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In what year did the Beatles make their debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show?
1964
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He wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
100
What do you get when you blend all of the colors of the visible spectrum?
White
100
Roses, jasmine, and lavender have been used in this "therapy" as calming agents
Aromatherapy
100
What is the southernmost incorporated place in the contiguous United States?
Key West, Florida
200
In 1950 she started the Missionaries of Charity
Mother Teresa
200
Leon Uris titled Book 1 of this novel "Beyond Jordan"
Exodus
200
At one time parsley & sage were used as remedies for this; now Minoxidil is used.
Baldness
200
How many U.S. Presidents served their term in the 1960's?
Four
Eisenhower's term ended in 1961
Then Kennedy, Johnson and then Nixon, whose first term began in 1969
300
What was discovered in The Valley of the Kings in 1922 by Howard Carter
The Tomb of Tutankhaman
300
The 1955 novel, 'Lolita', was written by which author?
Vladimir Nabokov
300
What legume is used to make most color newspaper ink?
Soybeans
300
Spanish missionaries in Peru found a substance in the bark of the Cinchona tree that treats this disease
Malaria
300
What is the largest land animal in North America?
The American Bison
Weighing up to 2,800 lbs.
400
This Ethiopian emperor known as the Lion of Judah was deposed in September 1974
Haile Selassie
400
Whose autobiography is entitled "Long Walk to Freedom"?
Nelson Mandela
400
What are the secondary colors
Purple, Orange and Green
400
Although toxic, lily of the valley & Foxglove are plants that have been used to regulate this organ
The Heart
400
What NFL player was known as The Refrigerator?
William "Refrigerator" Perry
Defensive Tackle for the Chicago Bears
500
On Sept. 14, 1923 he was knocked out of the ring by Luis Firpo.
Jack Dempsey
500
Who was the author of the children's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Ian Fleming
500
What is the right color order that you will see in a rainbow, from the top to the bottom of the arc?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
500
The Mexican yam yields diosgenin, a source for this arthritis-relieving steroid
Cortisone
500
Which was the southernmost of the original 13 colonies?
Georgia
