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From 2000 to 2008, U.S. "golden" dollar coins were minted with an image of what Shoshone woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Sacagawea

600

Which member of the Beatles said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”?

John Lennon

600

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. In which country can you find it?

Australia

600

With how many bricks is the Empire State Building made of?



10 million

600

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

600

What time is breakfast served?

830am-10am

700

The North Star was a 19th-century anti-slavery newspaper founded by what famous abolitionist and formerly enslaved Black American?

Frederick Douglass

700

Which scientist said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”

Albert Einstein

700

Which is the most western nation in Europe?

Iceland

700

What is the rarest M&M Color?

brown

700

What is in the middle of March and April, but not at the beginning or end?

The letter "R"

700

What is the name of our monthly newsletter?

The Franklin Connection

800

Which U.S. president spent the longest time in office? This man served in the office until his death at age 63.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

800

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!

Complete the following quote said by Prince Philip, “British women can’t…”

800

Where in the world can we find the Taj Mahal?

India

800

In what state were the fortune cookies invented?

California (San Francisco)

800

What 5-letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?

SWIMS

800

What is the name of our gift shop?

Ben’s Bounty Gift Shop

900

What is the four-letter name for a fragment sometimes created when holes are made in a paper or card? The "hanging" variety of this common noun became a hot topic during the 2000 U.S. Presidential election in the state of Florida.

Chad

900

Who said, “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dream are forever”

Walt Disney

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Which country is home to the Buckingham Palace and Big Ben?

The United Kingdom

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Which fast food restaurant was founded by 2 brothers in California?

Mcdonalds

900

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

your name

900

What is the name of our cafe?

Common Grounds Cafe

1000

Who was the only U.S. president to have a PhD in political science? He earned it from Johns Hopkins University in 1886.

Woodrow Wilson

1000

In the epic fantasy novel “The Lord of the Rings”, what did Gollum say when looking at the Ring?

My Precious

1000

Which nation has the largest Muslim population in the world?

Indonesia

1000

In one day, one large tree can lift up to ___ gallons of water out of the ground and discharge it into the air.

100

1000

The person who made it doesn't need it. The person who bought it doesn't want it. The person who uses it doesn't know it. What is it?

A coffin.

1000

In what year was this senior center, at 10 Daniel McCahill St, built?

2007