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100

It's a style of singing without musical accompaniment.

What is a capella?

100

In 1989, Bertram Lee and Peter Bynoe became the first Black owners of a major sports franchise, this city’s NBA Nuggets.

What is Denver?

100

Dean Martin hosted several of these, in which celebrities were insulted by their peers.

What are roasts?

100

Astronaut plays live action Cruella De Vil.

Who is John Glenn Close?

100

This college coach lent his name to a youth football league.  

Who is Pop Warner?

200

It's the study of insects.

What is entomology?

200

This Connecticut native was a general in both the American and the British armies during the war.

Who is Benedict Arnold?

200

Peter Capaldi replaced Matt Smith as the Time Lord on this British TV series.

What is Doctor Who?

200

This triages the injured while bringing food to them in bed.

What is Emergency Food Service?

200

Starting in 1948, “Mr. Hockey” was named to a record 21 NHL All-Star teams.

Who is Gordie Howe?

300

A story that uses animal characters to convey a moral.

What is a fable?

300

On Jan. 22, 1970, this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London.

What is a Boeing 747?

300

The over 240-year-old vampire known as Angel first appeared on this TV show.

What is Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

300

A riveting book you read quickly blends with a canine buddy-cop movie.

What is Page Turner and Hooch?

300

It's a close basketball shot from the tip of the hand into the basket.

What is a finger roll?

400

The number of yards in a mile.

What is 1760 yards?

400

Her, in 1869 in a women’s suffrage newspaper: “Join the union, girls, and together say equal pay for equal work.”

Who is Susan B. Anthony?

400

This Don Johnson series was derived from a two-word note by NBC's president: "MTV cops.”

What is Miami Vice?

400

A cheerleader movie becomes a Jack Kerouac classic.

What is Bring It On The Road?

400

Basketball rules made just to hamper this 100-point scorer include you can't throw an inbounds pass over the rim.

Who is Wilt Chamberlain?

500

The first President to be in office when there were 50 states in 1959.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

500

In 1579, during his trip around the world, he stopped near present-day San Francisco and named the area Nova Albion.

Who is Sir Francis Drake?

500

In this TV drama's "The Supremes" episode, Oscar winner Jessica Yu directed Glenn Close as a court nominee.

What is The West Wing?

500

The most energetic person at the event reads George Orwell classic while tending to the crops (3 parts).

What is a Party Animal Farmhand?

500

Long thought to have invented baseball, he fought for the Union at Antietam and Gettysburg.

Who is Abner Doubleday?