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200

A 1972 Bowie album chronicled "The Rise and Fall of" this glam-rock persona "and the Spiders from Mars"

What is Ziggy Stardust?

200

According to Guinness, Deanne Sarre did this to 390 sheep in 8 hours, all by hand

What is sheared them?

200

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"Henry & Edsel" is about the creation of this family's automotive empire

What is Ford?

200

To pump, fade or hang ten, you'll need this piece of equipment

What is a surfboard?

400

The film "2001" inspired this song heard in this movie

What is Space Oddity

400

It's where you shouldn't put a wool product if the symbol seen here is on its label

What is in the dryer?

400

"Billy (Durant), Alfred (P. Sloan) &" this Big 3 car company is a very specific biography

What is General Motors

400

Chemical weedkiller

What is an herbicide?

600

In 1985 he & David Bowie recorded a duet of "Dancing in the Street" to benefit Live Aid

Who is Mick Jagger?

600

(Daily Double)
It can be a fabric used as a warm lining for a coat, or the coat of a sheep, removed as one unit

What is fleece?

600

Referring to cars' tails, a book on designer Harley Earl has this fishy 4-letter title

What are fins.

600

This removable footway connects a ship with a pier

What is a gangplank?

800

This ex-Beatle co-wrote & sang back-up on "Fame", Bowie's first song to hit No. 1 in the U.S.

Who is John Lennon?

800

It'll happen to young-looking customers in a liquor store & to wool fibers before they're spun

What is carded?

800

Chapter 26 in the biography of this muscle car builder is title "The Cobra is Born"

Who is (Carroll) Shelby?

800

This type of computer program is available for free on a trial basis; then a fee is paid for continued usage

What is shareware?

1000

In 1980 David Bowie made his Broadway debut playing John Merrick in this drama

What is The Elephant Man?

1000

Wool is one of the main industries of these islands fought over in a brief war in 1982

What is Falkland Islands?

1000

The beginnings of NASCAR are chronicled in "Big Bill" about this man

Who is Nate?

1000

Rubbing your finger on the rim causes the glass to vibrate; the sound's pitch is due to this 9-letter term, the number of vibrations per second

What is frequency?

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