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The number of U.S. presidents to sign the Declaration of Independence.

2

100

On November 12th, 1954 this immigrant inspection station closed its doors nearly 63 years after it opened.

Ellis Island

100

In the greatest Oscar's flub of all time, hosts incorrectly announced the 2017 winner for Best Picture to be this movie.

La La Land

100

This fruit, commonly made into pie, originates in China.

Kiwi

100

In 1968, this type of car was the model for the first Hot Wheel ever made.

Custom Camaro

200

This was the political party of U.S. president John Adams

Federalists

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On November 13th, 1982, a memorial designed by a Yale architecture student was dedicated to the 57,339 Americans who died in this conflict.

The Vietnam War

200

In 1938, this became the first feature-length animated movie to ever be released.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

200

Samuel Tilden, Grover Cleveland, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton all have this in common in terms of presidential candidates.

They all won the popular vote, but lost the electoral college.

200

The 1988 Kansas basketball team was given this nickname after they won the NCAA tournament as a #6 seed.

Danny & the Miracles

300

At opening ceremonies for the World Fair, this man became the first U.S. president to appear on television

Franklin Roosevelt

300

On November 13th, 1985, the Nevada del Ruiz erupted killing 25,000 people. This volcano was the highest active volcano in this South-American country.

Colombia

300

Jack Nicholson makes reference to this TV show with his line "Here's Johnny!" in The Shining.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

300

This fast food restaurant piloted a chicken-flavored nail polish to go along with their slogan.

KFC.

300

This actor made his first appearance as James Bond in the film GoldenEye.

Pierce Bronson

400

In Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign, he received harsh criticism for appearing in this publication.

Playboy

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On November 13, 2015, this terrorist group committed an attack in France killing 130 people making it the deadliest day in France since WW2.

ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant)

400

In the 1979 satire, Apocolypse Now, Robert Duvall famously makes this remark about a chemical used in the Vietnam War.

"I love the smell of Napalm in the morning"

400

In printing, it’s the colour black. In chemistry, it’s potassium. In baseball, it’s a strikeout.

K

400

In the game show Jeopardy, this category is the most popular, appearing 114 times throughout the shows history.

Before and After

500

Lyndon B. Johnson used this three-word phrase as a slogan for his domestic agenda in 1964.

"The Great Society"

500

On November 13th, 1953, Indiana textbooks remove all references to this piece of children's literature, claiming it was communist.

Robinhood

500

This religious film released in 2004 is the highest grossing foreign language film of all time. 

The Passion of the Christ

500

Although this nation freed itself from the United States in 1946, their Independence Day celebrates its declaration of independence from Spain in 1898.

The Philippines

500

Before Alex Trebek took over and became the face of Jeopardy, this man was originally the host.

Art Fleming.