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100

This singer wrote the song, "Can you feel the love tonight?" for the movie The Lion King as well as many other songs featured in this film. 

Who is Elton John?

100

This director directed the classic movie E.T.

Who is Steven Spielberg?

100

This was the original singer of AC/DC, who was later replaced by Brian Johnson after passing away due to alcohol-related asphyxiation. 

Who is Bon Scott?

100

This was the first car, created in Germany in 1886, dubbed the first "horseless carriage."

What is the Motorwagen?

100

This robotic character, featured in the Star Wars franchise was originally fluent in English, but many of his lines were considered rude and offensive, so the producers removed the English language from this character.

Who is R2-D2?

200

This Disney Princess is the only princess who appears with a tattoo.

Who is Pocahontas?

200

The princess featured in The Princess Bride was named this.

Who is Princess Buttercup?

200

This singer, one of the lead singers of the Beatles, passed away due to a gunshot wound in 1980, sparking conspiracy theories to this day.

Who is John Lennon?

200

This car brand name is German for "The Peoples Car." It was created in part due to Adolf Hitler's vision of every German family owning an automobile, beginning in the year 1937.

What is Volkswagen?

200

Yoda's species was originally supposed to be based on this animal species. There are photos online of the original mask, and they are terrifying.

What is a monkey?

300

The titular character Aladdin in the Disney movie Aladdin was loosely modeled after this famous actor.

Who is Tom Cruise?

300

This President made a reference to the movie Back to the Future, specifically the infamous last line of the movie, "Where we're going, we don't need roads" in his State of the Union address in 1986.

Who is Ronald Reagan?

300

The concert dubbed "Live Aid," featuring many of the major singers and bands of the 1980s and opened by Prince Charles and Princess Diana took place in this year. 

What is 1985?

300

There are this many American car brands today.

Daily Double!!! Name at least 5 of these brands, and you will receive double points for this question.

What is 11?

Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, Lincoln, and Tesla.

300

The first interracial kiss happened in Star Trek: The Original Series. This kiss was originally supposed to take place between Lieutenant Uhura and this character, before William Shatner insisted that it would be he who made the history books.

Who is Commander Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy?

400

This actor was offered the role of the voice actor for Jafar, but had to turn it down because he was filming a TV show at the time.

(Hint: This is the favorite TV show of the creator of this Jeopardy game :)

Who is Sir Patrick Stewart?

400

This actor played Mr. Miyagi in the movie The Karate Kid.

Who is Pat Morita?

400

This singer bit the head off a bat onstage. He is famous for the song "Crazy Train" associated with the NFL.

Who is Ozzy Osbourne?

400

Name the make and model of this vehicle.

What is an Aston Martin DB4?

400

This man first coined the phrase "World Wide Web" in the year 1990. Since then, this phrase has been shortened to "www" and appears at the beginning of every web address.

Who is Tim Berners-Lee?

500

This was the original name for Mickey Mouse, which was only turned down after Walt Disney's wife told him this name would not be suitable for young children.

What is Mortimer Mouse?

500

This was the original choice of name for the character Yoda, first featured in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

What is Buffy?

500

This was the main drummer of Led Zeppelin, known for inventing heavy metal.

Who is John Bonham?

500

Name the year, make, and model of this vehicle?

What is a 1955 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta?

500

Moore's Law states this.

Daily Double!!! This action happens every so many months. This number is...

What is the idea that computer microchips double in power every 18-24 months?

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