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100

This film, starring Jimmy Stuart as George Bailey, premiered. 

What is "It's A Wonderful Life'?

100

This team from the Mile High City won the 2023 NBA Championship.

Who are the Denver Nuggets.

100

This cable sports channel debuted in 1979. 

What is ESPN?

100

The first issue of this Chicago-based magazine featured Marilyn Monroe on its cover and sold for 50 cents.

What is Playboy?

100

Thriving in the 19th Century as a riverboat and railroad hub, it earned this nickname.

What is Gem City?

200

This U.S. president was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946.

Who is Bill Clinton. 

200

In February 2023, this rock icon known as 'The Prince of Darkness,' announced his retirement from touring.

Who is John Ozzy Osbourne?

200

This film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture depicted how the war in Vietnam impacted the lives of people in an industrial Pennsylvania town. 

What is 'The Deer Hunter?'

200

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced the double-helix structure of this molecule? 

What is DNA?

200

Quincy was founded by this man, who built his log cabin there in 1821.

Who is John Wood?

300

This baseball player, nicknamed 'Mr. October,' was born on May 18, 1946.

Who is Reggie Jackson?

300

This was officially rebranded as 'X' in April 2023.

What is Twitter?

300

This handheld vaccuum was introduced by Black and Decker.

What is the Dustbuster?

300

This person's coronation occurred on June 2, 1953 at Westminster Abbey.

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?

300

During his time at the University of Illinois, this golfer won two Big Ten  Conference Championships?

Who is Luke Guthrie?

400

The first babies from this generation of post-war prosperity were born.

Who are Baby Boomers?

400

This man, who starred in 1980s classics such as 'Can't Buy Me Love' and 'Lover Boy,' was chosen by People Magazine as The Sexiest Man Alive.

Who is Patrick Dempsey?

400

Sony introduced this portable device, which revolutionized the way people listen to music. 

What is the "Walkman"?

400

Along with Tenzing Norgay, this man reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary?

400

This woman, known for her role in the film 'The Maltese Falcon," wad born in Quincy in 1906. 

Who is Mary Astor?

500

The number 1 Billboard song in 1946 was "Prisoner of Love' by the singer.

Who is Perry Como?

500

The name of Taylor Swift's epic 2023 concert tour?

What is The Eras Tour?

500

In 1979, there was a partial nuclear meltdown of the Unit 2 reactor at this site?

What is Three Mile Island?

500

When the Soviet Union exploded a hydrogen bomb, this clock was set to two minutes to midnight. 

What is the Doomsday Clock?

500

This unique Moroccan-style home located on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi was built in 1900 for wealthy Quincy-native W. George Metz?

What is Villa Kathrine?

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