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100

After the Twist, the Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we danced under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the what?

Limbo

100

What is America's most popular ice cream flavor?

Chocolate

100

On August 12th 1959 it became out 50th State

Hawaii

100

This eight-time married actress was created a Dame in 2000. She won Academy Awards for Butterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Elizabeth Taylor

100

Another game for children, this game involved matching cards from others' hands to cards in your hand. The player with the most matched sets at the end of the game is the winner

Go Fish

200

Which came first, the Ford Model A or the Ford Model T?

Model T

200
Which classic summer game was inspired by an empty pie tin?

Frisbee

200

Thomas Jefferson appointed this man his personal secretary to lead an expedition to try and find the N.W. Passage

Lewis

200

The hills are alive with the sound of this woman's voice, she has played a nun, a nanny and a whistleblowing lady. She was also named one of the Top Britons in 2002. 

Julie Andrews

200

This trick-taking card game is usually played with a deck of specialized cards originally published by Parker Brothers. The player who wins the bidding contest gets the trump suit. However, one single card with a bird on it usually considered the highest-ranking card above any of the trump cards.

Rook

300

What self-governing country was the first in the world to give women the chance to vote?

New Zealand

300

Which Hawaiian Island is known as the "surfing capital of the world?"

Oahu

300

When American Charles Lindburgh made aviation history by flying nonstop solo across the Atlantic Ocean, where did he land? 

Paris

300

She was America's Top star from 1935-38. She couldn't really sing but did so delightfully and she danced with the confidence of Gene Kelly. She became American ambassador of Ghana and later to Czechoslovakia 

Shirley Temple

300

In which card game is each player dealt five cards from a deck that only includes the aces, face cards, tens and nines, with the object being that the bidder (or 'Maker') must win at least three tricks?

Euchre

400

Which organ in the human body consumes the most energy?

The brain

400

Watermelon is a popular summertime treat. About what percentage of watermelon is water?

90%

400

In his 1964 State of the Union address, Lyndon Johnson declared an unconditional war on this in America

Poverty

400

Some child actors have done quite well in adult life. What former child star was on "The Andy Griffith Show" and later on "Happy Days"

Ron Howard 

400

Uno is a very popular contemporary card game. However, it is a variation of a much older card game played with a traditional deck of cards. Players try to shed their cards by matching the number or suit of the topmost discard. 

Crazy Eights

500

What animal part can be found in lipsticks and shampoo?

Fish Scales

500

What is considered the hottest place on earth?

Death Valley California

500

in 1945 Scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world first atomic bomb

New Mexico

500

This American entertainer grew up in Honolulu Hawaii. She was permitted to use her Mae West-Personality to steal scenes in film not specifically tailored to her. She also sand "The Rose" which reached Number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980

Bette Midler

500

Charles Goren wrote a number of books about this game that is played both for fun an in tournaments. Its adherents are known from their ardent love of the game

Bridge