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100

Keith Moon and John Entwistle of The Who are said to have inspired the name of which other classic rock band?

Led Zeppelin

100

Who was the fictional character that became the symbol of the working woman in U.S. during the time of the war?

Rosie the Riveter

100

In The Big Lebowski, The Dude can’t stand which band?

The Eagles

100

James Naismith

Invented basketball

100

“I should have never switched from Scotch to Martinis.”

Humphrey Bogart

200

Who is the only member of ZZ Top who doesn’t have a beard?

Frank Beard

200

What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?

Japan and China

200

Which actor plays Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan?

Matt Damon

200

Who invented the modern lie detector?

Graham Bell

200

“OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”

Steve Jobs

300

What was the first video played on MTV on Aug. 1, 1981?

Video Killed the Radio Star

300

What is the name of the military operation that ended the Vietnam War?

Operation Frequent Wind

300

Which phrase completes this famous quote

"Hello My Name is Inigo Montaya, you Killed My Father, ____________."



 “Prepare to die.”

300

What groovy item was invented by Englishman Edward Craven Walker in 1963?

Lava lamp

300

"Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go... What does my death matter, if through us, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?"

Sophie Scholl

400

You never saw his wife. Neither did he

Stevie Wonder

400

What is the name of the military communication system used to send encrypted messages?

A cipher machine


400

In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?

Red

400

 What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?

Ouija board

400

"La tristesse durera toujours."

Vincent Van Gogh

500

The piece 4'33' is (in) famous because?

It consists of silence only.

500

Which officer in World War II was famous for going into battle armed with a broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes?

 Lieutenant-Colonel "Mad Jack" Churchill

500

Who wrote the famous, scary theme music from Halloween?

John Carpenter

500

Tapputi was a female overseer from the Royal Palace during the Babylonian period of history. Much appreciated by the ladies, she is believed to have created the first kind of which product?

Perfume

500

"I'm so bored with it all,"

Winston Churchill