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100

As can be expected in his line of work, this person had many spills, some of them quite serious. One of the worst was when they ended up in a coma for a month.

Evel Knievel

100

Who was the only American to become vice president and president after resignations?

Gerald Ford

100

Which state lies to the south of Georgia?

Florida

100

What are the three inventions that Americans say they can't live without?

Car, Light bulb, Telephone

100

Which couple is not known for solving mysteries?

 Nick and Nora

 Sherlock and Mary

 Tommy and Tuppence

 Bonnie and Clyde


Bonnie and Clyde

200

American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. The Greatest places on earth could only be re imagined by him...

Walt Disney

200

Who was the youngest man to chair the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Colin Powell

200

What is the other main Boston newspaper along with the Herald?

Globe

200

In 1899 the Eastman company produced the first what?

Kodak 1 - hand held roll film camera

200

Which singing couple of the 1960 and 70s was never married?

 Ike and Tina

 Richard and Karen

 Ian and Sylvia

 Sonny and Cher

Richard and Karen


Richard and Karen Carpenter were brother and sister, not husband and wife. Canadian folk musicians Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker were married in 1964, after having performed together for several years. Ike and Tina Turner were married in 1958 and divorced in 1976. Pop singers Sonny Bono and Cherilyn LaPierre were divorced in 1974. 

300

 He is credited with developing many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures

Thomas Edison

300


What position was Eileen Collins the first female to hold on a space shuttle mission?

Captain

300

If it's noon in Boston, what time is it New York?

Noon

300

In 1951 disposable what were invented?

Diapers

300

Which couple was not an early U.S. president and first lady?

 George and Martha

 Thomas and Sally

 John and Abigail

 James and Dolley

Thomas and Sally


George Washington was the first U.S. President. His wife Martha was the first First Lady. Washington was her second husband. John Adams was the second president of the United States. His wife Abigail beseeched him to "remember the ladies" in his policies. Thomas Jefferson was the third U.S. president. His wife Martha died before Jefferson became president. Jefferson is known to have had an intimate relation with one of his slaves, Sally Hemmings. James Madison, the fourth U.S. president, and his wife Dolley were forced to flee the White House in 1814 when it was set on fire by British troops during the war of 1812, but were able to return before Madison left office.

400

Refusing to give up her seat on a bus so that a white person could sit down.

Rosa Parks

400

What country used the deadly nerve gas Sarin against its Kurdish minority in the 1990s?

Iraq

400

The Horseshoe Falls are part of which famous Falls?

Niagra

400

Fire escapes, windshield wipers, and bullet proof vests were all invented by what group?

Women

400

Which television couple didn't star in a cartoon series?

 Homer and Marge

 Fred and Wilma

 Cliff and Clair

 George and Jane

Cliff and Clair

Fred and Wilma Flintstone lived in the prehistoric age with their daughter Pebbles and their pet dinosaur Dino. George and Jane Jetson lived in the future with their son and daughter Elroy and Judy and their dog Astro. Homer and Marge Simpson lived in Springfield with son Bart and daughters Lisa and Maggie. Cliff and Clair Huxtable lived in Brooklyn with daughters Sondra, Denise, Vanessa, and Rudy and son Theo on "The Cosby Show", which was a regular sitcom, not a cartoon series.

500

Her novels have gone on to become literary sensations. Often lacing plots exploring marriage, status and social sensibility with a distinctive irony, her works have been adapted many times in plays, films and TV series.

Jane Austen

500

What structure was 26.5 miles long until 1989?

Berlin Wall

500

Which President had a summer retreat at Kennebunkport?

George Bush

500

The Wright brothers made aircraft but what was their other job?

Bicycle manufacturers

500

Which couple is NOT in the Old Testament of the Bible?

 Abraham and Sarah

 Isaac and Rebecca

 Jacob and Leah

 Joseph and Mary

Joseph and Mary

Abraham was the first man to worship the Jewish god Jehovah. His wife Sarah conceived a child when she was 90 years old. Jacob was in love with Laban's daughter Rachel and agreed to work for seven years in order to marry her. However, Laban had two daughters and made Jacob marry his older daughter Leah first. Then Jacob worked another seven years and married Rachel also. Mary and Joseph, Jesus' mother and her husband, are in the New Testament.

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