A Potpourri Of History
Triple "A"
Double Talk
Fictional Characters
Pop Goes The World
100

King John accepted this document o June 19, 1215

What is the Magna Carta

100

When in a Hefner-ian mood, I wear these silk nightclothes

What are pajamas

100

A cheerleader wields it

What is a PomPom

100

This Carolyn Keene character has been solving crimes for more than 80 years: Her latest book are her diaries

Who is Nancy Drew

100

"Waterloo" was this Stockholm group's first U.S. pop hit

What is Abba

200

After the British slave trade ended, this mammal product became the most important export from West Central Africa

What is Ivory

200

You have this kind of look when dreamy or preoccupied

What is Faraway

200

We hope kids never stop "walking the dog" and "going around the world" with this toy

What is a Yo-Yo

200

For stealing a loaf of bread during the French Revolution, he ended up serving 19 years

Who is John Valjean

200

This Ottawa-born singer/songwriter has had hits with "Ironic" and "Thank U"

Who is Alanis Morissette

300

Vlad III (That's the Impaler) built the fortress of this Romanian city to try to hold back the Turks

What is Bucharest

300

Woody Allen Played Fielding Mellish in this "Tasty" 1971 film

What is "Bananas"

300

A small round projectile fired from an air gun

What is a BB

300

On the day of her wedding, she learns that her groom-to-be Mr. Rochester already has a wife

Who is Jane Eyre

300

This "Uptown Funk" singer was born and raised in Hawaii

Who is Bruno Mars

400

A great builder, this Pharaoh of Egypt's 19th Dynasty sealed peace by marrying a Hittite Princess

Who is Rames (II or the Great)

400

On the Feast of the Pentecost, this knight saw a vision of the Holy Grail

Who is Galahad

400

To mean an equal chance you could say 1 to 1, but most people use this number combination

What is 50-50

400

This teen classic from the 60s features brothers Darry, Sodapop and Ponyboy

Who are the Outsiders

400

In 2012 he embarked on The Believe Tour


Who is Justin Beiber

500

This European Banking "Family" Dynasty was founded by a man named Mayer Amschel

What is the Rothschild Family

500

This world Capital is just inland from La Guaira, a Caribbean Sea Port

What is Caracas

500

Strange juxtapositions were the norm for this fatherly early 20th century art movement

What is DADA

500

As this book begins, Santiago had "gone eighty four days...without taking a fish"

What is "The Old Man and The Sea"

500

"Nothing Compares 2" this Dublin-born  songstress who topped the pop charts in 1990


Who is Sinead O'Connor