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100

The original version of this popular real estate game sold for $146,500 in 2011.

What is Monopoly? 

In the new millennial version, players collect experiences instead of money. The millennials are furious because this version includes every imaginable stereotype of their generation.

100

It is a Spanish dish made with rice and a combination of any of the following: chicken, shrimp, mussels, chorizo, etc.

What is paella? 

It’s cooked in a special paella pan that allows the rice on the bottom to cook to a browned, crunchy texture.

100

This is everyone’s favorite TV-detective character in Hawaii.

Who is Thomas Magnum (P.I.)?

 Tom Selleck plays Thomas Magnum in the show Magnum, P.I. The original show ran from 1980 to 1988. A remake of the series is currently running on CBS, starring Jay Hernandez as Magnum.

100

This swimmer was the first to win seven gold medals at a single Olympics.

Who is Mark Spitz? 

He won them in 1972 in Munich. Michael Phelps, another swimmer, has won 28 Olympic medals over several Olympic Games and holds the record for the most cumulative medals.

100

When the cat’s away, the mice will do this.

What is play?

200

Before pantyhose, women held up hose with one of these undergarments.

What is girdle or garter belt? 

In the 1960s, teens preferred garter belts over girdles.

200

This Italian dish is made primarily with veal scallops and lemon.

What is veal piccata?

200

He is the U.S. Supreme Court’s only sitting African American associate justice.

Who is Clarence Thomas?

 He became an assistant attorney general in 1974. He also served as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

200

He was the first astronaut to become a senator and the first astronaut to return to space as a senior citizen.

Who is John Glenn?

200

The pen is mightier than this.

What is sword? 

The proverb dates to 1839.

300

Not as uncomfortable as rollers, these were used to keep curls in place after washing your hair or at night.

What are bobby pins?

300

Veal marsala hails from this country.

What is Italy?

300

He founded and promoted his own fast-food chain because he couldn’t find a good hamburger in Columbus, Ohio.

Who is Dave Thomas? 

Harlan Sanders, founder of KFC, was a major influence in his life. Dave Thomas founded the fast-food chain Wendy’s.

300

The first transcontinental flight didn’t carry passengers; it carried this.

What is mail? 

It occurred in 1920, and it wasn’t a nonstop flight. The first nonstop flight was a military flight in 1923. It took 23 hours and 50 minutes to fly nonstop from Long Island, New York, to San Diego, California.

300

Early to bed and early to rise makes a person these three things.

What are healthy, wealthy, and wise?

400

If you have a 1943 penny made from this metal, it could bring as much as $4.50.

What is zinc? 

The penny was made with zinc only during 1943. The war effort required a lot of copper, so they substituted zinc in the penny.

400

Poutine is a classic French-Canadian dish made with this primary ingredient.

What is potato? 

It’s made with potatoes, cheese curds, and beef gravy.

400

This child prodigy received his first of more than 1,000 patents at the age of 22.

Who is Thomas Edison?

 He saved a three-year-old from an advancing train just in the nick of time. The boy’s father gave Edison a job at Western Union and showed him how the telegraph worked.

400

He is credited with being the first billionaire.

Who is John D. Rockefeller? 

His investment in Standard Oil created his vast wealth. He left his estate to various foundations and gave his children first dibs on purchasing his properties.

400

Discretion is the better part of this.

What is valor?

500

Before the modern respirator replaced it, this tank respirator used to help treat polio victims was better known by this common name.

What is iron lung? 

Many polio patients were unable to breathe on their own due to paralysis and relied on the iron lung to breathe. In 1959, there were 1,200 people in iron lungs. By 2004, the number dropped to 39.

500

Curry is a popular blend of spices used in Indian cooking; this is another common Indian spice blend.

What is masala? 

The blend is comprised of some of the following: peppercorns, nutmeg, cumin, star anise, cardamom, cloves, and coriander. It can be used alone or with other spices, such as curry. Chicken tikka masala is a popular Indian dish in North America.

500

This Catholic is the patron saint of universities and students and is considered one of the greatest theologians of all time.

Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?

500

It was Jane Austen’s first book.

What is Sense and Sensibility?

 It was released in 1811. Pride and Prejudice was published two years later.

500

Fortune favors these people.

Who are the bold?

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