This explorer was the first to sail into New York Harbor. One of the city’s bridges is named after him.
Who is Giovanni da Verrazano?
100
He is a 3-time winner of the Oscar for Best Actor, and has been nominated for the award 5 times. He won his most recent Best Actor Oscar last year.
Who is Daniel Day Lewis?
100
This nautical expert got his start in government relations working for former Senator Chris Dodd.
Who is Mike Riley? (Connecticut)
100
This Orioles icon played in 2,632 consecutive games, the most in history.
Who is Cal Ripken, Jr?
100
Alcohol may have contributed to his leaving the army in the 1850’s, but he came back fighting in the 1860’s.
Who is Ulysses Grant?
200
This Spanish explorer was the first to set foot in Florida, and is most closely associated for the search for the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
200
She has been nominated for 17 Oscars over her career and won 3 times. Most recently, she won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The Iron Lady."
Who is Meryl Streep?
200
These two veteran STA Execs will be officially retired at the end of 2013.
Who are Mike Campbell (California) and Larry Davis (Ohio)?
200
This New York Yankee is currently appealing a 211-game suspension for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Who is Alex Rodriguez?
200
He drove around his Texas ranch in a convertible and stopped to have the Secret Service refill his scotch in soda.
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
300
This Spanish Conquistador led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Who is Hernando Cortez?
300
This film and its sequel were the only such pair to win Best Picture Oscar. Maybe they made an offer that couldn’t be refused.
What are "The Godfather I" & "II"?
300
This new mom spearheaded a major victory for the trucking industry by defeating a proposed 45% increase in truck tolls on I-90 through her state.
Who is Kendra Hems (New York)?
300
This 20-year-old Washington Nationals outfielder, who has been touted as the next great one, was selected to the 2012 All-Star Game, becoming the youngest player ever be selected.
Who is Bryce Harper?
300
One of George Washington’s most successful endeavors was Mount Vernon’s distillery, the largest in America at the time, which produced this potent potable.
What is whiskey?
400
This explorer’s ship was the first to sail around the world. Unfortunately, he died on the journey during a battle in the Philippines.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
400
This is the only sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar when its predecessors did not. It was a very PRECIOUS win.
What is "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"?
400
He is a horse racing aficionado and a former offensive lineman at his, as well as T. Boone Pickens’, alma mater.
Who is Dan Case (Oklahoma/Oklahoma State University)?
400
This pitching icon holds the record for most career strikeouts and no-hitters. He also holds a major league record with his 27-year baseball career, retiring in 1993 at the age of 46.
Who is Nolan Ryan?
400
The wine tab for this Virginian president for one year in office was $7,597.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
He was an American explorer, treasure hunter and politician. He made public the existence of Machu Picchu in 1911. Later, he served as a member of the United States Senate.
Who is Hiram Bingham?
500
This was the first color movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
What is "Gone with the Wind"?
500
She was honored in 2012 as the state Association Executive of the Year by the state Society of Association Executives, and recently appointed to serve on her alma mater’s School of Business/Marketing Advisory Board.
Who is Brenda Neville (Iowa)?
500
He was a Red Sox great, a Naval Aviator during World War II and the Korean War, and the last player to hit .400.
Who is Ted Williams?
500
This future president disgraced himself as President Lincoln’s Vice President with a drunken speech on inauguration day.