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100

This cheese comes from the area around Parma, Italy.

Parmesan 

100

The day after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, this man killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald while Oswald was being transferred to the county jail.

Jack Ruby 

It is believed that Ruby thought he would be arrested but not indicted. Instead, he received the death penalty but died in jail from a blood clot in his lung

100

There are 2 teams that have won the most super bowls (6 each) Name one of those teams.

Steelers and Patriots

100

"May the Fourth Be With You" is the official tagline of the galaxy-wide holiday celebrated the first week of May in honor of what Sci-fi francise?

Star Wars 

100

Name the title of the Ronald Dahl book which features and orphan boy whose parents were eaten by a rhinocerous.

James and the Giant Peach

200

Known in Italy as Venezia, this entire city of canals is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Venice 

200

In the 1930s, the 20-month-old son of this aviator was kidnapped and killed.

Charles Lindbergh

 The Lindberghs received a $50,000 ransom note in March 1932. After three days of searching, another ransom note came for $70,000. The money was delivered. The baby had been killed the night of the kidnapping, and the case wouldn’t be solved for two years.

200

What team has played in 4 super bowls , but never held a lead?

       A Browns

       B Vikings

       C Lions

       D Jaguars

B. Vikings 

200

Made from a mix of mucus and concentrated melanin, what dark substance can be secreted as a defense mechanism by many cephlapods, including squid and octopus?

Ink 

200

In 2008 Kung Fu panda film starred  a famous actor with a color in his name. Who was the actor?

 Jack Black


300

This largest Baroque fountain in Rome was featured in the 1954 film Three Coins in the Fountain.

Trevi Fountain

The fountain is located at the end of the aqueduct, and sculptures tell a story about the taming of the waters. The one million euros collected each year in the fountain are donated to charity.

300

 In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre and found in this country.

Italy 

300

Which of these teams have never appeared in a single super bowl?

        A Dolphins

        B Jets

        C Texans

        D Seahawks

C. Texans 

300

In Baseball shorthand, It's a strikeout. On the periodic table, it's potassium. What's the letter?

K

300

Who wrote the famous novel Pride and Prejudice?


Jane Austen

400

This Italian island, home to Mount Etna, is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sicily

Mount Etna is the largest active volcano in Europe. The inhabitants of Sicily speak Sicilian—a distinct language, not a dialect.

400

In 1974, this publishing mogul’s granddaughter was kidnapped by the Symbionese National Liberation Army and later participated in a bank robbery.

(William Randolph) Hearst 

Hearst inspired Orson Welles’ epic film Citizen Kane.

400

Which player has the most super bowl rings in history?

Tom Brady 

400

Cars was the final Pixar film to be released on VHS and also the first to be released on what post-DVD high resolution technology?

Blu Ray
400

What Disney movie features the character Baloo?

Jungle Book

500

Italians never order this beverage after 11 a.m

Cappuccino

Italians have long believed drinking anything with milk, with or after any meal other than breakfast, is bad for digestion. Breakfast is a light meal in Italy, so that meal is an exception. However, they are used to tourists ordering cappuccinos any time of day, including after dinner.

500

In 1958, this Hollywood femme fatale’s 14-year-old daughter killed her mother’s lover, Johnny Stompanato, a suspected mob boss, saving her mother’s life.

Lana Turner

When Turner attempted to end the affair with Stompanato, he became violent. The night of his death, the two were engaged in a fight so ferocious that Turner’s daughter ran and grabbed a knife and killed Stompanato. The coroner reported it as a justifiable homicide.

500

There are two starting quarterbacks who won Super bowls with two different teams. Name one of those quarterbacks, AND 1 team they were on when they won a super bowl

A Peyton Manning -Colts / Broncos

B Tom Brady -Patriots / Buccaneers

500

Readers first had the opportunity to visit C.S.Lewis's Narnia in 1950 in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", but it wouldn't be until later that the collection of all the books in the series were referred to by what collective C-word?

Chronicles

500

What is the name of the North American mythical creature that is part hare?

Jackalope


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