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DEAD MUSICIANS
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This scientist who is synonymous with intelligence is often falsely cited as failing grade school mathematics
Who is Albert Einstein?
300
The US congressional cafeteria renamed a popular food item to this, after France's opposition to the war in Iraq
What are Freedom Fries?
300
October 4th, 1957: The Soviet Union launches this beach-ball-sized satellite into orbit, kicking off the Space Race
What is Sputnik?
300
Going head over heels:
SOULS MASTER
What is a somersault?
300
War broke out on Sept. 22, 1980 when fighter bombers from this nation attacked 10 Iranian airfields
What is Iraq?
300
This rocker played Jareth, the Goblin King in the 1986 cult classic fantasy "Labyrinth"
Who is David Bowie?
600
Contrary to the popular myth that this man had wooden teeth, he actually had dentures constructed of lead tin alloy, ivory, and human teeth from slaves
Who is George Washington?
600
A writer was exiled from Florence by Pope Boniface VIII, when he later wrote this epic poem, he meets Boniface in hell
What is Dante's Inferno?
600
The nearest example of a red supergiant is this bright star; it's still 724 light-years away, & don't say it 3 times
What is Betelgeuse?
600
An ancient reptile:
AIR SOUND
What is a Dinosaur?
600
In 331 B.C. the Greek & Macedonian armies under this general conquered the Persians
Who is Alexander the Great?
600
In 2008 the Grammys said yes,yes,yes to this Amy Winehouse song
What is Rehab?
900
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!
This 1870 disaster was falsely attributed to Mrs. O'Leary's cow who allegedly knocked over a lantern
900
This comedian opens a "spite store" in season 10 of his Emmy winning series; a coffee shop built next to his rival's café
Who is Larry David?
900
Hawking radiation is a theoretical positive energy escaping one of these near its event horizon
What is a black hole?
900
Photographers to the stars:
A PIZZA RAP
What is paparazzi?
900
In 1917 Britain issued the Balfour Declaration which called for the creation of this
What is the Jewish Palestinian State?
900
This trumpeter was born May 26, 1926; you could call it the "birth of the Cool"
Who is Miles Davis?
1200
Though Looney Toons audiences mistook this name to be a synonym for stupid, Bugs Bunny was actually using this biblical hunter's name sarcastically to mock Elmer Fudd
Who is Nimrod?
1200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
Myth states that upon sacking this Mediterranean rival city, Romans salted the earth to prevent future crops from growing
1200
On April 12, 1961 this Russian, the first man in space, said the earth had a "beautiful blue halo"
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
1200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!
One of man's best friends:
DADS HUNCH
1200
In 1988 King Hussein surrendered this country's claim to the disputed West Bank
What is Jordan?
1200
August 13, 1995: 25,000 fans jam Golden Gate Park to celebrate this guitarist who'd passed away 4 days earlier
Who is Jerry Garcia?
1500
This Bostonian billionaire claimed that he knew the stock market was in trouble when his local shoe shine boy was giving him stock tips, though many speculate that it was actually his connections on the hill that tipped him off to the impending crises
Who is Joseph P. Kennedy?
1500
When asked about their supposed feud, Mariah Carey declared "I don't know her" in reference to this rival musician
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
1500
Seen here, the golden record was placed aboard this 1977 space probe, intended for extraterrestrial life to find it contains images, nature sounds, spoken greetings in 155 languages, and music
What is the Voyager spacecraft?
1500
A colonizer like Cortes:
CARTOON SQUID
What is a conquistador?
1500
The first armed U.N. Peacekeeping Force was established on Nov. 7 1956 in response to this Mideast crises
What is the Suez Crisis?
1500
This country singer gave up his seat to the Big Bopper on the 1959 flight that also killed Buddy Holly & Richie Valens
Who is Waylon Jennings?