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100

What did prohibition ban?

Production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcohol

100

Fiction refers to literature based on imagination while nonfiction refers to literature based on what?

Facts

100

Meet Me in St. _____ is a 1944 musical film starring Judy Garland 

Louis

100
A bouquet of this flower makes a great Valentines Day gift

Roses

100

Which American television sitcom, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz was released on October 15th, 1951?

I Love Lucy

200

Who became president after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated? 

Lyndon B. Johnson 

200

The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish were written by which children's book author? 

Dr. Seuss

200

Katharine Hepburn plays an icy heiress Tracy Lord in this 1940 “remarriage” comedy named after a city in Pennsylvania 

The Philadelphia Story

200

Which state produces more than 70 percent of the United States' supply of citrus?

Florida

200

In the 1950's the Topps company first released which type of collectable cards?

Baseball Cards

300

Vladimir Putin is the President of which country? 

Russia

300

Catch ___ is a novel set in World War II, following the life of antihero Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier.

Catch 22

300

What American writer/director starred in several iconic European-produced “Spaghetti Westerns”?

Clint Eastwood 

300

99% of the pumpkins sold in the United States end up as what?

Jack-o-lanterns

300

Which amusement park opened its gates in this year?

Disneyland

400

In what year did Christopher Columbus land in America?

1492

400

This author is known for writing romance novels including Dear John, A Walk to Remember, and The Notebook 

Nicholas Sparks 
400

Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, Professor Plum, and Miss Scarlet are invited to a mansion in this dark comedy based on a board game

Clue 

400

Which plant is the fastest-growing woody plant in the world, growing up to 35 inches in a single day? 

Bamboo

400

What legendary radio newsman brought America "See It Now" in 1951?

Edward R. Murrow

500

The Bubonic Plague ravaged Europe in which century? 12th, 13th, or 14th?

14th century 

500
The novels Pride and Prejudice and Emma were written by which 18th century author?

Jane Austen

500

Which classic movie stars William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and James Donald?

The Bridge on the River Kwai

500

Which nut is the most widely cultivated and extensively used nut in the world?

Almond

500

Which 1950s entertainment venues were known as "Passion Pits"?

Drive-Ins

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