Birthstones
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Ashley Carrero
Van Halen
Guess the Year
Hair today gone tomorrow
100

What month is the most expensive birthstone?

April (Diamond)

100

Why was the Fort Knox Depository built?

To store gold (1936)

100

What is Ashley's full birth date?

October 7th, 1986

100

What was Eddie Van Halen's role in his band?

lead guitarist

100

WWI armistice 

The Bolsheviks become the Communists with a new capital in Moscow 

The height of the Spanish Flu in the US

1918

200

What 2 modern birthstones are not considered mineral gemstones?

Opal and Pearl

200

In what city was the first mint?

Philadelphia

200

When did Ashley marry the man of her dreams?

July 26th, 2014

200

Where were the Van Halen brothers born?

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

200

Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered 

The Oklahoma City bombing

Newt Gengrich becomes Speaker of the House

1995

200

2,205 kg is the world record for heaviest vehicle pulled by what?

300

The most common birthstone is peridot because the highest birth rate is in this month?

August

300

Created in 1792 via the Coinage Act, the Mint first produced coins out of what three metals?

Gold, Silver and Copper

300

What is her favorite flower?

Sunflower

300

Where was the band Van Halen formed?

Pasedena, California

300

Russia annexes Crimea

Malaysia Airlines MH370 disapears

Jay Leno leaves "The Tonight Show"

2014

300

What constitues an Alaskan Whaler?

Beard with no moustache

400

In the original Jewish tradition, the 12 birthstones represent what?

The twelve tribes of Israel (on Aaron's breastplate)

400

Which city, known for training the army's elite, is also home to the mint that produces American Eagle coins?

West Point, NY

400

Where was her Bachelorette party?

Spa Castle, Hotel ZaZa and The Rustic (Any one will be accepted)

400

When was Van Halen formed?

1972

400

US legalizes the birth control pill 

The Vietcong forms

JFK wins the presidency

1960

400

The guinness record for this object in a beard is 3500.

500

In Christian tradition, the 12 jewish birthstones became representative of what?

The twelve disciples

500

What entities are currently on the back of your quarters?

National Monuments

500

What is her favorite cake? (2 flavor combo)

Chocolate and Raspberry

500

In 2012, Guitar Word awarded Eddie Van Halen what title?

Greatest Guitarist of all time

500

"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is published

Adam Smith publishes "The Wealth of Nations"

The first US fraternity forms Phi Beta Kappa

1776

500

In the World Beard and Moustache Championships, there are three brackets of facial hair Moustache, Partial Beard and Full Beard which are then subdivided into individual categories. Name two of the Moustache categories.

Natural, English, Dali, Imperial, Hungarian, Freestyle

600

In what year, the same year of the Titanic's sinking, did the American National Association of Jewelers adopt the official list of modern birthstones?

1912

600

It was made illegal for private individuals to own gold in 1933 due to the Depression. Why was this reversed in 1974?

The US went off the gold standard

600

What is Ashley's least favorite vacation?

Camping

600

Despite his success, what has Eddie Van Halen never learned to do?

Read Music

600

The Chernobyl Nuclear disaster

First airing of the Oprah Winfrey show

AZT becomes available for the treatment of AIDS

1986

600

The guinness record longest moustache started growing in 1970 and won Ram Singh Chauhan a cameo in what James Bond film.

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