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Final Jeopardy: Brand Names
100
Which famous movie director, known for E.T. was born in Ohio?
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100
What book holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling book?
The Bible
100
Used to promote retail sales, what does BOGOF stand for?
Buy One, Get One Free
100
In which presidential election year did U.S. women win the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment?
1920
100
The Wizard of Oz was banned for depicting "women in strong leadership roles". Where did Dorothy live?
Kansas
100
In the '60s, seeing this toy car for the first time, its company co-founder said, "Those are some...!"
Hot Wheels
100
It's when you get your peanuts for all your hard work.
PayDay
200
This nut-like seed grows on this Ohio state tree. 
The Ohio Buckeye Tree
200
Who was the first author to sell over one million eBooks? Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels.
James Patterson
200
This "Industries" has more than 3,300 stores of donated items in the U.S. and Canada.
Goodwill
200
On Dec. 16, 1773 this body of water sipped on 342 chests of tea formerly belonging to the British East India Company.
Boston Harbor
200
In 2022, where were books most often challenged?
A. School Libraries B. Public Libraries C. Academic Libraries D. Private Libraries
B. Public Libraries
200
His Funny-Face Kit debuted in 1952, for use with any fruit or vegetable; his plastic "head" became part of the package in 1964.
Mr. Potato Head
200
Short, disrespectful, quiet laughs.
Snickers
300
What was the Wright brothers' profession?
Bicycle Makers
300
This Best Selling Author has written over 225 romance novels and was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. She also writes under 3 other pen names.
Nora Roberts, J. D. Robb, Jill March and Sarah Hardesty
300
According to its jingle, what is the "place with the helpful hardware folks"?
Ace
300
The U.S. flag was flown at this location for the first time on July 20, 1969 & the original flag is still there.
the Moon
300
This diary is a record of events spanning the years 1942 to 1944 during the Second World War. It was banned for being too depressing. Which book was allegedly "a real downer"?
A Diary of a Young Girl- Anne Frank
300
Water, salt & flour mix in this, but Hasbro warns it "is not a food item" & "is not intended to be eaten".
Play-Doh
300
This tri-colored sweet, popular on Halloween, has its own national day on October 30.
Candy Corn
400
The wavy blue lines on Cincinnati's flag represent this river that the city lies on.
The Ohio River
400
A favorite source of trivia, the idea for this book was conceived in 1954 in an argument over which British game bird flew the fastest.
The Guinness Book of Records
400
"Jeopardy!" has the Clue Crew; this electronics retailer has the Geek Squad.
Best Buy
400
Known for ruling Egypt in the 30s B.C., she was of Macedonian descent but still staked a claim as the new Isis on Earth.
Cleopatra
400
Which Doctor Seuss book was banned for offending forestry workers?
The Lorax
400
According to its jingle, it "walks down stairs, alone or in pairs".
a Slinky
400
An article called the Chicago Bears of 1938 this kind of team since they set "a season's record of 56 fumbles".
Butterfinger
500
A man named Harry Stevens from Niles, Ohio created the name for a frankfurter that he served wrapped in a roll. What did he call it?
Hot Dog, It was said that he created the name after seeing a caricature of a frankfurter made to look like a Dachshund in the New York Daily Times in the year 1904.
500
Described as the "King of Horror", his books have sold more than 350 million copies as of 2006, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books.
Stephen King
500
In the early 2000s this chain had 1,200 book stores; in September 2011 the last one closed.
Borders
500
Physicist Stephen Hawking penned 1988's "A Brief History of" what?
Time
500
The title of a dystopian novel about a future American society where books are outlawed and burnt!
Fahrenheit 451
500
Now you can make full meals with this toy that's been helping kids make cakes since 1963.
An Easy-Bake Oven
500
This purrrfect club of Whig leaders in London sounds just like a chocolate wafer bar.
Kit Kat (Kit-Cat Club 1696-1720)
600
James Garfield was the last U.S. president born in one of these structures, in 1831 on an Ohio farm.
A Log Cabin
600
According to its own publicity, this best-selling reference book is "the best-selling U.S. reference book of all time, with more than 80 million copies sold since it was first published in 1868".
The World Almanac
600
Carl Buchan turned a chain of hardware stores into this second-largest home improvement retailer worldwide.
Lowe's
600
In 1986 it was the site of the worst nuclear accident in history, spreading radioactive material across Europe.
Chernobyl
600
What is the #1 most banned book of all time? Title and Author.
1984 by George Orwell
600
This "Toy Story" action figure has a special vehicle that he can drive "on any type of planet".
Buzz Lightyear
600
Street where the Empire State Building and the Flatiron Building are located.
5th Avenue
700
Newark, OH is home to the world's largest one of these used as the headquarters of their company.
Longaberger Basket
700
This Best Selling "Queen of Crime" wrote over 100 novels, plays and short story collections, including the famous Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple series.
Agatha Christie
700
What kind of animal was Geoffrey, the longtime mascot of the currently-defunct retailer Toys "R" Us?
Giraffe
700
The destruction of the battleship Maine in 1898 was a precursor to this war.
Spanish-American War
700
Complete this quote from S. E. Hinston's The Outsiders. Stay ______ Ponyboy.
Golden
700
On a standard Monopoly board, they're the 2 most expensive properties.
Boardwalk and Park Place
700
Athos, Porthos & Aramis.
Three Musketeers
800
Which Ohio city was the "cash register" invented in?
In 1884, James Ritty invented the first working, mechanical cash register in Dayton, Ohio. 
800
She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007.
J. K. Rowling
800
Walmart owns what chain of membership-only retail warehouse clubs, opened in 1983?
Sam's Club
800
Prior to becoming general of the Continental Army, George Washington caught this disease & bore the scars for life.
Smallpox
800
Poor grammar was one reason the Concord, Mass. library banned this Twain novel 1 month after it was published in 1885.
Huckleberry Finn
800
It originally required a 25-watt bulb & came with colored plastic pegs & black construction paper to make an illuminated picture.
Lite-Brite
800
The name of these bite-sized candies is also a British term for ninepin bowling.
Skittles
900
The original name of this city was Losantiville. It was renamed in 1790 by Arthur St Clair, then-governor of the Northwest Territory. The name he chose was based on that of an ancient Roman general.
Cincinnati
900
English writer and philologist who wrote Best Sellers The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
J. R. R. Tolkiën
900
Which of the world's 25 largest retail companies was founded by a 17-year-old Swede named Ingvar Kamprad?
IKEA
900
This fort, built to protect Charleston, South Carolina, saw the first fatality of the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
900
Nearly 50 years after it was published, "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" is still being challenged. Who is the author of this book?
Judy Blume
900
The name of this block-stacking game comes from a Swahili word for "build".
Jenga
900
NASA called the activity in this type of galaxy reminiscent of the end of a pyrotechnics show.
Starburst
1000
Unable to make these candies perfectly round, the confectioner embraced this flawed name for the product.
Milk Duds