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100

What city was the first capital of the United States

New York City

100

By what name is deer meat known

Vension

100

Often found at a racetrack, what is the fastest breed of dog

Greyhound

100

Which Madonna song first hit the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 (hint: we all need one)

Holiday

100

DAILY DOUBLE

How many members did Backstreet Boys have

5

100

Which American city does Jazz originate from

New Orleans

100

Who played Ted in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Keanu Reeves

200

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

Treaty of Paris

200

What is the main ingredient in hummus

Chickpeas

200

 In what tabular display are the chemical elements typically displayed

Periodic Table

200

DAILY DOUBLE

What was the original script for "I'll be back" in the Terminator movies

I'll come back

200

What is the most-watched television episode of the decade (hint:where everybody knows your name)

Cheers

(Or New Leaf Recovery...lol)

200

Who is the vocalist for the album ‘Lady Sings the Blues’

Billie Holiday

200

Where were The Lord of the Rings movies filmed

New Zealand

300

DAILY DOUBLE

What was the first American state

Delaware


300

At US $5,000 per kg or higher, what is the world’s most expensive spice

Saffron

300

What name is given to two metals mixed together, or a metal with another element

Alloy

300

In what year did massive protests on either side of the Berlin Wall eventually lead to its being torn down

1989

300

Who wrote the Goosebumps series

R.L. Stine

300

DAILY DOUBLE

La Boheme is an example of what

Opera

300

Which actor was in the following movies: The Outsiders, Wayne’s World, and Tommy Boy

Rob Lowe

400

What founding father was credited with inventing bifocals

Benjamin Franklin

400

In the US, what is another name for corn

Maize

400

What is this sequence? Mercury (0), Venus (0), Earth (1), Mars (2), Neptune (14), Uranus (27), Saturn (62), and Jupiter (29)

Number of moons of the planets in our solar system

400

Which Sony product transformed music culture in 1980

Walkman


400

Which candy was marketed as the “freshmaker”

Mentos

400

Who wrote The Toccata and Fugue in D minor 

Johann Sebastian Bach

400

Who was the first Black person to win an Oscar

Hattie McDaniel

Bonus Fact: McDaniel won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1939 for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. 

500

How many original British colonies existed in America

13

500

What do dried plums tend to be called

Prunes

500

DAILY DOUBLE

What links Isabela, Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, Fernandina and Santiago (among others)

Islands of the Galápagos Islands

500

How much did the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man suit for Ghostbusters cost

$20,000

500

Who had a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Genie in a Bottle”

Christina Aguilara

500

Who is regarded as the best-selling female artist of all times by the Guinness World Records

Madonna

500

Freddy Krueger wears a striped sweater that is which colors

Red and Green

600

Who led the first land expedition to the Pacific Coast

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

600

DAILY DOUBLE

What does ‘en croute’ mean

In Pastry

600

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. What is the next smallest

Mars

600

What was introduced by Swiss company that became a fashion craze in the 80s

Swatch watches

600

Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to how many championships

6

600

Which English singer and song writer appeared in the movie Labyrinth

David Bowie

600

Which movie is this famous line from: “I wish I knew how to quit you.”

Brokeback Mountain

700

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued

Jan. 1, 1863

700

What is the chemical formula of salt

NaCl

700

What is the largest land animal

Elephant

700

In which video game did Super Mario first appear

Donkey kong

700

What was the bestselling video game console of the 1990s

Sony Playstation

700

Song Radio Ga Ga is believed to have inspired Lady Gaga’s stage name, who sang the song

Queen

700

True or false: Sean Connery wore a toupee in every James Bond movie

True

800

What is the name of the theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.

800

Which is the most numerous chain that focuses on sweet food (Think donuts and coffee)

Dunkin' Donuts

800

Referred to as the ‘Father of Medicine’, who is said to have begun the practice of taking medical histories

Hippocrates, to whom the Hippocratic Oath is generally attributed

800

What is the video in which Pat Benetar and her crew of girls battled out a pimp by dancing at him

Love is a Battlefield

800

Who invented slap bracelets

Stuart Anders

800

Singer Michael Lee Aday is popularly known as what

Meatloaf

800

Who actually drew the sketch of Rose in Titanic

James Cameron

900

When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor

Dec. 7, 1941

900

What does it mean to cook meat ‘confit’

To cook it slowly in its own fat

900

Where in the human body would the pinna be found

The ear

900

How much money did Weird Al Yankovic turn down when he was offered to appear in a beer commercial

$5 million


900

Whose voice was used to announce “You’ve Got Mail!” whenever you received an email

Elwood Edwards

900

Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield founded which band

Metallica

900

DAILY DOUBLE

The code in The Matrix comes from what food recipes

Sushi recipes

1000

Who was the first man on the moon

Neil Armstrong

1000

Along with bread, what are the three ingredients of an Elvis [Presley] sandwich

Peanut butter, banana and bacon

1000

Which animal’s fingerprints so closely resemble a human’s that they are impossible to different

Koala

1000

What jackets were such a big deal in the 80s that it brought the company $100 million a year

Members Only

1000

What is Bart Simpson’s full name

Bartholomew JoJo Simpson

1000

What is the name of music which that originates from Scotland, Ireland, and Wales

Celtic music

1000

How old was Stockard Channing when she played high school student Rizzo in Grease

33

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