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100
This peanut-buttery candy’s popularity in the early ’80s is attributed to the film E.T.
A.) Smarties
B.) Snickers
C.) Reese's Pieces
D.) Oh Henry
What are Reese’s Pieces? Although the candy was introduced in 1978, it wasn’t popular until a beloved on-screen alien munched on them in 1982.
100
Opened in 1988, this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical still holds the record for Broadway’s longest-running show.
A.) Hamilton
B.) The Phantom of the Opera
C.) West Side Story
What is The Phantom of the Opera? The show ran for nearly 14,000 performances and closed in 2023.
100
Rumours have it that Lindsey Buckingham played lead guitar for this iconic ’70s band.
A.) Eddie Van Halen
B.) Prince
C.) Fleetwood Mac
Who is Fleetwood Mac? Buckingham is known for his unique style of fingerpicking.
100
Which tall landmark is in Paris and is often called the “Iron Lady”:
A.) Big Ben
B.) Eiffel Tower
C.) Lady Liberty
What is the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower is painted every seven years. It takes 60 tons of paint to cover the tower.
100
What is the capital city in the Yukon?
A.) Dawson City
B.) Whitehorse
C.) Yellowknife
What is Whitehorse? Whitehorse is the capital of northwest Canada’s Yukon territory. To the south are the basalt cliffs of Miles Canyon, site of a former gold rush town.
200
Known for their wafer candies, this company introduced candy conversation hearts in 1866.
A.) Whacky Wafers
B.) Hershey's
C.) Necco
What is Necco? Spangler Candy Company bought the Necco and Sweethearts brands in 2018 and continues to produce the wafers and candy hearts.
200
A long-running Broadway favorite is this tale of the (literal) king of the jungle, which opened in 1997.
A.) The King of the Jungle
B.) The Jungle Book
C.) The Lion King
What is The Lion King? The Broadway show features original songs from the Disney film, written by Sirs Tim Rice and Elton John.
200
Billy Gibbons is the lead guitarist of this 1980s end-of the-alphabet group.
A.) Slash
B.) Z Men
C.) ZZ Top
Who is ZZ Top? Gibbons also sings lead vocals on many of the band’s blues-influenced tunes.
200
Which landmark is in Australia and looks like a giant sailboat on the water:
A.) The Taj Mahal
B.) The Down Under
C.) The Sydney Opera House
What is the Sydney Opera House? This opera house is one of the most photographed buildings in the world. Its grand opening took place on October 20, 1973.
200
Approximately how tall do moose grow on average, in feet?
A.) 5 Feet
B.) 6 Feet
C.) 7 Feet
What is 6 Feet? They are the largest members of the deer family and weigh more than 1,000 pounds.
300
In the early 1970s, this gelatin product brand popularized no-bake cheesecakes.
A.) Jell-O
B.) Welch's
C.) Knox
What is Jell-O? A 1972 ad featured their no-bake pudding cheesecake as a perfect summer recipe; it became the year’s most popular dessert.
300
In the 1980s, Joe Papp led the campaign to save these:
A.) Theaters
B.) Short Films
C.) Musicals
What are theaters? The goal was to save theater buildings from demolition, due to slow growth in live theater during the previous two decades.
300
At the height of his popularity in the ’60s and ’70s, this guitarist played for the Yardbirds, Cream, and Blind Faith.
A.) Jeff Beck
B.) Eric Clapton
C.) Jimmy Page
Who is Eric Clapton? Clapton has also had a successful solo career and many hit songs.
300
Which landmark is in Greece and is an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Athena:
A.) Stonehenge
B.) Parthenon
C.) Athen Temple
What is The Parthenon? The ancient landmark is said to have been built with more than 13,000 stones.
300
What is the name of the famous dogsled race across Alaska?
A.) Iditarod
B.) The Quest
C.) Northern Races
What is the Iditarod? Founded by Joe Redington Sr., it was run in hopes of getting the Iditarod Trail to be recognized as a national historic trail and to promote dogsled racing.
400
The 1970s and ’80s saw a chocolate craze, including a trend toward this flowing chocolate fountain dessert.
A.) Chocolate Covered Strawberries
B.) Chocolate Fondue
C.) Chocolate Funnel Cake
What is chocolate fondue? At the same time, cheese fondue gained popularity.
400
This Broadway musical based on a lengthy book by Victor Hugo opened in 1987.
A.) Kinky Boots
B.) Les Misérables
C.) West Side Story
What is Les Misérables? The first Broadway production of the show, at the Broadway Theatre, ran for 16 years.
400
This Queen guitarist is known for hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and for a 1980s collaboration with Eddie Van Halen.
A.) Brian Day
B.) Brian May
C.) Brian Adams
Who is Brian May? May has a degree in physics and a doctorate in astrophysics, making him a genius of both music and science.
400
Which is an island prison in San Francisco Bay that once held Al Capone:
A.) Alcatraz
B.) Eastern State Penitentiary
C.) Robben Island
What is Alcatraz? The first inmates to be housed at Alcatraz were military prisoners during the 1850s.
400
What is Northern Alberta's coldest record temperature?
A.) -48 C
B.) -50 C
C.) -55.4 C
What is -55.4 C? The coldest temperature in Northern Alberta is near Grande Cache, in 2020, the temperature hit -55.4°C.
500
This retro dessert consisting of layered cake, fruit, and pudding had a resurgence in the 1980s, particularly in Great Britain.
A.) Scones
B.) Welsh Cakes
C.) Trifle
What is a trifle? The old-fashioned dessert was rebranded as a modern, easy-to-assemble confection.
500
In 1972, The Museum of the City of New York hosted a tribute concert celebrating this composer, whose works include Carousel and Oklahoma!
A.) Richard Rogers
B.) Tony Randall
C.) Van Johnson
Who is Richard Rodgers? The tribute was held at the Imperial Theatre and featured performances by alumni of Rodgers’ shows, including Tony Randall, Helen Gallagher, and Celeste Holm.
500
Blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborated with this musician on ’80s hits like “Modern Love.”
A.) David Bowie
B.) Bruce Springsteen
C.) Michael Jackson
Who is David Bowie? SRV, as he is sometimes known, helped reset Bowie’s image with his bluesy riffs.
500
Which is an African landmark and is the tallest mountain on the continent:
A.) Mount Everest
B.) Mount Kilimanjaro
C.) Mount Kumbayo
What is Mount Kilimanjaro? The mountain is also a volcano and measures 19,340 feet (5,895 meters) tall.
500
What bird is the Northwest Territories official bird?
A.) The Bald Eagle
B.) The Gyrfalcon
C.) The Spotted Owl
What is the Gyrfalcon? The official bird of the Northwest Territories (NWT) is the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), the largest falcon in the world, known for its impressive size and presence across the territory, symbolizing strength and freedom.
