Show me the Money
Southern Comfort
Musical Money
American Gangster
100

While it is not uncommon to find paper currency representing $20, $50 or even $100 today, this currency amount was in circulation until it was discontinued in 1969.

What is the $1000 bill?

100

Also the name of the 1991 cult classic movie starring Kathy Bates, this southern dish is prepared using unripened fruit that is breaded and fried.

What is Fried Green Tomatoes?

100

"The claim is on you, the sights are on me
So what do you do that's guaranteed?
Hey little girl, you break the laws
You hustle, you deal, you steal from us all" This AC/DC song, released in 1990, is all about calling out those who flaunt their wealth.

What is "Moneytalks"? From the Razor's Edge album

100

This media epithet for an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft, November 24, 1971 and demanded $200,000 in ransom before parachuting out of the plane, his identity and the money he took continues to be an unsolved mystery to this day.

Who is D.B. Cooper?

200

Before slang terms such as "Buck", "Bacon" and "Benjamins" were coined, the Continental Congress began issuing this currency after the beginning of the revolutionary war in 1775. 

What is Continental Currency or Continentals?
200

Named after the canned red peppers originally sent from Spain and now grown in Georgia, this staple NC cheese rose to prominence after WWII and can be found in the fanciest of restaurants across the South.  

What is Pimento Cheese?

200

In this song, The Notorious B.I.G explains how money and success can lead to problems, as others will covet your belongings and try to bring you down in an effort to bring themselves up.

What is "Mo Money, Mo Problems"

200

On January 17th, 1950 Joseph “Big Joe” McGinnis led his armed gang of eleven, dressed in bank uniforms and Halloween masks to this still operating security and armed money transport company where they stole 2.8 million dollars in a heist that went down in history as the "crime of the century."  

What is "Brinks"?

300

The United States officially adopted the dollar sign in 1785. The symbol evolved from the Spanish American figure for this foreign currency.

What is Pesos?

300

Originally known as “schnecken” and still considered to be a Philadelphia specialty, this baking tradition was brought with the German settlers when they began settling near Pennsylvania.

What are Sticky Buns?

300

"I've got the brains
You've got the looks" The Pet Shop boys were looking for _____ in order to do this ______  on their 1986 Indie/Pop song.

What is Opportunities - Let's Make Lots of Money

300

Based on a true story, the 2013 film "The Wolf of Wall Street" chronicles the rise of this wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Who is Jordan Belfort?

400

This soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity was used by The Mint to deliver the nation's first circulating coins on March 1, 1793 

What is Copper?

400

38 years ago, Chick-Fil-A released this menu item that combines two traditional southern foods into one delicious breakfast sandwich. 

What is Chicken Biscuit?

400

Rhianna was NOT messing around when she released this 2015 hit. 

What is "B**** better have my money"

400

Coined after a 1920's fraudster who made nearly half a billion dollars (by today's valuation) in just over a year, this term describes a form of fraud in which belief in the success of a nonexistent enterprise is fostered by the payment of quick returns to the first investors from money invested by later investors.

What is "Ponzi Scheme"? Named after Charles Ponzi

500

Credited with inventions such as the umbrella and acupuncture, this country is also known for inventing the first paper currency. 

What is China?

500

This recipe first appeared in 1950 as a breakfast recipe in the Charleston Receipts cookbook. By 1976, the meal was so popular South Carolina declared it the official state food

What is Shrimp and Grits?

500

Donna Summer's made her lyrics into a reality when this bop peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 list on Aug. 6, 1983. 

What is "She works hard for the Money"?

500

After it's acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, This bank was discovered to have allowed drug cartels in Mexico between 2004 and 2007 to launder close to USD 390 billion through its branches. Drug cartels used U.S. dollars from drug sales in the U.S. to smuggle them across the Mexican border. 

What is Wachovia Bank?