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100

This actress played two memorable caretaking roles—a magical nanny with an umbrella and a postulantturned-governess in Austria.

Who is Julie Andrews

100

This machine is used to play vinyl singles and albums.

What is a record player or turntable -  Albums that play at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute are called “33s.” Singles are “45s,” and the first album format was 78 revolutions per minute.

100

This shoe-free dance is usually held in a school gym.

What is a sock hop? The dances originated in the 1950s because shoes were prohibited in the gym.

100

This new dance came after Chubby Checker’s 1960 cover tune.

What is the twist

100

What actress played Dolly in the 1969 movie musical Hello, Dolly?

Barbra Streisand

200

Who improvised the famous "You talkin' to me?" mirror monologue in the 1976 film Taxi Driver?

Who is Robert De Niro 

200

Before refrigerators, we used this appliance to keep food cold.

What is an icebox?

200

This five-letter word that starts with T is one of the five senses, and it’s not taste.

What is touch?

200

This first American commercial jetliner model was the dominant aircraft of the 1960s.

What is Boeing 707

200

What do mambo, conga, and samba have in common?

They are dances, and each has five letters Other dances with five letters include tango, polka, and waltz

300

She plays opposite Cary Grant in His Girl Friday

Who is Rosalind Russell?

300

Before vacuum cleaners, we cleaned rugs with these.

What are sweepers?

300

Ray Walston costars as the otherworldly character Uncle Martin in this 1960s sitcom.

What is My Favorite Martian?

300

This spy franchise, authored by Ian Fleming, is one of the best-known of all time.

What is James Bond (007)

300

What country borders Peru and Panama?

Colombia

400

This Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller is set largely in a courtyard and stars James Stewart as a globetrotting photographer

What is Rear Window

400

This spinning device was once used to remove water from laundered items

What is a wringer?

400

Of 2, 3, 5, 7,10, it’s the number that is not a prime number.

What is 10

400

He was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Who is President John F. Kennedy?

400

What actor played Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon?

Humphrey Bogart

500

What 1927 silent film won the very first Academy Award for Best Picture?

Wings

500

This mechanical device was used to spray fragrance into the air manually.

What is an atomizer?

500

This planet in our solar system has the most moons

What is Saturn? It has 274 moons. Mercury and Venus have no moons, and Earth is the only planet with a single moon.

500

This was the first major sporting event broadcast in color in England.

What is Wimbledon

500

Which is larger: a coyote or a wolf?

A wolf An adult wolf can weigh around 90 pounds. An adult coyote weighs around 40 to 50 pounds.

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