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100

In the movie Psycho the blood was actually made of this.

What is chocolate syrup?

100

This country holds the record for the fastest train.

What is China?

Shanghai Maglev train can reach 267 mph

100

Starring Robin William's as geriatric in drag

What is Mrs. Mrs. Doubtfire?

based on the 1987 novel Alias Mrs. Doubtfire by Anne Fine, in which a father dresses up as an elderly British woman and gets hired as a nanny, in order to spend more time with his kids.

100

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s nickname for John Lewis?

What is 'the boy from Troy'?

born in Troy, Alabama

100

He composed the famous song "Moonlight Serenade"

Who is Glenn Miller?

200

This holiday sucker was originally invented in Germany to keep kids quiet during church.

What is a candy cane?

200

This country boasts the most miles of railroad tracks in the world.

What is the United States?

w/over 141,500 miles of tracks (228,000 km).

200

The ultimate romantic/fantasy/adventure/comedy film of the 1980s

What is The Princess Bride?

The novel is portrayed as an abridgment of S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

200

By his own count, Lewis was arrested more than 40 times during his days of civil rights activism.

Finish his famous quote; " Get in good trouble, _____ _____."

What is ", necessary trouble"?

200

JFK was known as "chicky baby" in this group of Frank Sinatra's pals

Who are the Rat Pack?

300

McDonald's offers wedding packages in Hong Kong, the wedding cake is made out of these.

What is double-pack baked apple pies?

300

What city built the first underground railway in the world?

What is London, England?

in 1863 carrying 38,000 passengers the first day.

300

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What is Jaws?

Steven Spielberg’s first hit has its roots planted in the 1974 novel, Jaws, by Peter Benchley.

300

This President awarded Lewis the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Who is Barack Obama?

300

Known as "Mr. Show Business" this famous entertainer proudly called himself "the only black, Puerto Rican, one-eyed, Jewish entertainer in the world."

Who is Sammy Daivs Jr?

400

This puffy white treat, comes from a plant. It was used as a herbal remedy for sore throats in the Renaissance Period.

What is a marshmallow?

400

The Gotthard Tunnel is known as the longest and deepest tunnel in the world, it is located here.

What is Switzerland?

runs 35.7 miles under the Swiss Alps linking northern and southern Europe and took almost two decades to complete

400

"We were like PEAS n CARROTS"...

What is Forrest Gump?

The Oscar winning picture is based on the 1986 novel, Forrest Gump, written by Winston Groom

400

What two U.S. President’s did John Lewis protest against by not going to their inaugurations?

What is G W. Bush and D. Trump?

400

The son of Tavern owner Francis Albert Sinatra, was born in this New Jersey city in 1915.

Hint: Amy & Jair lived near by

What is Hoboken?

500

Where in the United States...

24-hour "cupcake ATM" that dispenses custom cupcakes and cookies.

What is Beverly Hills, CA?

500

On this famous Railway, the “most interesting” route is  Moscow, Russia to Beijing, China via Mongolia taking six nights to cover 4,735 miles.

What is the Trans-Siberian Railway?

500
"On Wednesday's we wear pink"...

What is Mean Girls?

this Tina Fey comedy was actually based on a non-fiction self-help book entitled Queen Bees & Wannabes

500

Lewis' skull was fractured in 1965 during an attempted voting rights march from Selma, Alabama to what other Alabama town?

What is Montgomery, Alabama?

500

Famous for Rhapsody in Blue

Who is George Gershwin?

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