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100

Before becoming Russia’s most ruthless dictator, Joseph Stalin attended a university with the intent of pursuing what career?

Priest

Doctor

Accountant

Chemist


Priest

100

In the movie Step Brothers, what did Dale need power tools to build?

Bunkbeds

Boat dock

Broken table

Tree fort


Bunkbeds

100

Today kids know it as a video game, but how long is a Fortnight historically?

2 Nights

3 Days

1 Week

2 Weeks (14 Days)


2 Weeks (14 Days)

100

Who was the first president to be born in a hospital?

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin D Roosevelt

John F Kennedy

Jimmy Carter


Jimmy Carter

100

Who destroyed the final Nagini Horcrux in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger

Neville Longbottom

Sirius Black


Neville Longbottom

200

Before becoming the communist leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro held what job title?

Gardner 

Private driver for Cuban president

Lawyer

Structural Engineer 


Lawyer

200

In the original Top Gun movie, what type of fighter jet did Maverick fly?

F-14 Tomcat

F-15 Eagle

F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-18 Hornet


F-14 Tomcat

200

In the Gettysburg Address, Abe Lincoln started off, “Four score and seven years ago…”. How long is a score?

5 Years

10 Years

20 Years

40 Years


20 Years

200

Who was the 2nd president?

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

James Madison

James Monroe


John Adams

200

What year was Superman #1 comic book issued?

1926

1938

1946

1954


1938

300

Vladimir Putin was employed as what before becoming Russia’s current leader?

Traveling book salesman

Journalist

Russian TV weatherman

KGB Spy


KGB Spy

300

What was the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard?

Akira Tower

Himari Bays

Izumi Enterprises 

Nakatomi Plaza


Nakatomi Plaza

300

In Jules Verne's novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, they fight a giant sea monster.  Historically, a league is an old measurement of distance in England that is how long?

1 mile

3 miles

20 miles

100 miles


3 miles

300

Which US President survived an assassination attempt, when he was shot in the chest during a campaign speech, but was saved as the bullet hit his folded speech in his breast pocket?

James Buchanan

Franklin Pierce

Teddy Roosevelt

Warren G Harding


Teddy Roosevelt

300

What does the C in E = MC2 mean?

C = The Speed of Light

C = Center of the known universe

C = Rate of Combustion from solar waves

C = Energy carried by electric charges.


C = The Speed of Light

400

Before becoming Communist leader of China, Mao Zedong worked what job?

Worked in Chinese traveling circus 

Librarian assistant

Plumber

Boat building


Librarian assistant

400

What basketball legend appeared in the cockpit in the movie Airplane?

Julius Erving

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Magic Johnson

Patrick Ewing


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

400

In Star Wars, the Millennium Falcon made the famous Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.  In astronomy, a parsec is used to measure large distances.  How long is a parsec?

1 light year

3.26 light-years

16.80 light-years

100 light-years


3.26 light-years

400

What is the most common first name for US Presidents?

George

William

John

James


George (3)

William (4)

John (5)

James (6)

400

In Star Wars, which planet do the Wookiees come from?

Jakku

Yavin

Dantooine

Kashyyyk


Kashyyyk

500

Adolf Hitler had career aspirations of becoming what, but was denied when he failed entrance examinations?

Professional artist

Elementary teacher

Nurse

Pilot


Professional artist

500

Who directed the movie The Godfather?

Francis Ford Coppola

Martin Scorsese

Steven Spielberg

Stanley Kubrick


Francis Ford Coppola

500

The Drifters came out with the famous doo-wop song, "This Magic Moment" in 1960.  Did you know that a moment is an actual length of time that goes back to medieval times?  How long is a moment?

10 seconds

30 seconds

60 seconds

90 seconds


90 seconds

500

Which US President was a skilled wrestler, reportedly only losing one match and winning close to 300 matches?

Abe Lincoln

Teddy Roosevelt

Calvin Coolidge

Andrew Jackson


Abe Lincoln

500

Released in mid-1980s, the video game Tetris was originally created in which country?

Russia

England

Japan

Canada


Russia