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100

Which river is Nigeria named after?

The Niger

100

What TV sitcom most often preceded The Bob Newhart Show during its six-year run on CBS?

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

100

Which saint is said to have landed in Ireland in 432 A.D.

St. Patrick

100

What musical's title character is adopted by billionaire Oliver (Daddy) Warbucks?

Annie

200

What country is known as the Cradle of Civilization?

Iraq

200

Who directed Jurassic Park?

Steven Spielberg

200

What did the residence of the U.S. president become formally known as in 1901?

The White House

200

Who created Hercule Poiot and Miss Marple?

Agatha Christie

300

What South American country remains the poorest despite its huge oil reserves?

Bolivia

300

What comedy movie set in Punxsutawney was actually filmed in Woodstock, IL? This movie starred Bill Murray.

Groundhog Day

300

Who founded the city of Philadelphia?

William Penn

300

Who wrote The Young Lion and Rich Man, Poor Man?

Irwin Shaw

400

Who was the King of Spain at the start of the 21st century?

King Juan Carlos 1

400

Which member of the rock band Rolling Stones was expelled from Dartford Technical College for truancy?

Keith Richards or Mick Jagger

Keith Richards

400

What is the largest humanitarian network in the world?

The International Red Cross (and Red Crescent).

400

Whose novel is the basis for the Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera?

Gaston Leroux's

500

Which Scandinavian country's longest and deepest fjord (long, deep narrow body of water that reaches far inland. Often they are U-shaped.)

Norway

500

Who took the lead role in King Creole that had originally been offered to James Dean?

Elvis Presley

500

How many stars are on Alaska's state flag?

eight

500

What Anglo-Irish writer had the middle names Fingal O'Flahertie Wills?

Oscar Wilde

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