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DAILY DOUBLE. He won the Oscar for Best Actor for playing Hannibal Lecter?

Who is Anthony Hopkins?

100

What is it called when a person takes too many steps with the ball without bouncing it?

Traveling

100

DAILY DOUBLE. The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. This is the country that built and donated the statue to the United States.

What is France?

100

Walt Whitman's poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" was written about which President right after his death in 1865?

Abraham Lincoln

100

He is an English actor, born May 13, 1986 known for playing Edward Cullen across five Twilight movies.

Who is Robert Pattinson?

100

DAILY DOUBLE   Author Pearl S. Buck could claim pearl as her birthstone as she was born in this month.

What is June?

200

This crooner won a Best Actor Oscar for 1944's "Going My Way" and introduced his signature song "White Christmas" in the movie "Holiday Inn", in which he starred with Fred Astaire?

Who was Bing Crosby?

200

DAILY DOUBLE. This is Toyota's luxury division.

What is Lexus?  It is marketed in more than 70 countries and territories worldwide and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars.

200

This Parisian landmark was built for the 1889 World Fair that marked the centennial celebration of the French Revolution?

What is the Eiffel Tower?

200

DAILY DOUBLE   The first GI Bill, which gave military men and women access to a college education , was signed into law by this president.  He served the longest, over 12 years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945.  

Who was Franklin Roosevelt?

200

He was born April 4, 1965.  Some of the movies he has starred in are Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes and The Judge.

Who is Robert Downey, Jr.?

200

Whether beluga or Humpback, a group of these is known as a gam.

What are whales?

300

DAILY DOUBLE "Wanted: Young, British actress with excellent singing abilities. Must be able to pronounce long, silly-sounding words and work well with children and birds. Bring your own umbrella, carpetbag and spoon.

Who is Julie Andrews(Mary Poppins)?

300

A blindness prevention advocate, Dr. Patricia Bath invented a laser device to threat this clouding of the eye's lens. 

What are cataracts?

300

DAILY DOUBLE The Grand Canyon is a huge gorge found in the U.S state of Arizona.  This river flows through the Grand Canyon.

What is the Colorado River

300

Andrew Johnson's deal to purchase this for $7.2 million was initially mocked, but has since proven to be a monumental bargain for the nation.

Alaska

300

DAILY DOUBLE He was a Confererate General during the American Civil War and a key figure in thewar's memory.  Born into a prominent Virginia family.  He was a respected U.S. Army office from 1829-11861.

Who was Robert E. Lee?

300

In 1992, activist Mary Fisher asked the GOP convention not to "Whisper" about this disease but "to bring our silence to an end".

What is AIDS?

400

This is the movie adaptation of the best-selling book of the same title. Based on real-life events in the summer of 1916 on the shores of New Jersey.  The then unknown director Steven Spielberg  filmed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, and experienced a number of technical nightmares. Despite having three mechanical sharks to draw from, each one had problems. 

What is Jaws?

400

According to Matthew 5:5, they "Shall inherit the earth"

Who are the meek?

400

This famous bridge was completed in 1937 and was the brainchild of Joseph Strauss.

HINT: ( The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco)

What is the Golden Gate Bridge?

400

DAILY DOUBLE. Who was the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms?

(HINT:  His first name is also a character on Sesame Street)

Who was Grover Cleveland?

400

Born in 1931 he is an American actor.  With a career spanning seven decades, he is regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time.  Some of his movies include:  The Godfather; Apocalypse Now; The Great Santini;  Network; Days of Thunder and Tender Mercies.

Who is Robert Duvall?

400

DAILY DOUBLE  In a 2005 commencement speech, he talked about his $2 billion company..."I had just turned 30.  And then I got fired".  (Hint:   One of these a day will keep the doctor away.)

Who is Steve Jobs?

500

This actor won two consecutive Leading Actor Oscars in the 90s.

Who is Tom Hanks

1994 - 'Philadelphia'; 1995 - 'Forrest Gump'.

500

First sold in 1912, the original variety of this snack food is manufactured with a strict ratio; 29% is filling.

HINT:  Cookie with filling......

What is the Oreo Cookie?

500

Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ standing open armed. He overlooks South American city.

What is Rio de Janeiro?

500

He began eating jellybeans as a part of his attempt to quit pipe smoking: it worked.

Who is Ronald Reagan?

500

DAILY DOUBLE He is currently an Engineer Planning Analyst in Newport News Shipbuilding and kind of a big deal to a lot of people!!!! 

Who is Robert Van Hee?

500

As a boat, it's a bit pushy on the waters; as a verb, it means "to rudely interrupt"

What is a Barge?