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100

On Dec. 5, 1783, the British left the city for good, from this island borough

Staten Island

100

In 1825 the Decembrists attempted a coup in this country - it didn't work

Russia

100

Between the core and the crust is this layer that forms the greatest bulk of the Earth

Mantle

100

What producer and rapper founded the headphone company Beats Electronics?

Dr. Dre

100

Who is tennis superstar Serena Williams' sister?

Venus Williams
200

Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin began this seminal Hip-Hop record company out of an NYU dorm room

Def Jam Records

200

Around 981 this "colorful" explorer was banned from Iceland for 3 years for killing a neighbor

Eric the Red

200

Neither this Portuguese explorer nor his flagship the Trinidad completed his circumnavigation of the globe

Ferdinand Magellan

200

What boy band famously made the cover of Time magazine in 1967?

The Beatles

200

Who won eight gold medals in swimming at the Summer Olympics in 2008?

Michael Phelps

300

The name Tribeca was adopted in the mid-1970s; it stands for "triangle below" this street

Canal Street

300

Ruling from 1764 to 1795, Stanislaus II was the last king of this country

Poland

300

Naples has survived eruptions of this nearby volcano, most recently in 1944

Mount Vesuvius

300

In 2008, Justin Timberlake & Usher had a bidding war to sign what YouTube star?

Justin Bieber

300

What pop icon was well known for his fondness of peanut butter and banana sandwiches?

Elvis Presley

400

George Benson crooned, "they say the neon lights are bright" on this street

"Broadway"

400

In 1871 the treaty of Frankfurt ended the war between France & this German state, led by Bismarck

Prussia

400

For years a sign painted on a roof in this Wisconsin city said, "Welcome to Cleveland" to prank airline passengers

Milwaukee

400

What two cities hosted Live Aid concerts?

London & Philadelphia

400

In 1998, two major league baseball players battled to break the single-season homerun record.  Who won?

Mark McGwire (Sammy Sosa was second)

500

In the 1920s, African-American artists had a renaissance in this NYC neighborhood

Harlem

500

This Macedonian king defeated the Persian army under Darius III in 333 B.C. 

Alexander the Great

500

Joseph Haydn told Leopold, dad of this prodigy, "Your son is the greatest composer known to me in person or by name"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

500

What is Madonna's last name?

Ciccone

500

Who was Clyde Barrow's partner in crime?

Bonnie Parker