twenty years later, the last slaves in the state were notified of their freedom.

What is 1845?

200

The eighth amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and this type of punishment.

What is cruel and unusual?

200

Sharpay Evans was played by this woman, who celebrated her birthday on July 2nd.

Who is Ashley Tisdale?

200

Dad graduated from high school in 1989, the year this "Love Story" singer was born.

Who is Taylor Swift?

300

The lyrics "I should probably warn you, I'll be just fine. No offense to you, don't waste your time" appear in this song.

What is Happy by Pharell Williams?

300

Gold in California was first discovered in January of this year, though the Gold Rush didn't technically start until February of the following year.

What is 1848?

300

The eighth district in this dystopian series is responsible for the textile industry of Panem.

What is the Hunger Games?

300

This playwright, known for The Odd Couple, was born on the fourth of July.

Who is Neil Simon?

300

Dad got married in this year. Suju Doddamma attended the wedding heavily pregnant with her third son, who would be born less than two weeks later.

What is 1999?

400

Ariana Grande wrote "Got me happy, happy. I'ma be happy, happy, yeah" in this song. Ironically, she broke up with the titular man less than five months after the song was released.

What is Pete Davidson?

400

The first atomic bomb, the Trinity test, was exploded on July 16th of this year.

What is 1945?

400

Martin Van Buren, the 8th US President, was known as "The Little" this.

What is magician?

400

This actor's birthday is July 1st. His sitcom character celebrated a birthday party in season one, where he memorable deadpanned "my husband... has invited you to my party. There's very little street parking. No gifts. No singing of Happy Birthday. It should be fun."

Who is Andre Braugher?

400

While it is generally used for osteosarcoma patients, the rotationplasty procedure was first used in 1930, on a patient who had this bacterial disease.

What is tuberculosis?

500

The lyrics "I hope you're happy how you've hurt your cause forever. I hope you think you're clever" are sung by the character Glinda in this song from the musical Wicked.

What is Defying Gravity?

500

Slavery in Georgia was prohibited in 1732. However, it came back fewer than 20 years later, in this year.

What is 1749?

500

This coming-of-age movie, directed by Bo Burnham and starring Elsie Fisher, earned over fourteen million dollars at the box office in 2018.

What is Eighth Grade?

500

This Beatle was born on July 7th.

Who is Ringo Starr?

500

In 2004, Dad had his first child. In the same year, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta, and this other nation joined the European Union.

What is Slovenia?

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