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5 months after this 1978 hit song by Gloria Gaynor released, it survived 3 weeks on the Billboard top 100.

What is “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor

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Which major tournament is held every year at the same location?

What is The Masters, Augusta

100

At 21 years old, this world-renowned golfer won his first Masters Tournament.

Who is Tiger Woods.

100

In corporate finance, this acronym represents the blended cost a company pays to finance itself through both debt and equity.

What is WACC — Weighted Average Cost of Capital?

100

Forget flying at 35,000 feet, this trench reaches the same depth in the Pacific Ocean.

What is the Mariana Trench

200

“You’re going to need a bigger boat” if you want to take down the mammoth animal in this 1975 Spielberg classic.

What is Jaws

200

This tournament is often referred to as “the fifth major,” even though it doesn’t qualify as a PGA tour major tournament.

What is The Player’s Championship 


200

This NFL team completed the only perfect season in the Super Bowl era

Who are the Miami Dolphins

200

This acid, naturally abundant in citrus fruits, is commonly used in lower-hazard cleaners to dissolve mineral scale and bind metal ions.

What is Citric Acid?

200

The well-known luxury watch brand with a crown logo is headquartered in this Swiss city.

What is Geneva (Rolex)

300

The Artemis II wasn’t the only noteworthy crew to brave “The Dark side of the Moon.” This music group pioneered the way in 1975.

Who is Pink Floyd

300

This golfer holds the record for the most eagles in PGA Tour history.

Who is Justin Thomas 

300

In horse racing, the Triple Crown is awarded to a horse that wins The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes and this third race in New York.


What is the Belmont Stakes

300

This dog breed, developed in Germany, takes its name from a tax collector who wanted a formidable canine companion while making his rounds.

What is the Doberman Pinscher?

300

This highly coveted brand of Kentucky bourbon whiskey known for its long aging process and distinct wheated recipe is produced at the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

What is Pappy Van Winkle

400

Marked by the passing of Elvis Presley, the release of “A New Hope”, and the launch of the Apple II, this year during the decade of the 70’s held a rollercoaster of emotions.

When/what is 1977

400

This Pennsylvania native has carded two sub-60 rounds on the PGA Tour, a feat no one else has matched since.

Who is Jim Furyk (58 & 59)

400

This country has won the most men's FIFA World Cups

What is Brazil?

400

This term describes the point in a reservoir’s life when pressure falls below the level at which natural gas begins coming out of solution in the crude oil.

What is the bubble point? (or pressure)

400

This tiny European nation has the highest GDP per capita by many common measures.

What is Luxembourg

500

This event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the reunification of North and South Vietnam under communist rule.

What is the fall of Saigon

500

Before rubber core golf balls, this ball was fashioned out of hardened Malaysian soaps in the mid 1800s. 

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What is the “gutta-percha” golf ball

500

The term ‘home run’ was previously used in this sport before becoming a mainstay in baseball vocabulary.

What is Cricket

500

According to Judges, this left-handed Israelite concealed a sword on his right thigh before assassinating King Eglon of Moab.

Who is Ehud?

500

Torx and Robinson are variations of this common tool.

What is a screwdriver.

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