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This Guernica artist won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation

Who is Pablo Picassofia Coppola?

100

The repeal of Prohibition in the United States or the release of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon

What is the release of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon? (Steamboat Willie premiered November 18, 1928; the 21st amendment was ratified on December 5, 1933)

100

Who is the Phillie Phanatic? (Philadelphia Phillies)

100

In baseball, the throw that initiates action OR in soccer, what the British call the playing surface

What is pitch?

100

The most successful female fighter in UFC history, this martial artist joined WWE in 2018

Who is Ronda Rousey?

200

This seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion is Blondie's most successful song

Who is Dale Earnhardt of Glass?

200

The invention of basketball or the Spanish-American War

What is the invention of basketball? (invented by James Naismith on December 21, 1891; the U.S. declared war on Spain on April 21, 1898)

200

Who is Benny the Bull? (Chicago Bulls)

200

In baseball, a pitch in which the batter swings and misses OR in bowling, a shot which knocks down all ten pins

What is strike?

200

This entertainer is the lead singer of Sugar Ray

Who is Mark McGrath?

300

This "Jack and Diane" singer is a historic set of treaties between Egypt and Israel

Who is John Cougar Mellencamp David Accords?

300

The premiere of I Love Lucy or the beginning of the Korean War

What is the Korean War? (June 25, 1950; I Love Lucy premiered October 15, 1951)

300

Who is the Stanford Tree? (unofficial Stanford Cardinal)

300

In NASCAR, the phenomenon on superspeedways whereby cars run faster when immediately behind other cars OR the process by which most North American sports leagues assign amateur players to teams

What is draft?

300

This TV chef is known for her emphasis on quick and simple recipes

Who is Rachael Ray?

400

This Malian city is a distinctive piece of clothing worn by ballerinas

What is Timbuktutu?

400

The invention of the doorknob or the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

What is the invention of the doorknob? (patented in 1878; Lincoln's assassination was April 14, 1865)

400

Who is Iceburgh? (Pittsburgh Penguins)

400

In football, when the QB throws the ball into the ground immediately after receiving the snap, primarily as a time-saving measure OR in volleyball, when the attacking team attempts to send the ball to the ground quicker than the defending team can play it

What is spike?

400

In December 2021, CNN fired this reporter for ethical violations related to his attempts to defend his brother against sexual harassment allegations

Who is Chris Cuomo?

500

This stage name of comedian Dan Whitney is the most prominent member of the Gunpowder Plot, the 1605 conspiracy to overthrow James I and re-establish a Catholic monarch in England

Who is Larry the Cable Guy Fawkes?

500

The Battle of Hastings or Viking settlement of Greenland

What is Viking settlement of Greenland? (986; the Battle of Hastings took place on October 14, 1066)

500

Who is K.C. Wolf?

500

In hockey, the use of the stick to restrain an opponent OR in golf, a shot where the ball flies severely to the left for right-handed golfers

What is a hook?

500

This German record producer is best known as the mastermind behind Boney M. and Milli Vanilli

Who is Frank Farian?

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