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Which car manufacturer introduced a Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion engine in its 1975 Civic?
Honda
The CVCC engine functioned without a catalytic converter and met new emissions standards without drastically increasing cost.
100
What “neighbor to the north” hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics?
Canada (Montreal)
During the Games, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history
100
What major league baseball team is in Toronto?
The Blue Jays
It is the only Canadian professional baseball team. At one time, Canada had two major league teams: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Montreal Expos.
100
Which is larger: a Boeing 747 or a Boeing 757?
A Boeing 747
The 747 is the largest, followed by the 777, 767, and the 757
100
In golf, it's the short-cropped area around the hole
the putting green
is a specialized area on a golf course featuring tightly mowed grass designed for rolling a golf ball into a hole using a putter. Under official rules, it is one of the five defined course areas subject to specific play regulations such as, mowed between 5/32nds and 5/16ths of an inch.
200
What is the name of the main family featured in the TV series Dallas?
The Ewings
J. R. Ewing is an oil baron; the episode “Who Shot J. R.?” remains one of TV’s top-viewed moments.
200
A creation of Lorne Michaels, what sketch comedy show began in 1975 and features comedic takes on current events?
Saturday Night Live
The first episode was hosted by George Carlin and featured the Muppets, Andy Kaufman, and more.
200
What chess piece is the most important?
The king
The object of the game is to trap the opponent’s king
200
What is the Spanish word for water?
Agua
Seventy percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water. A large percentage of the water is found in oceans, which is salty.
200
In 1775 the Continental Congress certified Ben Franklin as the first person in this job
Postmaster General
The United States postmaster general is the chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service The PMG is responsible for managing and directing the day-to-day operations of the agency.
The current postmaster general is David Steiner, who has served in the role since July 15, 2025.
300
What environmental advocacy group was founded in Vancouver in 1971?
Greenpeace
The organization was founded in response to the nuclear tests going on in the Pacific at the time.
300
What famous soccer player led Brazil to its third World Cup victory in 1970?
Pelé
The global sports icon led Brazil to defeat Italy 4–1.
300
What percussion instrument is shaken or hit with the hand?
Tambourine
Metal disks in slots are located around the edge of a tambourine.
300
What does IBM stand for?
International Business Machines
The nickname for the computer company is “Big Blue.”
300
Among the countries that surround this body of water are Iran, Iraq, Qatar & Kuwait
Persian Gulf
400
Which racehorse won the Belmont Stakes on June 9, 1973, becoming a Triple Crown winner?
Secretariat
He was the first Triple Crown winner since Citation in 1948.
400
What sci-fi/fantasy franchise debuted on May 25, 1977, introducing us to Luke, Leia, and Han?
Star Wars
The George Lucas–directed films spawned a franchise that is still going strong today with new films and TV series.
400
What kind of windstorm appeared at the beginning of The Wizard of Oz?
Tornado
The tornado is featured in both the film and the book. In the book, the tornado lifts up the Kansas farmhouse and takes it to the magical Land of Oz. In the film, however, Oz is depicted as a dream. Dorothy awakens from the dream in her bed in the farmhouse
400
What kind of sandwich has deli meat, tomato, bacon, and mayonnaise layered between three slices of bread?
Club sandwich
The bread is toasted and is typically held together with toothpicks.
400
An image of this Old West sheriff appears on the logo of the sheriff's dept. of Lincoln County, New Mexico
Pat Garrett
Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender, and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid.
500
Musician Bob Marley helped popularize what genre of music in the ’70s?
Reggae
Bob Marley and the Wailers became superstars after the release of their album Catch a Fire in 1973.
500
Elected pope in 1978, Karol Józef Wojtyła took what name?
Pope John Paul II
He remained in the post for 26 years, the third-longest pontificate.
500
In what direction do you turn a screw to unscrew it?
Counterclockwise
“Lefty loosey” is a good way to remember this.
500
What queen was the first to be pictured on a British postage stamp?
Queen Victoria
Abraham Lincoln was the first person to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp
500
Sadly, a few years before he died in the Marquesas Islands, he attempted suicide by taking arsenic
Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements.
