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200

This pianist and singer of a well-known tribute to Princess Diana was the first American to orbit the Earth and is tied with Peter O'Toole for the most nominations for an acting Oscar award without a win.

Who is ELTON JOHN GLENN CLOSE?

200

This type of cat shares its name with a fabric often used for printed designs that itself was named after a city in India.

What is Calico?

200

The painter of this painting.


Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?

200

The writer of this 1951 novella set in and around the Atlantic Ocean donated his later Nobel Prize medal to the Cuban people.

What is THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA?

200

Name both artists:

Who are Snow Patrol (Chasing Cars) and The Police (Every Breath You Take)?

400

This American Founding Father and renaissance man eventually became the 14th President of the United States and later played James Bond in four movies, including Goldeneye.

Who is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PIERCE BROSNAN?

400

This rapper, born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, released her debut EP "Purrr!" in 2014.

Who is Doja Cat?

400

The name of this medical instrument.


What is a SPHYGMOMANOMETER?

400

Cher contributed vocals to covers of "Fernando" and "Super Trouper" as part of the soundtrack to this 2018 sequel also starring Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep.

What is MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN?

400

Name both artists.

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Who are Led Zeppelin (Whole Lotta Love) and Snoop Dogg (Drop It Like It's Hot)?

600

In this second installment - in release date order, not chronologically - of a sci-fi franchise, Rodney Dangerfield gets an education alongside his son. Students at the school also form a band together with Jack Black.

What is THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK TO SCHOOL OF ROCK?

600

Pictured here is the daughter of this President, along with her cat Misty Malarky Ying Yang.


Who is Jimmy Carter?

600

The capital city of Burkina Faso.

What is OUAGADOUGOU?

600

Fifteen years before MTV Cribs and a Good Charlotte song of the same name, this TV show hosted by Robin Leach offered a glimpse into celebrity wealth, prestige, and success.

What is LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS?

600

Name both artists.

Who are Michael Jackson (Rock With You) and Nelly Furtado (Promiscuous Girl)?

800

In this Best Picture-winning Coen brothers movie featuring Javier Bardem, a couple of agents supervise extraterrestrial beings living on Earth who rescue downed helicopter crews in Somalia.

What is NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN IN BLACK HAWK DOWN?

800

This term originates from a British term for "diagonal", which itself was likely derived from a related French number.

What is KITTY CORNER?

800

This thick French soup is made of boiled and puréed leeks, onions, potatoes, cream, and chicken stock.

What is Vichyssoise?

800

The title of this 1999 movie comes from a character's version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 141; the movie itself is a modernization of another Shakespeare work.

What is 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU?

800

Name both artists.

Who are Amy Winehouse (Rehab) and The Four Tops (Can't Help My Self)?

1000

In this Ben Affleck-directed movie, a child disappears. Ben Affleck then becomes an actor in the movie, but is unable to prevent his wife from disappearing. The rest of the movie follows a young woman who spends 18 months at a psychiatric hospital.

What is GONE BABY GONE GIRL, INTERRUPTED?
1000

This long-tailed, pink-furred cat is Garfield's on-and-off-again girlfriend in the comics.

Who is Arlene?

1000

The Quentin Tarantino movie whose cast is pictured here.


What is Inglourious Basterds?

1000

A disastrous military action in which Lord Cardigan's light cavalry forces faced heavy casualties against the Russian army at the Battle of Balaclava inspired this narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

What is THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE?

1000

Name both artists.

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Who are Stevie Wonder (Up Tight) and The Clash (Rock the Casbah)?