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100

Which city became the first to dye its river green on St. Patrick's Day, a tradition which dates back to 1962?

Chicago 

100

A Brazilian man was arrested for trying to extinguish which iconic symbol on its way to Rio in 2016?

Olympic torch

(He told police he was dared to do it on Facebook)

100

Tom Cruise is called "Maverick" in which film? 

Top Gun 

His partner is code-named "Goose"

100

In Mario Bros. games, what is Mario's brother's name? 

Luigi 

100

What cocktail made from vodka, ginger beer, and lime is traditionally served in a copper mug?  

Moscow mule 

200

What Chicago-based satirical newspaper won the Webby Lifetime Achievement award in 2016? 

The Onion 

200

In which sport is the target ball called the pallino, pallina, boccino, or jack? 

Bocce 

200

Who is the first solo artist to have six albums sell ten million copies? 

Garth Brooks

200

Which 1888 photography company's slogan, "You press the button, we do the rest," promoted an early version of a point-and-shoot camera?

Kodak

200

What is the term for a group of owls? 

Parliament 

300

What is the better-known name of the Island of the Pelicans in San Francisco Bay, which was home to the first lighthouse in California? 

Alcatraz

300

What is the oldest stick-and-ball sport on record, and is played in over 100 countries?

Field Hockey 
300

Which billionaire entrepreneur is also the CEO and founder of the spaceflight company Blue Origin? 

Jeff Bezos 

300

What is the more common name for the Docuteller, which was installed in a building's wall on September 2, 1969 in Rockville Centre, NY? 

ATM 

(It was at the Chemical Bank building.) 

300

Which engineering feat was completed in 1990, when two men broke through a wall of rock, met, shook hands, and said "Bonjour" and "Hello" ? 

Chunnel 

(The ChannelTunnel connecting England to Frace is 31 miles long) 

400

Which two-laner, dubbed "the Mother Road" by John Steinbeck, is the highway Dust Bowl migrants took to reach Cali in the 1930s? 

Route 66 

400

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is named after whom? 

Ronald Reagan

(His dad's favorite actor, his last name is dos Santos Aveiro) 

400
Which children's book author was born Theodor Geisel? 

Dr. Suess

(Suess is his middle name) 

400

Which word describes 1,024 terabytes of data?

Petabyte - It's 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes.

400

Which tiny, spotted critter can fly 37 mph at altitudes of 3,600 feet when it's not busy defending gardens from pests? 

Ladybug 

(More accurately called a ladybird beetle.) 

500

Which single U.S. state grows coffee commercially? 

Hawaii 

500

What is the longest continuously held sporting event in the United States? 

Kentucky Derby 

500

Which famous distiller died from a blood infection after kicking a safe and injuring his toe?

Jasper "Jack" Daniel 

500

Which popular gadget is proving to be a global nuisance because of it's ability to invade private and public airspace? 

Drone

500

Which 2 Scrabble game tiles are worth 10 points each? 

Q, Z