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100
In the beloved classic The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of Dorothy’s loyal little black dog who travels with her down the Yellow Brick Road?
A) Lassie
B) Toto
C) Buster
D) Bandit
B) Toto
100
Dolly Parton wrote a high-energy anthem for working folks in 1980 about working what daily shift?
A) Walkin' After Midnight
B) 9 to 5
C) 2 to 10
D) Sunrise to Sunset
B) 9 to 5
100
Listen to this theme song and name the TV show it is from.
The Addams Family (1964-1966)
100
What U.S. city is often referred to as "The Big Apple"?
*50 bonus points if you can tell us why?*
New York City!
New York is called "The Big Apple" because of 1920s horse racing slang, where stable hands in New Orleans referred to New York's highly prestigious racetracks as the "Big Apple"—the ultimate prize or pinnacle of the sport. The term was popularized in the 1920s by New York Morning Telegraph sports writer John J. Fitz Gerald, who titled his racing column "Around the Big Apple".
100
What is 100 minus 25?
A) 65
B) 75
C) 85
D) 55
B) 75
200
In 1965, Sound of Music star Julie Andrews won an Academy Award for playing a magical nanny. What was the character's name?
Mary Poppins
200
Patsy Cline is famous for singing a 1961 country-pop ballad written by Willie Nelson. What is the title?
A) "I Fall to Pieces"
B) "Crazy"
C) "Walkin' After Midnight"
D) "Blue Bayou"
B) "Crazy"
200
"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is!" Which product used this wildly famous musical jingle?
A) Alka-Seltzer
B) Pepto-Bismol
C) Campbell's Soup
D) Tums
A) Alka-Seltzer
200
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
What massive, red-and-orange suspension bridge connects the city of San Francisco to Marin County?
A) The Brooklyn Bridge
B) The Golden Gate Bridge
C) The London Bridge
D) The Sydney Harbour Bridge
B) The Golden Gate Bridge
200
What is the title of the famous Shakespeare play featuring two "star-crossed lovers" from the feuding Capulet and Montague families?
A) Hamlet
B) Macbeth
C) Romeo and Juliet
D) A Midsummer Night's Dream
C) Romeo and Juliet
300
Which 1972 cinematic masterpiece about a powerful New York mafia family stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino?
A) Goodfellas
B) The Godfather
C) Scarface
D) Chinatown
B) The Godfather (1972)
300
What was the name of Frank Sinatra’s famous circle of entertainer friends, which included Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.?
The Rat Pack
300
** DOUBLE JEOPARDY **
Listen to this theme song and name the TV show it is from.
Hint: the cast is led by 4 women, including Betty White.
The Golden Girls (1985-1992)
300
Which of the five Great Lakes is the largest by surface area?
A) Lake Michigan
B) Lake Erie
C) Lake Superior
D) Lake Huron
C) Lake Superior
Lake Superior spans 82,100km2, making it the largest freshwater lake in the world.
300
If you buy a cup of coffee for $1.50 and pay with a $5.00 bill, how much change should you get back?
A) $2.50
B) $3.50
C) $4.00
D) $3.00
B) $3.50
400
** DOUBLE JEOPARDY **
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song from an iconic Western film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as a legendary pair of outlaws fleeing a relentless posse. Name that film!
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
400
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Which famous folk-rock duo sang The Sound of Silence and performed a historic free concert in New York's Central Park in 1981?
Simon & Garfunkel
400
Listen to this theme song and name the TV show it is from.
The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
400
What famous canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
A) Suez Canal
B) Erie Canal
C) Panama Canal
C) The Panama Canal
400
A camel’s hump is a brilliant survival adaptation for the harsh desert environment. What is primarily stored inside a healthy camel's hump?
A) Water
B) Fat
C) Muscle
D) Air
B) Fat
The fat can be broken down into energy and water when resources are scarce!
500
* **DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." This became one of the most famous movie quotes of the 1990s from which Tom Hanks film?
A) Forrest Gump
B) Philadelphia
C) Apollo 13
D) Cast Away
A) Forrest Gump
500
Who was the legendary bandleader and clarinetist known as the "King of Swing"?
Benny Goodman
500
Which fast-food chain featured a hilarious elderly woman named Clara Peller shouting, "Where's the beef?!" in their 1980s commercials?
A) McDonald's
B) Burger King
C) Wendy's
D) Subway
C) Wendy's
500
The Galápagos Islands belong to which country?
A) Peru
B) Ecuador
C) Chile
B) Ecuador
*50 bonus points if you can name an animal that is endemic to the Galapagos Islands (found nowhere else in the world)
