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100

What was Elvis' first #1 hit on the U.S. Billboard pop charts?

Heartbreak Hotel

100

Old New Year (or "Stary novy god") is celebrated in what Orthodox countries? 

Russia and Eastern Europe

100

Ulysses S. Grant appears on the front of which denomination of US. currency?

$50 bill

100

Where did Fats Domino find his thrill?

On Blueberry Hill

100

A diamond will not dissolve in acid. What is the only thing that can destroy it?

Intense Heat

200

Name "The Beatles" song that gave them their first US No.1 hit?

"I Want To Hold Your Hand"

200

If you've been here, then you've probably wondered about the masks. They're for this canaled city's famous Carnevale.

Venice

200

Which fledging network aired its first music video, titled "Video Killed the Radio Star," in 1981?

MTV

200

Queen, certainly a group considered to be rock royalty, had a hit with what song in 1975?

Bohemian Rhapsody

200

How big can be a lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into?

The size of a tennis court

300

What single did Elvis record after suing Priscilla for divorce on January 8, 1973?

Separate Ways

300

If you're dressed entirely in orange, you're probably joining in the King's Day festivities in what country?

Austria

300

Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?

Vanessa Williams

300

Which of these '60s bands sang "California Dreamin'"?

The Mamas and the Papas

300

True or False: Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands. 

True

400

Elvis memorized every line from what George C. Scott movie?

Patton

400

Get wet and wild with the water fight festival of Songkran in what country?  

Thailand

400

Who renamed the presidential yacht "Honey Fritz," in honor of his grandfather, a former Boston mayor?

John F. Kennedy

400

Who was the lead singer for the Doors in the 1960s?

Jim Morrison

400
How many miles can be an ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire?

50 miles long 

500

What Elvis hit single was based on an 1861 classical piece entitled "Aura Lee"?

Love Me Tender

500

Up, up, and away! Fly high with the world's largest hot air balloon festival in which city? 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 

500

Which president, the first to receive a Secret Service code name, was called "General," even though he was only a captain in World War I? 

Harry Truman

500

Which of these bands was the first to make use of a billboard to advertise a new album release?

The Doors

500

In 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of a retired dentist who lived 112 days with the device. What was the name of the first person person who had this first operation?

Dr. Barney Clark