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$100) This George was a member of the Beatles.
Answer: Who is George Harrison? He wrote the tune “Something,” and he organized the Concert for Bangladesh.
($100) They released their Abbey Road album in 1969
Answer: Who are the Beatles? It was No. 1 in the United States, and it held that spot for 11 out of its 83 weeks on the charts.
($100) This Ivy League school was founded by Ben Franklin and sounds like a state university.
Answer: What is the University of Pennsylvania? It was founded in 1740 and was one of the first in the United States to admit women as students.
($100) This is a nickname for New Orleans.
Answer: What is “The Big Easy”? Some believe the nickname is intended to show its contrast with New York City, aka “The Big Apple.” NYC is considered a city that never sleeps, with a frenzied, fast-paced lifestyle, while New Orleans claims a more relaxed, laid-back vibe.
($100) He has no heart in The Wizard of Oz
Answer: Who is the Tin Man? Before the hit film version, there was a silent version. Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) portrays the Tin Man in that version.
($200) This composer and pianist wrote the opera Porgy and Bess
Answer: Who is George Gershwin? He also composed the songs “Someone to Watch over Me,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Embraceable You,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me.”
($200) Their hits include “Witchy Woman,” “Hotel California,” and “Desperado.”
Answer: Who are the Eagles? The band broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994. The photo on their Hotel California album is of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
. ($200) Four recent presidents, starting with President Gerald Ford, have graduated from Yale. Name one of the other three.
Answer: Who are George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush? The fifth president who attended Yale was President William Taft. Ford and Clinton graduated from Yale Law. The Bushes and Taft went there for their undergraduate studies.
. ($200) Finish the expression: “Easy come…”
Answer: What is “easy go”? The idiom dates to the 1800s, but the similar Chinese expression “quickly come, quickly go” dates to 400 BC.
($200) She plays Mary Poppins in the film with the same name.
Answer: Who is Julie Andrews? Andrews was pregnant when she was cast, and they waited to start filming until after she gave birth.
($400) This Australian actor and former model plays James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Answer: Who is George Lazenby? It was the only film in which he played the British secret agent
($400) “I Write the Songs” is one of his hit songs.
Answer: Who is Barry Manilow? He co-wrote “Copacabana,” “Dancin’ Fool,” “It’s a Miracle,” and many more.
($400) When the Ivy Leagues refused to admit women, the top seven women’s colleges were collectively known as this. They were the equivalent of Ivy League schools for women.
Answer: What are the Seven Sisters? The seven schools were primarily liberal arts colleges and were comprised of Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Bryn Mawr, Barnard, Radcliffe, and Mount Holyoke.
($400) When someone is good-looking, people sometimes say they are easy on these.
Answer: What are the eyes? It means they’re aesthetically pleasing.
($400) She stars in the 1972 film Cabaret as Sally Bowles.
Answer: Who is Liza Minnelli? The character was based on aspiring actress Jean Ross. Minnelli wanted to meet her, but Ross declined because she didn’t like her portrayal in the film.
($600) This boxing heavyweight champion also sells a line of indoor grills.
Answer: Who is George Foreman? He also won an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
($600) They recorded “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” and “There’s a Kind of Hush.”
Answer: Who are Herman’s Hermits? They frequently hit the
top of the charts from 1964 to 1967.
($600) Brown University is in this state.
Answer: What is Rhode Island? Brown is in Providence, which holds an annual Halloween spooky concert at midnight complete with costumes as the preferred attire.
($600) People who sail through life are said to live here.
Answer: What is Easy Street? This usually applies to financial matters. Those with no worries about finances live on Easy Street.
$600) He is the lead chipmunk in The Chipmunks franchise.
Answer: Who is Alvin? Their signature tune is “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.”
($800) This is the author of the book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Answer: Who is George Orwell? Orwell got arrested on purpose so he could relate to the people he associated with. He hoped to get a prison sentence, but he was released 48 hours later.
($800) This man co-wrote the song “Tutti Frutti” in 1955.
Answer: Who is Little Richard? He wrote the song while he was working as a dishwasher at a Greyhound bus station.
($800) This is Brooke Shields’ alma mater.
Answer: What is Princeton? Her majors were Romance languages and literature, and she graduated with honors.
($800) This genre of music is sometimes called elevator music.
Answer: What is easy listening? When easy-listening music is played in the elevator, it’s often instrumental.
($800) Tevye (TEV-ya) is the patriarch in this musical
Answer: What is Fiddler on the Roof? Zero Mostel played Tevye in the original 1964 Broadway musical, and Topol (TOW-paal) plays him in the 1971 film.