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The 60's
100
How many continents in the world are inhabited?
Six
100
What is the name of the plant with a jaw-like mechanism to trap flies and other small insects?
The Venus Fly Trap
100
The name of the writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians.
Hieroglyphics
100
In 1941 a new comic book bean with a character whose best friend was Jughead. What was the name of the title character?
Archie
100
What 1967 movie featured Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock?
"The Graduate"
200
In 1941, El Rancho Vegas, a casino hotel, opened. This was soon followed by others. What is the name of the part of the highway where one could find all these casinos?
The Strip
200
The rarest blood type is...
AB-
200
The two elements on the periodic table when combined make the ingredient commonly known as table salt.
Na and Cl
Sodium Chloride
200
In 1940, Disney released "Pinocchio" with a little cricket who acted as Pinocchio's conscience. What was the cricket's name?
Jiminy
200
What 1960s cartoon duo battled spies named Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale?
Rocky & Bullwinkle
300
In 1947 Pulitzer Prize went to Robert Penn Warren's whose novel whose protagonist was a governor patterned on former Louisiana Governor Huey Long. What was the name of the novel?
All The King's Men
300
The medical term for bad breath.
Halitosis
300
Name five of the first 13 colonies.
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
300
Frank Readick Jr. opened this question on the top-rated daytime radio show.
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"
"The Shadow"
300
Which singer had a famous farewell concert at Madison Square Garden in 1968 called “The Comeback Special”?
Elvis Presley
400
In the 1830's, an eagle took residence at the U.S. Mint where he became a companion and mascot. What was the bird's name?
Peter
Historians believe the eagle featured on the silver dollar was based on this beloved bird.
400
Formally adopted by the state government in 1911, what animal is prominently featured on the state flag of California?
The bear
400
The central mountain range which runs from Maine down to Alabama.
The Appalachian Mountains
400
Which young English actress famed for her beautiful eyes starred in the film "National Velvet"?
Elizabeth Taylor
400
What was the name of The Beatles’ final studio album released in 1969?
Abbey Road
500
This cup from Victorian England was used for?
Mustache cup
Englishmen often used mustache wax to style their facial hair, which melted straight off their upper lip into the tea. So, this cup was designed that featured a built-in ceramic ledge for men to rest their mustaches against while they sipped their tea.
500
What creature with no teeth or stomach, mates for life, and is the only species on Earth where the male carries the unborn offpsring?
The Seahorse
500
This city exists on two seperate continents.
Istanbul
The city touches both sides of the Bosporus Straight, and the boundary between Asia and Europe.
500
Irving Berlin wrote a song for the movie, "Holiday Inn." The song became the title of another movie. What was the song?
"White Christmas"
"White Christmas" won the Oscar for best original song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby made the best-known recording, but many people have recorded it since. It's the most recorded Christmas song of all time.
500
Which sci-fi classic directed by Stanley Kubrick premiered in 1968?
"A Space Odyssey"
600
The Puck Fair is held each August in Killorglin, Ireland, where a king is crowned. An animal is selected from the nearby forest and is crowned by Queen Puck, a young girl from the town. What is the animal?
A goat
600
What larger variant of the "sweet" banana is frequently used for cooking?
A plantain
600
In degrees, what re the interior angles of each angle of an eualateral triangle?
60 degrees
600
This famous inventor invented the color wheel in 1706.
Sir Issac Newton
Newton used sunlight and a prism to split light into colors, changing how artist understood color and how they mixed paints.
600
Who became the first African nation to win independence in 1960?
Nigeria
700
This fruit was known for centuries as the "poison apple". As recently as the 18th century, it was thought that aristocrats were falling ill and even dying after eating it.
The tomato
The misconception came from the use of pewter plates the tomatoes were served on, which contained high lead content.
700
What was the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope?
Uranus
700
This mathematical term describes the likelihood of a particular event occuring.
Probability
700
This boxer could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay
700
What year did the Voting Rights Act pass in the United States?
1965
800
Bubble gum was invented in 1928 by candymaker Walter Diemer. Why was the color pink chosen for the the gum?
Originally they color was gray which seemed unappealing, so red was added creating a pink.
Red was the only color he had on hand.
800
Who begins food chains?
Producers
800
Which language, regardless of dialect, does not have words that form past tense?
Chinese
800
This famous artist was a vegetarian and animal lover. He would buy caged birds to set them free.
Leonardo da Vinci
800
What type of boots, often knee-high and shiny, became a fashion craze?
Go-go Boots
900
This famous Boston Red Fox legend left baseball briefly to be a fighter pilot in the second world war.
Ted Williams
900
What scientist proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
900
What is the fastest human sense?
Hearing
900
Which director has won the most Academy Awards for Best Director, with four?
John Ford
900
Which type of sunglasses, made famous by John Lennon, became popular?
Round wire-rim glasses
1000
In 1833, this future president opened a bar with his friend William F. Berry in New Salem, Illinois. It eventually closed when Berry, a raging alcoholic, consumed most of the bar's supply.
Abraham Lincoln
1000
What color catches the eye first?
Yellow
1000
How long did the British rule in India?
From 1858 to 1947, for a total of 89 years.
1000
How many single squares are there on a chessboard?
64
1000
Which comic book superhero team debuted in 1963, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby?
The X-Men