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The 79 AD eruption of this Italian volcano killed more than 16,000 people?

Vesuvius

100

What are the branches of the Federal government

legislative, judicial and executive

100

Name the town made famous for supposedly storing UFO items

Roswell

100

Marky, Ricky, Danny, Terry, Mikey, Davey, Timmy, Tommy, Joey, Robby, Johnny and Brian

Will's brothers names in Good Will Hunting

100

Elvis sang about these types of shoes

Blue Suede

200

This simple sugar is a sweetener in honey

Sucrose

200

E pluribus unum

Out of many, one

200

The initial images of this famous NASA telescope, launched in 1990, were blurry which required the installation of a set of corrective lenses (like glasses) to allow superb image quality.  

Hubble telescope

200

Who was the lead actor in Step Brothers

Will ferrell

200

Name of the traditional song sang to ring in the new year

Ol lang syne

300

Name of the mountain range containing Mt Everest

Himalayas

300

Gateway to the West

St Louis

300

Name the first four planets closest to the sun

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

300

He didn't slam into you, he didn't bump you, he didn't nudge you - he rubbed you.  And, rubbin son, is racing

Days of Thunder

300

Kim Kardashians husband

Kanye West

400

What did Einstein expose to the world in 1905? 

Theory of General Relativity

400

Who led the Corp of Discovery Expedition in 1806

Lewis and Clark

400

Name of the privately-owned aerospace company whos goal is to colonize Mars 

SpaceX

400

In the movie Hangover, what did Alan name the baby

Carlos

400

This music genre originated in the deep south around the 1860's by African Americans from roots in African music traditions

Blues

501

How long is a fortnight

14 days

501

Famous Sheriff of Dodge City

Wyatt Earp

501

Name 4 of the 6 Space Shuttles

Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour

501

Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole saturday in detention for whatever it was that we did wrong.  But we think you are crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are.

Breakfast club

501

What singer holds the worlds record for most words in a hit single (50 Cent, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes or Eminem)

Eminem - Rap God - 1560 at 4.28 words per second