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100

In Sept 2018, this Singapore-born man had 3 books in the top 5 on the New York Times Fiction Bestseller list

Who is Kevin Kwan



100

This British heartthrob played the ever-broody Heathcliff in the 2009 adoption of Wuthering Heights

Who is Tom Hardy


Bonus +100 points if you can name his wife, who he met during filming of Wuthering Heights


100

What country's Olympic basketball team did Chicago Bulls star Toni Kukoc play for?

What is Croatia 



100

This index measures home prices in the US and reached a historical peak right before the Financial crisis of 2007-2008 

What is the Case-Shriller Index 

100

This pop star was born in 1979, and life was tragically cut short in 2001

One in a million, Aaliyah 

200

The visitor’s entrance to the Ministry of Magic is an abandoned red telephone booth in London. What is the five-digit code you must dial to get in? 

6-2-4-4-2 

Daily double - what word does this spell on a telephone keypad (5 seconds, without looking)

200

This feature film reboot of Little Women was directed and written by this actress

Greta Gerwig

200

The dimples on a golf ball give in traction on the terrain. How many dimples does an average golf ball have

What is 336 



200

In February 1637, this socio-economic phenomenon was considered the first recorded speculative bubble in history

What is Tulip Mania / tulipmania / tulip fever

200

This ex-husband of Angelina Jolie was the co-star to the first female black actress to win an Academy Award in the Best Actress category

Billy Bob Thornton 

300

What was Shakespeare's first book?

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1589)

Daily double - what was his last?

300

A Cohen Brother film, this movie was based on a 2005 novel of the same name. What was the book and who wrote it?

No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy (also wrote All the Pretty Horses)

Daily double -- this Spanish actress, who was the lead actress in All the Pretty Horses, is married to the lead actor of No Country for Old Men

300

The term ‘home run’ was already previously used in a different sport before becoming a mainstay in baseball vocabulary. What was that sport?

What is cricket



300
King Henry VIII famously had 6 wives, in addition to countless mistresses scattered in-between. Technically, how many formal / acknowledged 'issues' (i.e. lineal descendants) did he have? 
Five:

- Henry, Duke of Cornwall

- Mary I of England

- Henry Fitzroy (illegitimate but acknowledged by Henry)

- Elizabeth I of England

- Edward VI of England

300

Harry Potter ended in 2007. What was the last sentence of the last book, The Deathly Hallows? 

What is "All was well."

400

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

400

Who is the narrator of this movie:

- Soap salesman 

- Director David Fincher

- Co starred Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, and Jared Leto

Edward Norton narrated Fight Club

400

This player kicked a record-breaking punt against the Denver Broncos in 1969. What was his name?

Who is Steve O’Neal 


Daily double -- how far was his record-breaking punt 

400

What Was the Largest Contiguous Empire in History?

Mongol Empire, united by Genghis Khan (spanned nearly 15 million contiguous square kilometers at its peak in 1270) 

400

How long did Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries last?

72 days

Daily double - how long has she been married to Kanye West?

500

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up, up it goes And yet, never grows

Mountains

Daily double -- 

This thing all things devours; birds, beasts, trees, flowers; gnaws iron, bites steel; grinds hard stones to meal; slays kings, ruins town, and beats high mountain down


500

This 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film was based on a semi-autobiographical book written in 1984.  What was the movie, lead actor, and author's name?

Empire of the Sun, Christian Bale (he was 12!), written by J. G. Ballard

500

Who said "Winning takes care of everything"?

Tiger tiger woods ya'll

500

Which U.S. Civil War Battle Had the Most Casualties in any Single-Day Fight?

Battle of Antietam (22,726 casualties in just one day). 

FYI - Gettysburg had 51,000 but lasted over 3 days

500

Name the two Game of Thrones actors whose characters were romantically involved in the show, and married in real life?

 Kit Harington and Rose Leslie (Jon Snow and Ygritte)

Daily double - who were the two exes that hated each other on the show?

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