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Bruc-ster
100
Who was the first woman elected into the US Congress?
Jeannette Rankin
100
Dentophobia is the fear of what?
Dentists
100
"Houston, ___________."
"Houston, we have a problem." — Jim Lovell (Apollo 13)
100
What fabric derives it's name from the French for 'cord do the king"?
Corduroy
100
What movie has a clue for you from Xanadu?
Citizen Kane
200
Who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus on March 2, 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.
Claudette Colvin
200
What is the device to steam the flow of blood called?
A tourniquet
200
"You want the moon? ... _______________ ..."
"You want the moon? ... I’ll throw a lasso around it..." – It’s a Wonderful Life
200
What is the leading female singer called in an opera?
The Prima Donna
200
What musical filmed in Oregon, called the wind Maraiah?
Paint Your Wagon
300
Who was king of England from 1422 until 1461?
Henry 6th
300
What is the only mammal native to Iceland?
Arctic Fox
300
"Life is a cabaret, old ____, _____________!"
"Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to the cabaret!" – Cabaret
300
Which Dickens character asked for more?
Oliver twist
300
In what musical could you see a stranger across a crowded room?
South Pacific
400
What does “Dan” short for in former US vice president Dan Quayle’s name?
Danfort
400
Which atomic bomb was 1,500 times more powerful than Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined?
Tsar Bomba
400
"You know hoe to whistle, ________, Steve?"
"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve?" -- To have and to have not
400
How low is the lowest point of death valley?
282 feet below sea level.
400
In what movie does Tom Hanks play a young lawyer who was contracted AIDS?
Philadelphia
500
Which President had a 299 to 1, win loss wrestling career?
Abraham Lincoln was an accomplished wrestler in his youth and early adulthood, with a remarkable record of only one known loss in roughly 300 matches.
500
The lumbar spine consists of how many vertebrae?
Five
500
"A spoonful of _____ helps the _____ go ____"
A spoonful of sugar helps the Medicine go down Marry Poppins
500
How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknown Soildier?
21 steps, alluding to the 21-gun salute.
500
In what movie did Inigo Montoya declare, " You killed my father, prepare to die!"?
The Princess Bride
600
In which period did ballet originate?
Italian Renaissance
600
Sophophobia in the fear of what?
learning or knowledge
600
"I destroy my enemies when __________________."
"I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends." -- Abraham Lincoln
600
What plant does the Boll Weevil destroy?
Cotton
600
In what musical are we urged to "Try to remember the kind of September..."
The Fantasticks
700
With what Russian Spacecraft did the space shuttle Atlantis dock?
Mir (1995)
700
What part of the brain controls hunger?
Hypothalamus
700
"Imagination is more _________________."
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." — Albert Einstein.
700
What country is home to “Snake island?”
Brazil
700
Who played Michelangelo in the Agony and the Ecstasy?
Charleston Heston
800
Who was "The Wizard of Menlo Park"?
Thomas Edison
800
What word describes one tenth of a nautical mile?
Cable
800
"To love another person is to ________________."
"To love another person is to see the face of God." – Les Misérables
800
How much did the original barbie doll cost when it debuted in 1959?
$3.00 USD
800
If he were rich, where would Tevye sit in the synagogue and pray?
By the Eastern Wall
900
Who said, "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is good enough"?
Mae West
900
What has superseded Newtonian mechanics of the atomic scale?
Quantum mechanics
900
"The way to get started is to ___________________."
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." — Walt Disney.
900
In what country is Africa's northmost point?
Tunisia
900
What movie featured horses, horses, horses and Kirk Douglas playing Two estranged brothers- a miner and a rancher?
The man From Snowy River
1000
The Kingdom of Sardinia played a major role in the unification of which modern country?
Italy
1000
In biology, a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter is called what?
Commensalism
1000
"____bud"
"Rosebud" Citizen Kane
1000
Who designed the Cambridge Z88 computer?
Clive Sinclair
1000
What was Don Quixote's ultimate guest?
To Reach the Unreachable Star