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This man famously used non-violent tactics against colonialism in the fight for Indian independence. Who is he?

Mahatma Gandhi

100

When what we know of today as the United States first came into existence, it was not independent. Instead, it consisted of 13 colonies, ruled by which country?

Britain

100

These had large needlework of dogs on them with a leash going up to the waistline

Poodle Skirts

100

Alexander Graham Bell is one of the names associated with this key item, mainly because he was the first to send in the patent for it back in 1876. What was his invention?

Telephone

100

What does WWW stand for?

World Wide Web

200

Platinum blonde hair, skirt swirling in an updraft, candle in the wind. Which immortal film star is this?

Marilyn Monroe

200

in 1861, war finally broke out between North and the South because of the election of an anti-slavery president. Who was the president?

Abraham Lincoln

200

This was the Un-Cola`

7-UP

200

in 1668, the reflecting telescope changed astronomy forever. It was the apple of one man's eye: who was the inventor?

Issac Newton

200

What web browser was released by google?

Chrome

300

You are in the 15th century Germany and the news on the road is that the mechanical moving printing press has been invented. You meet the inventor who asks: Who am I?

Johannes Gutenberg

300

When it was completed in 1787, the new constitution of the United States had to go through a process called ratification to become legal. Which state became the first to ratify the Constitution?

Delaware

300

These two types of chewing gum each had comic strips in them

Dubba Bubble and Bazooka

300

While doing research on radar, Percy Spencer noticed that the electromagnetic waves emitted melted the candy bar in his pocket. Instead of getting irritated at the mess of melted candy bar inside his pocket, Percy patented what household device in 1945?

Microwave Oven

300

This California-based, large multinational technology company was incorporated in 1977 by founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. What is this company 

Apple

400

Once he was top of the pole with an eponymous television sitcom but his fall from grace led him to a prison cell. Who was the man once known as "America's Dad"?

Bill Cosby

400

in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to make an international trip while in office. To which Latin American country did he travel?

Panama

400

These were kids shoe of choice in the 1940s and 50s?

PF Flyers

400

Reginald Fessenden was the man responsible for SONAR, a technological tool created in 1912 and used in which location?

Underwater

400

This large, multinational company has its headquarters in New York State. Famed for its many inventions and discoveries, the company's employees have won at least five Nobel Prizes. This company holds more patents than any other American Company and it is often referred to as "Big Blue". What company is this?

IBM

500

I rebelled against my family's wishes and took up a career in nursing. During my early life I showed a gift for mathematics and was seen as a gifted statistician. Who is my name?

Florence Nightingale

500

in 2011, protestors took to the streets standing against corporate influence in the government, bank bailout, and growing wealth disparity. What were these protests called?

Occupy Wall Street

500

Dixie Cups used to have these printed on their lids

Movie Stars

500

in 1856, James Harrison patented something which would eventually become an indispensable part of modern life. What was this device which ultimately revolutionized our kitchens and our eating habits?

Refrigerator

500

The founder of this company, a Harvard Dropout, is one of the wealthiest men in the world. The company was established in 1975 and is based in Washington State. Dominating the industry with its Operating System software and 'Office' suite products

Microsoft 

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