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Cruisin'
100
This classic orange, yellow, and white triangular candy is either loved or hated at Halloween.
What is candy corn?
100
This legendary leading man with boyish good looks and charm used his star power to advocate for independent filmmaking and environmentalism, including creating a film festival named after one of his most famous characters.
Who is Robert Redford?
100
This soft drink, invented in Atlanta in 1886 by pharmacist John Pemberton, takes its name from coca leaves and kola nuts.
What is Coca-Cola?
100
Elvis Presley warned, “Wise men say only fools rush in, but I can’t help” doing this.
What is “Falling in Love”? (Can’t Help Falling in Love)
100
This TV show, which ran from 1977 to 1987, invited viewers to “come aboard, we’re expecting you” for a weekly ocean voyage.
What is The Love Boat?
100
OLLI members don’t just take classes — they also gather for book clubs, travel programs, and SIGs. What is a SIG?
What are Special Interest Groups?
100
This week-long festival of classic cars cruising the Mississippi Gulf Coast was first held in 1996.
What is Cruisin’ the Coast?
200
Miniature versions of this chocolate-covered wafer bar often appear in trick-or-treat bags with the slogan “Have a break” or "Give me a break".
What is Kit Kat?
200
This actor who played Theo on The Cosby Show died recently in a tragic accident.
Who is Malcolm Jamal Warner?
200
This lemon-lime soda’s name comes from the number of ounces in its original bottle and was marketed originally as "Lithiated Lemon Soda" then as “the un-cola”.
What is 7UP?
200
In this 1989 Tom Petty classic, he sings:
"All the vampires walkin' through the valley
Move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts."
It was famously used in the movie "Jerry Maguire".
What is “Free Fallin’”?
200
This major cruise line, founded in 1972, uses a red, white, and blue funnel shaped like a whale’s tail as its logo. It's the Fun Ship.
What is Carnival Cruise Line?
200
This campus building is the new "space" for OLLI Gulf Park.
What is the "Library"?
200
At Cruisin’ the Coast, participants drive their classic, antique, hot-rod, and custom vehicles up and down this highway that runs along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi.
What is Highway 90?
300
Athos, Porthos and Aramis OR a candy bar first sold in 1923 that contains nougat, caramel, and chocolate.
What is 3 Musketeers?
300
He was known for the darker side of rock with his stage persona and antics; he died in July 2025 at age 76.
Who is Ozzy Osbourne?
300
This citrus-lime flavored soda’s name suggests a light, airy bubble or an ethereal fairy.
What is Sprite?
300
Nat King Cole, Doris Day, and Johnny Mathis all made this jazz standard famous. The second verse begins "When I give my heart, It will be completely".
What is “When I Fall in Love”?
300
This U.S. city, known as the “Cruise Capital of the World,” is home to the busiest passenger cruise port.
What is Miami?
300
OLLI’s motto is all about staying sharp and engaged at any age, summed up in this three-word phrase.
What is “Learning for Life”?
300
This Mississippi city, home to the famous Friendship Oak tree, is also a Cruisin’ the Coast stop.
What is Long Beach?
400
Known for its chewy texture and rainbow of fruity flavors, this candy brand urges you to “Taste the rainbow.”
What are Skittles?
400
This long-running Irish actor, best known for playing Norm Peterson on Cheers, passed away in May 2025.
Who is George Wendt?
400
First introduced in 1940, this neon-colored citrus soda is strongly associated with the Appalachian region and extreme sports marketing.
What is Mountain Dew?
400
The original singer of this song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It was the first number one hit of the 1970s.
Who is B.J. Thomas?
400
This 1980s Beach Boys song begins, “Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya…”
What is Kokomo?
400
This businessman and philanthropist, whose foundation funds lifelong learning programs across the U.S., is the namesake of OLLI. first name!
Who is Bernard Osher?
400
Registrants must drive vehicles older than this year to participate; this rule helps maintain the classic car theme.
What is the 1989? (within 5 years accepted)
500
Invented in 1896, this nostalgic lollipop with a chewy chocolate center was originally available in chocolate, grape, cherry, raspberry, and orange.
What is a Tootsie Pop?
500
This MASH actress, famous for playing Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan, died in 2025.
Who is Loretta Swit?
500
Originally created in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and named "Brad's Drink," it was renamed in 1898 to promote its supposed digestive benefits
What is Pepsi?
DWTS bonus
500
"Fallin' in Love" was this group's second top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US (following 1971's "Don't Pull Your Love") and was released in 1975.
Who is Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds?
500
In 1980, Christopher Cross won a Grammy for this song about an ocean voyage that is “Just a dream and the wind to carry me (soon, I will be free)".
What is “Sailing”?
500
This woman, as Director of Continuing Education at USM in 1991, submitted the concept paper that initiated the Institute for Learning in Retirement which later became USM’s OLLI.
Who is Sue Pace?
500
Spectators line the highway in fold-out chairs to watch the classic cars roll by — locals often call this relaxed viewing style by this two-word phrase.
What is “shade sitting”? “lawn chair sitting”