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100

Within a 3.5 year period, he became mayor of Buffalo, governor of New York, and president of the U.S. 

Who is Grover Cleveland?

100

This famous PBS bird has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Who is Big Bird?

100

He is best known for inventing the electric lightbulb.

Who is Thomas Edison?

100

A player who can legally catch a pass is this type of receiver; some are bachelors too!

What is eligible?

100

This is the best-selling book of all time.

What is the Bible?

200

A flag bearing a white anchor and caduceus on a blue field represents this U.S. government official.

Who is the surgeon general?

200

The name of this salsa means "beak of the rooster".

What is "pico de gallo"?

200

He bombed as a stand-up comic before his wild success as the star of the eponymous TV sitcom about..  well, nothing.

Who is Jerry Seinfeld?

200

In the NFL, each of these measures 10 yards by 53 1/3 yards.

What is an end zone?

200
He created the character of Tiny Tim.

Who is Charles Dickens?

300

In 1817, Congress divided a territory that became these two states that are practically mirror images of each other.

What are Alabama and Mississippi?

300

This word for friend comes from the Latin meaning, "with whom you would eat bread."

What is a companion?

300

This household name was fired from his newspaper job for lack of creativity. He would move on to build a theme park.

Who is Walt Disney?

300

Brian Urlacher and Walter Payton both played for this NFL team.

What is the Chicago Bears?

300

Noah Webster published this genre of book.

What is dictionary or reference?

400

After more than 150 years, he is still the tallest president in U.S. history.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

Kevin Costner starred in this 1989 film based on the novel Shoeless Joe.

What is Field of Dreams?

400

He failed music class, and was told, "You ain't goin' nowhere, son".

Who is Elvis Presley?

400

Basketball players learn not to move this foot, the term for the axle around which a wheel turns.

What is a pivot?

400

This "Queen of Mystery" holds the top spot as the world's best-selling fiction author/

Who is Agatha Christie?

500

The last time there were no living former presidents was when this man was president.

Who is Richard Nixon

500

In 1994, WIRED magazine described this 4-letter word as an idea leaping "from mind to mind...as viruses leap from body to body"

What is a meme?

500

In his first feature film, he played the Scarecrow in The Wiz

Who is Michael Jackson?

500

This West Coast team is the only one whose team city and name are both in Spanish.

Who are the San Diego Padres?

500

This book, about an affair between photographer Robert Kincaid, and a married woman named Francesca, was written by James Waller.

What is The Bridges of Madison County

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