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100

This Central California City is known as the "Raisin Capitol of the World?

What is Fresno?

100

Paul met this famous 1960's actor at the first landing of the Space Shuttle.  

Hint:  In the show he is famous for, he says the name, "Jim" a lot.

Hint 2:  His character has pointed ears.

Who Leonard Nemoy?

100

What is Paul's favorite NFL team which has had home stadiums in Los Angeles, Oakland, and Las Vegas.

Who is the Raiders?

100

This favorite TV show about "nothing" was a hit in the 1990's

What is Seinfeld?

100

Paul's bedroom color was this color and it was also an accent color at one time in his Fair Oaks home.

Hint:  It rhymes with______ 

Orange

200

This famous river Paul has not visited.

a)  Rhine                        b)  Amazon

c)  Mississippi                 d)  Nile

What is Amazon?

200

What famous red headed comedian starred in the miniseries "Fresno" which was a spoof on the night time soap, "Dallas"

a)  Kathy Griffith               b)  Lucille Ball

c)  Carol Burnette             d)  Betty White

Who is Carol Burnette?

200

This sporting event occurs every Memorial Day in Paul's birth state of Indiana and is called the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing"

The Indi 500

200

What are the names of the most famous General Hospital soap opera couple of the 1980's to get married.

Who is Luke and Laura?

200

The WALL came down between these two countries to form one country.

East and West Germany.

300

This famous New York City landmark brings tears to Paul's eyes.

a)  One World Trade Center    c)  Rockefeller Center

b)  Madison Square Garden    d)  Central Park

What is One World Trade Center - Site of 911 Memorial.

300

At a Washington DC Restaurant, Paul was seated next to this famous "Jessie" political activist, Martin Luthor King Jr. marcher, and 1984 Presidential candidate.

Who is Jessie Jackson?

300

This Olympic Games was opened with 84 Pianos playing "Rhapsody in Blue"

a)  Los Angeles        b)  Tokyo

c)  London               d)  Vienna

What is Los Angeles

300

This cast member of the sitcom "Seinfeld" who broke the "Seinfeld curse".

a)  Jerry Seinfeld          b)  Julia Louis-Dryfus

c)  Michael Richards      d)  Jason Alexander

Who is Julia Louis-Dryfus?

300

What are the three most important financial statements in accounting? 

Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow

400

What Scandinavian country which never sees the sun set in the Summer and never sees it rise in the winter has Paul visited twice.

a)  Scotland           b)  Findland

c)  Norway             d)  Sweden

Norway - the specific town is Tromso.

FYI - during the winter it also never sees the sun rise.

400

At the landing of the first Space Shuttle, these two very famous directors stood in his way.

Hint:  One directed - "The Terminal"

The other directed, "American Graffiti"

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

400

Which Country has the most WINTER OLYMPIC Medals?

Hint - It is in Paul's ancestory.com list of countries

a)  United States            b)  Norway

c)  Germany                   d)  Scotland

What is Norway?

400

What 4 Situation Comedies did NBC promote using the slogan "Must See TV" for its Thursday night lineup starting at 8:00pm in the 1980's.

Cosby Show

Family Ties

Cheers

Night Court

400

Paul visited New Zealand.  What night time constellation can only be seen in the Southern Hemisphere

a)  Uranus             b)  Ursa Major (little dipper)

c)  SuperPaulous    d)  Centaurus

What is Centaurus?

500

This was the first country that Paul visited and stayed for over 3 days.

a)  Canada              b)  England

c)  Russia               d)  Mexico

What is Russia?

500

Paul met this heart throb NBC reporter who was known during the 1991 Golf War as the "Scud Stud"

Hint:  His name is close to the hapless protagonist in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Arthur _____.

Who is Arthur Kent?

500

Knowing that Green Bay Packers were going to lose to the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs in 2022, what TV show did the Green Bay Packer's quarterback audition for in the Summer of 2021.

What is Jeopardy?

500

This 'golden' show aired from 1980 to 1988 and played the top 10 hits of the week with a dance troop.  It was hosted by Diane Warwick and later by Marilyn McCoo.

What is Solid Gold?

500

This favorite movie of Paul's starred Robin Williams and is famous for the line, "Oh Captain, My Captain"

What is Dead Poet's Society

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