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On September 15, 2008, this global financial services firm founded in 1847 filed for the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
What is Lehman Brothers?
400
He was shot by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963 in Dallas.
Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?
400
In 1918, one year after the United States declared war on the Central Powers, the U.S. military began issuing Gillette shaving kits to every serviceman fighting in this conflict.
What is World War I?
400
The Eurostar takes passengers between London's St. Pancras Station and destinations in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, utilizing the first rail link across this body of water.
What is the English Channel?
400
Her two biggest hits--"I Love Rock 'N' Roll" and "Crimson and Clover"--were both covers.
Who is Joan Jett?
400
This swimmer won his first silver medal as a member of the 4×100-meter free relay at the 2012 Olympics; it was his 17th Olympic medal overall.
Who is Michael Phelps?
800
This occurs when money is withdrawn from a bank account and the available balance goes below zero, often resulting in a fee that drives the balance even further below zero.
What is overdraft? (Or overdraw)
800
About 15% of the population of this country of 51 million of has the surname Lee.
What is South Korea?
800
Most of Gillette's razor blades are now made with this alloy that contains approximately 11% chromium to prevent the iron from rusting.
What is stainless steel?
800
Shinkansen, the high-speed rail services of Japan, are nicknamed this for their appearance and speed.
What are bullet trains?
800
Critic Michael Pollan wrote of a frequent comedy duo: "Where [Johnny] Carson is "scrupulously polite", this comedian is "bitchy"; where he is "Midwest, WASPy and proper", she is "urban, ethnic and gossipy."
Who is Joan Rivers?
800
After winning gold in men's singles in front of an excited home crowd at the 2012 Olympic tennis event held at Wimbledon, this Scot claimed silver in mixed doubles later that day.
Who is Andy Murray?
1200
This prominent family became one of the wealthiest in Europe through their banking prowess, gaining political influence in the Florentine republic and beyond, including producing four popes.
Who are the Medici?
1200
He was thrice nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Brokeback Mountain," and "Life of Pi."
What is Ang Lee?
1200
Since 2002 Gillette Stadium has played home to the New England Patriots in this town, which lies 28 miles southwest of downtown Boston and 20 miles northeast of downtown Providence.
What is Foxboro?
1200
The Bernina Express is a sightseeing train with wide, panoramic windows which takes passengers from German-speaking Chur or Davos to Italian-speaking Poschiavo within this country.
What is Switzerland?
1200
This actress from an acting family played the psychotic gold digger Debbie in "Addams Family Values."
Who is Joan Cusack?
1200
The USA "Dream Team" finished its run to gold at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona by beating the team from this then-newly independent country on the Adriatic coast, which featured future Chicago Bull Toni Kukoč.
What is Croatia?
1600
This Atlanta-based bank which operates across 11 southeastern states and Washington, D.C. was acquired in 2019 by BB&T in what was the biggest bank deal since the 2008 financial crisis.
What is SunTrust?
1600
In collaboration with others at Marvel, this man co-created superheroes including Spider-Man, the X-Men, and Iron Man.
Who is Stan Lee?
1600
A division of Gillette razors for women was accompanied by advertising jingles of this popular song with the same name, first performed by Shocking Blue and covered by Bananarama.
What is "Venus"?
1600
A specially-chosen Chinese and Irish crew took only 12 hours to lay the final 10 miles of track in time for the ceremonial "golden spike" completion of the first transcontinental railroad, at Promontory in this mountainous state.
What is Utah?
1600
In 2005 she was a finalist for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography/Autobiography for "The Year of Magical Thinking."
Who is Joan Didion?
1600
In 2010 Evgeni Plushenko claimed his third Olympic medal--and second silver--when he finished behind Evan Lysacek in this sport.
2000
The earliest ones of these items date to the 12th century on Java; the Javanese term cèlèngan (literally "likeness of a wild boar") is also used to mean "savings."
2000
She had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s, surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles, though her most enduring hit is 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
Who is Brenda Lee?
2000
Celebrity spokesmen for Gillette have included the French soccer star pictured at the center of this trio.
Who is Thierry Henry?
2000
This rail route-building board game shares its English name with a Beatles song from the album "Help!"
What is Ticket to Ride?
2000
This American one-hit wonder reached #4 in 1995 by asking the question: "What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us?"
Who is Joan Osborne?
2000
Finishing second in the 400-meter dash at the 2016 Olympics, Kirani James was able to bring a silver medal home to this small Caribbean island nation which was invaded by the United States in October 1983.
What is Grenada?