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100

Where is the most popular destination wedding for US couples?

What is Las Vegas?

100

In what city was the first OktoberFest held?

What is Munich Germany.  In 1810 it started as a celebration for a royal wedding between a prince and princess.  The celebration became a yearly tradition every year afterward.

100

What year did Elvis Presley die?

What is 1977?  August 16, 1977

100

What was Stephen King's first published novel?

What is Carrie?

100

Who was the only president who did not represent a political party.

Who is George Washington?

200

A round, brilliant cut diamond has how many facets?

What is 58?

200

What country did Halloween originate from?

What is Ireland?  Halloween originates from a Celtic festival celebrating the New Year on November 1st.

200

Which song begins with the line, "I thought was only true in fairy tales."?

What is "I'm a believer" by the Monkees?

200

In 1924 the world's first book of what was published?

What are crossword puzzles?

200

Who was the first president to speak over the radio?

Who was Warren Harding?  On June 14, 1922, President Warren G. Harding, while addressing a crowd at the dedication of a memorial site for the composer of the “Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key, becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio.

300

What is the largest diamond mining company in the world?

What is De Beers?  It operates in 35 countries and mining takes place in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Canada and Australia.

300

What state in the US is home to the largest corn maze in the world?

What is California?  In Dixon, California, Cool Patch Pumpkin holds the Guinness World Record for the largest corn maze in the world at 60 acres.  It's common for people to call 911 because they can't find their way out. 

300

What is the name of Johnny Cash's backing band throughout his career?

What is the Tennessee Three?  Sometimes the Tennessee Two.

300

Who created Tarzan is 1914?

Who is Edgar Rice Burroughs?

300

What state produced the most U.S. presidents?

What is Virginia?  Eight U.S. presidents were born in Virginia, and Ohio was close behind, having produced seven presidents. Next, try answering these 13 trivia questions that only geniuses can get right.

400

In Northern Africa, what is thrown at the married couple as a symbol of fertility?

What are Figs?

400

What makes leaves change to either a red or purple color?

What is sugar?  Sugar trapped in leaves causes red or purple colors.

400

What was the theme song for the Glenn Miller Band?

What is Moonlight Serenade?

400

William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" takes its title from which Shakespeare play?

What is Hamlet?

400

What does the “S” in Harry S. Truman’s name stand for?

What is nothing?  The S in President Truman’s name is actually a compromise his parents made between both of his grandfather’s names, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. There is still controversy today about whether there should be a period after the S.

500

Wedding veils from ancient Rome were what color?

What is Yellow?

500

How heavy is the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded in the world? 

What is 2624.6 lbs?   Currently, this is the largest pumpkin grown by a man in Belgium.

500

Probably the most revered icon of the era was this man. He was equally distinguished as an arranger, composer, and an influence not only in the big band era but on all musical artists. He received a special Pulitzer Prize, had a postage stamp issued in his honor, and a limited edition coin. Who might take the A train to the Cotton Club to see his satin doll?

Who is Duke Ellington?

500

Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 epic sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was inspired by a short story by this writer, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Kubrick?

Who is Arthur C. Clarke?

500

How many presidents died in office?

What is 8?  The presidents that died while in office were William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.