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100

What bird is the only one that can fly backward?

Hummingbird

100

In which country is the Suez Canal located?

Egypt

100

What favorite toy of the 1980's was associated with Xavier Roberts?

Cabbage Patch Kids

100

Who were Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspar?

The 3 Wise Men

100

Who wrote the operas The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

100

Who preceded Tiger Woods as the number one ranked golfer in 1998?

Greg Norman

200

What is the chemical symbol for lead?

Pb

200

Which museum in London has a chamber of horrors?

Madame Tussauds 

200

What is the more common name for the American M4 tank?

The Sherman

200

Whose real name is Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre?

Cher

200

Josie and the what?

Pussycats

200

In backgammon, how many pieces per player are there?

15 pieces

300

What is something that babies can do, but adults can't?

Breathe and swallow at the same time


300

What term describes the deepest part of the ocean?

Abyss

300

Which famous US author published Presidents Grant's autobiography? 

Mark Twain

300

Who was the first woman to officially become a billionaire in the US?

Martha Stewart

300

Which detective duo featured in Mystery at Devil's Paw?

Hardy, The Hardy Boys

300

What is 62 feet and 10 inches long and 42 inches wide?

Ten Pin Bowling Alley

400

What trunkless plant is the largest?

The Banana

400

Cairo, Egypt and Fez Morocco are home to the oldest ______________.

University

400

What Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space in 1957?

Sputnik 

400

Who was titled Miss Hungary in 1936?

Zsa Zsa Gabor

400

Which exercises are supposed to improve oxygen consumption and increase circulation?

Aerobics

400

What football player rushed for 2,003 yards in 1973?

OJ Simpson

500

Which nation is responsible for inventing the wheelbarrow?

China, circa 200 A.D.

500

Which European country has a name that literally means lower lands?

Netherlands

500

What kind of transport was used by the British police for the first time in 1967?

Helicopters

500

Which candidate did the LA times endorse in the 1964 US presidential election?

Barry Goldwater

500

How many dots are on a Twister mat?

30

500

What does a ringing of a bell mean in athletic track races?

The Last Lap

600

The Himalayan yeti is also known as what?

Abominable Snowman

600

What's the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous U.S. states?

Mount Whitney

600

In 1955, what reference book went on sale for the first time?

Guinness Book of Records

600

Who did Bobby Darin marry in 1960?

Sandra Dee

600

Which cartoon first featured sound?

Steamboat Willie

600

Who won the 2007 title for Men's & Women's Wimbledon Singles?

Roger Federer and Venus Williams

700

Where is the carotid artery located?

In the neck

700

Which four countries are located in the Alps?

Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland,

700

"Little Boy" and "Fat Man" were names for what?

Atoms Bombs

700

Who was Ronald Regan's first wife?

Jane Wyman

700

What was the original name of The Little Rascals?

Our Gang

700

What name is given to an American Football field?

The Gridiron

800

What type of animal are frogs?

Amphibians

800

What is the name of the largest desert in the world?

Sahara Desert

800

Which long lasting western made its debut on TV on Sept. 12, 1959, and ran until Jan 17, 1973?

Bonanza

800

Who beat Floyd Patterson to win the world heavyweight boxing title in 1962?

Sonny Liston

800

Who is James Bond often returning nemesis?

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

800

Where were the 1964 Summer Olympics held?

Tokyo, Japan

900

Who discovered Penicillin?

Sir Alexander Fleming

900

Which Islands were the subject of a war between Argentina and Britian in 1982?

The Falkland Islands

900

What was the original name for the presidential retreat, Camp David?

Shangri-La

900

What part of Betty Grable's body was insured for over a million dollars?

Her Legs

900

What turn of phrase did Clark Kent's boss often use?

Great Caesar's Ghost!!

900

This swimmer won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Olympics

Mark Spitz

1000

Nyctophobia is the fear of what?

The dark

1000

Into what body of water does the Yukon River flow?

Bering Sea

1000

In Europe, on the 23rd of August 1939, which two leaders signed a non-aggression pact?

Hitler and Stalin

1000

Who was the C.I.A's director from 1976 to 1977?

George H. W. Bush

1000

What was Charles Schultz originally going to call Peanuts?

Li'l Folks

1000

Who beat Muhammad Ali in 1978 and took his World Heavyweight Title?

Leon Spinks

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