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100

This was the worst economic downturn in US history.

What is the Great Depression? It started in 1929 with the stock market crash in bank runs in lasted on the entire decade. It was back by 25% unemployment to kitchen and shantytowns known as Hooverville.

100

These two common household pets aren’t colorblind, but they do see color in a reduced range compared to humans.

Are dogs and cats each has limited colored perception because they have two types of color receptors (cones). humans have three types of cones, so they seem more colors.

100

Historically, this soda is main ingredient was sassafras.

What is root beer? It gained  popularity during prohibition and remained a popular mid-century soda. today’s commercial Rupees of flavored with artificial sassafras flavoring or sassafras extract.

100

The timeless film stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and Ge Pepperdine as Paul Varjak in a cat-and-mouse romance.

What is breakfast at Tiffany’s Hepburn earned 750,000 for the film making her the highest paid actress for a movie at the time

100

Images, lemons, and limes at this type of fruit.

What is citrus? Orange trees range in height from 16 to 50 feet tall

200

The Betsy Ross flag has a star assembled in a geometric shape

What is a circle? it features 13 stars arranged in a circle in the corner of the flag with a 50 stars now reside.

200

He’s highly intelligent garbage-digging bandits have human-like fingers.

What are raccoons? They are more closely related to bears than they are to cats. 

200

We grew up on this snack, patch and small boxes featuring Circus’s characters.

What are animal crackers? FUN FACT ; in the Nabisco‘s Barnum animal crackers the monkey is the only animal cracker that is wearing clothes.

200

The touch of (this) pairs  Carrie Grant as Philip ShAnne with Doris Day as Cathy  Timberlake.

What is Mink? The plot is the classic” young woman falls for a wealthy businessman”motif. It follows the predictable path of the men wanting an affair  while the woman wants marriage.

200

The odd one out,this is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the name of a U.S state.

What is Q? The letter X appears in Texas and New Mexico.

300

This is the highest federal reserve note (dollar )in circulation.

What is $100 the last $500 note was printed in 1945. The last two dollar note was printed in 2017 in approximately 1.7 billion. We remain in circulation.

300

These household pets are likely to sleep away the day and creep around the house at night.

What are cats? All places you deem off-limits are theirs to roam during the wee hours cats are not technically nocturnal. They are most active hours at dawn and dusk. But  if you have indoor cameras, you can catch their sneaky overnight activity.

300

She was known for her marvelous talent, and as Liza Minnelli‘s mother

Who is Judy Garland?  Garland remembered for the role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz , a blast from the past that is perennial must -watch movie.

300

Rock Hudson and Doris Day star as Jerry Webster in Carol Templeton in this 1961 film about two rival advertising executives

What is lover comeback? It’s no secret that advertising can be a dirty business but sometimes the dirty tricks backfire,and that’s the core. Hilarity of this rom-com.

300

it takes this number of days to complete a one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian railway

What is seven? The crosses  eight time zones.

400

If you need a little breathing room, maybe this least populous state is the place for you

What is Wyoming around 600,000 people call Wyoming home most states have cities with at least that many residents.

400

The deadliest animal on earth kills by carrying malaria Dengue fever, yellow fever and other diseases.

What is a mosquito? Their lifespan is from one week to a month.

400

He recorded the 1966 hit strangers in the night.

Who is Frank Sinatra when the song reached number one on the  charts, it knocked the Beatles “Paperback Writer “ from its lofty position.

400

Doris Day and James Gardner played Beverly and Dr. Gerald Boyer in this wacky romcom about a married couple whose life is turned upside down when she becomes a spokesperson for a soap company

What is the The Thrill of it All? Chaos almost rips their marriage apart until an unlikely invention occurs.

400

McDonald’s wants me broccoli that was flavored to taste like this?

What is bubblegum? It was an effort to get children to eat healthy foods, but the unintended consequences was that it confuse the children. They probably wonder what was wrong with their mother‘s broccoli.

500

Abe Lincoln was born in this state.

When is Kentucky Lincoln‘s wife Mary Todd Lincoln,was also born in Kentucky.

500

These mammals are killed swimmers and hold hands when they sleep in the water.

What are sea otters? Sea otters go to sleep while holding hands so they don’t drift apart. The playful mammals eat about 30% of their weight each day.

500

This company popularized the disposal diaper on a mass scale,especially in the United States.

What is Pampers? When early brand of disposable diapers came from England in the 1930s.Called.”Destroyable  babies napkins,” they were used in hospitals, but never marketed to the general public.

500

Free -spirited Corie (Jane Fonda) and stuffed -shirt Paul (Robert Redford) are newlyweds in 1967 film. 

What is barefoot in the park? After glorious honeymoon and famed Plaza Hotel ,they navigate the reality of New York City life in a tiny fifth-floor walk-up apartment with an array of eccentric neighbors.

500

What is what lime  slices tend to do in a drink?

what is sink? Limes are denser than lemons,so their slices sink, whereas lemons tend to float.