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100

Which famous Poe poem features a talking bird that only repeats the word "Nevermore"?

The Raven

100

In The Hangover, what kind of apex predator do the guys shockingly find in their hotel bathroom?

A Tiger

100

Which famous Motown group was led by Diana Ross?

The Supremes

100

Which interlocking plastic building bricks were invented in Denmark and mean "play well" in Danish?

LEGO

100

Which British music mogul is famous for wearing high-waisted trousers and buzzing contestants off the stage on America's Got Talent and The X Factor?

Simon Cowell 

200

In The Tell-Tale Heart, what specific part of the old man's body obsesses and terrifies the narrator?

The Eyes

200

In Step Brothers, what is the name of the prestigious, helicopter-lease-heavy event that Brennan and Dale help organize?

The Catalina Wine Mixer

200

What Michigan city is nicknamed "Hitsville, U.S.A." because it was the birthplace of Motown Records?

Detroit

200

In the game of chess, which piece is the only one that can jump over other pieces?

The Knight

200

Before hosting The Price Is Right, which animal rights activist and TV legend hosted the game show for 35 years from 1972 to 2007?

Bob Barker

300

What is the name of Edgar Allan Poe's only completed novel?

He walls him up alive inside a brick niche in the catacombs.

300

In Airplane!, what is the specific medical condition of the passengers that forces Ted Striker to land the plane?

Severe food poisoning (from eating the fish)

300

Which record executive founded Motown Records in 1959?

Barry Gordy

300

How many squares make up a standard Rubik's Cube on its exterior surface?

54 

300

What is the full name of the beloved, energetic safety expert and television host known to millions of children simply as "The Science Guy"?

Bill Nye (Bill Sanford Nye)

400

In The Masque of the Red Death, Prince Prospero isolates his guests in a suite of seven colored rooms. What color is the final, westernmost room?

Black.It features black velvet tapestries and scarlet-tinted panes, symbolizing death.

400

In Bridesmaids, what specific type of restaurant gives the bridal party food poisoning right before their dress fitting?

A BrazilIan steak house

400

What was the original name of Motown Records when it was first founded in January 1959?

Tamla Records

400

What was the original name of the classic block-stacking game Jenga before it was commercially published?

Takaradi 

400

Before hosting The Late Late Show in the US, which Scottish comedian and TV personality played the voice of Geoff Peterson, the robotic skeleton sidekick?

Craig Ferguson 

500

Which of Poe's short stories features a terrifying pendulum blade and an escape aided by rats eating through leather bindings?

The Pit and the Pendulum. The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition.

500

In Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, what is the full 5-word motto of the ADAA as stated by Patches O'Houlihan?

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge

500

Which Motown artist wrote the song "Tears of a Clown" but had to ask Stevie Wonder and Hank Cosby to help him finish the melody?

Smokey Robinson (Stevie Wonder actually wrote the music first, then brought it to Smokey to write the lyrics)

500

What specific toy holds the title of being the very first product ever advertised on United States television, airing a commercial in 1952?

Mr. Potato Head

500

Long before becoming a daytime TV judge, which reality court show star served as the prosecutor in the infamous 1982 murder trial of cheerleader Vicky Lynn Moore?

Judge Judy

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