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100
In oil painting, why shouldn't you dry your paintings in the dark?
This may cause a thin film of oil to rise to the surface, yellowing it.
100
What was the first country to recognize Mexico's independence, in 1836?
The U.S.
100
What mathematical symbol did math whiz Ferdinand von Lindemann determine to be a transcendental number in 1882?
Pi.
100
What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a "big band"?
Ten.
100
What 250-pound star of Hairspray shed half her weight to host a TV talk show?
Ricki Lake.
200
Who painted 'The Scream' (the famous painting of a man screaming with a nuclear mushroom cloud behind him.)?
Edvard Munch
200
What encyclopedia's first edition, in 1771, described California as "a large country of the West Indies"?
Encyclopedia Britannica's.
200
What do you call an angle more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees?
Obtuse.
200
What musical instrument's sales escalated from 228,000 in 1950 to 2.3 million in 1971?
The guitar's.
200
What Mayberry resident once hijacked a bull when he'd had too much to drink?
Otis Campbell.
300
Which famous twentieth century artist painted "100 Cans" (Pop Art)?
Andy Warhol
300
Who was the only American to become vice president and president after resignations?
Gerald Ford.
300
What Greek math whiz noticed that the morning star and evening star were one and the same, in 530 B.C.?
Pythagoras.
300
What 1976 chart-topping song did Barry Manilow sing, but not write?
I Write the Songs.
300
What four-word TV slogan did Sting add to the Dire Straits hit Money for Nothing?
"I want my MTV".
400
What is Pablo Picasso's style of artwork called?
Cubism
400
There is one in Las Vegas for every how many inhabitants.
Eight.
400
What's a polygon with four unequal sides called?
A quadrilateral.
400
What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?
Slow.
400
What Mary Tyler Moore Show character's blue blazer made it into the Smithsonian?
Ted Baxter's.
500
What art movement was Yoko Ono associated with during the 1960s?
Fluxus
500
What year did the Dow Jones Industrial Average break both the 4000 and 5000 marks?
1995.
500
What's a flat image that can be displayed in three dimensions?
A hologram.
500
Who was the top-selling album artist of the 1970's according to Billboard?
Elton John.
500
Who was a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers before she became TV's Lois Lane?
Teri Hatcher.
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