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THE 20TH CENTURY
Hair & Skin
100

Bourbon was named for a county in this “Bluegrass State”

Kentucky

100

Stones from this infamous Paris Prison were used to build the Pont du la Concorde

The Bastille

100

If the sister of your uncle is not your aunt, how is she?

Your Mother

100

This canal officially opened August 15, 1914

The Panama Canal

100

Hair is present on all skin surfaces except the palms, soles, lips, ____, and parts of the external reproductive organs.

The nipples
200

Though it’s colourless, odorless and not aged, it still packs a wallop in a bloody Mary

Vodka

200

In England crumpets and Chelsea buns are often served at this 4:00 pm pick-me-up

Tea Time

200

What is a European who fell into the Red Ocean?

Wet

200

James Doolittle led the surprise air raid on this country April 18, 1942

Japan

200

Genes determine hair color by directing the type and amount of _____ on the hair that epidermal melanocytes produce.

Pigment

300

The whiskey in a seven and seven comes from this country

Canada

300

In 1993 Circus Circus opened in Grand Slam Canyon, a theme park under a dome, in this city

Las Vegas

300

Where does the fire end and the smoke begin?

At the letter E
300

In 1931, while people read ‘The Good Earth’, thousands of miles of this Asian country flooded

China

300

True or False: All people have about the same number of melanocytes in their skin.

True

400

At his first sip of this Dom Perignon cried "I am tasting stars!"

Champagne

400

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow gauge railway that climbs to 7400 feet in this country

India

400

On which horses can you not ride?

Seahorses

400

A May 18, 1954 L.A Times headline read “Supreme Court Outlaws“ this “in schools“

Segregation

400

___ _____ usually arises in nonpigmented skin cells in the deep layer of the skin, causing cell mutation and tumors

Skin Cancer

500

A Brandy Alexander contains brandy, cream and this flavour liqueur

Chocolate

500

While many of Mexico’s resorts are on the Pacific Ocean, Cancun lies on this sea

The Carribbean

500

Is a man allowed to marry the sister of his widow?

If his wife is a widow, he is already dead

500

After conquering Everest, Sir Edmund Hilary set off to find this creature; he didn’t succeed

The Abominable Snowman

500

Skin color is due largely to ____.

Melanin
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