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100

1945 34th US President was buried in grounds of his Hyde Park home, New York state

Burial of FDR

100

The story of English statesman Sir Thomas More who defied King Henry VIII after Henry rejected the Roman Catholic Church in order to obtain a divorce and remarry.

A Man for All Season 1966

100

John F. Kennedy

Massachusetts

100

Name 3 state capitals that start with D

  1. Denver - Colorado

  2. Des Moines - Iowa

  3. Dover - Delaware

100

Was Maria Callas a tenor or a soprano?

soprano

200

1947  He becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Jackie Robinson

200

1960's A landmark film by Federico Fellini that explores themes of decadence and existentialism. 

La Dolce Vita (1960) -

200

George H. W. Bush

 Connecticut

200

Which state has the highest divorce rate? 2024

  • Nevada: 4.2

  • Oklahoma: 3.6

  • Arkansas: 3.4

  • Alaska: 3.4

  • Wyoming: 3.2

  • Idaho: 3.2

  • Alabama: 3.1

200

What's the primary difference between banjo and a guitar?

The primary difference between the banjo and guitar is that the banjo only has 5 strings compared to 6 on the guitar

300

1966 This English rock and roll group release "Aftermath", their fourth studio album in UK.

Mother's Little Helper

The Rolling Stones

300

1960 This classic western tells the tale of two outlaws, as they attempt to outrun a relentless posse in the dying days of the Wild West.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

300

Jimmy Carter

Georgia

300

Which state has the lowest rate of divorce 2024

Maine had the lowest divorce rate in 2024, with 10.0 divorces per 1,000 married women.

Other states with notably low divorce rates included Wisconsin (10.8), New Jersey (11.0), Idaho (11.2)

300

I got in town a month ago
I seen a lotta girls since then
If I could meet 'em I could get 'em
But as yet I haven't met 'em
That's why I'm in the shape I'm in

Another Saturday Night

400

1990 This sketch comedy TV series premieres on FOX.

"In Living Color"

400

1960's: Norman Jewison's groundbreaking crime drama stars Sidney Poitier as a black detective from the North who helps solve a murder case in a racially hostile Southern town.

In The Heat of the Night

400

Ronald Reagan

Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California.

400

Which state has the most tourists visiting? 2025

California 

Texas

Pennsylvania 

Florida

Georgia

Tennessee

400
  • What actor and comedian appeared in the video for the Paul Simon song “You Can Call Me Al"? 

Answer: Chevy Chase

500

1992 This female billionaire is sent to jail for tax evasion

Leona Helmsley

500

1960's This gritty drama stars Paul Newman as the talented yet self-destructive pool player "Fast Eddie" Felson. 

The Hustler 

500

Barack Obama 

Hawaii

500

Which first lady was the first to hold a job outside the white house?

Jill Biden

Jill Biden is the first First Lady to hold a job outside the White House. She served as a full-time English professor at Northern Virginia Community College during her time as Second Lady and plans to continue her teaching career as First Lady. 

500

Where was the first piano made in the U.S.?

Philadelphia

The first piano made in the US was the Berent Piano, which was built by John Berent in 1775 in Philadelphia. This piano was notable for being the first commercially made and sold piano in America, and it was constructed using materials native to the United States, such as tulip poplar.

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