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100

Traditionally held on Patriot's Day, where is the world's oldest annual marathon held each year?


Boston

100

What actor is boldly going where no one has gone before as the host of the upcoming reality series Stars on Mars?

William Shatner

100

What is the subtitle of the fourth Star Wars film… as in, the fourth one released, NOT Episode IV?

The Phantom Menace

100

Premiering in 1984, what sitcom starred Scott Baio as the live-in housekeeper for a New Jersey family?

Charles in Charge

200

What three letters are an acronym for the supposedly "good" cholesterol?

HDL (High-density lipoprotein)

200

At this year's Met Gala, what athlete announced that she was pregnant with her second child?

Serena Williams

200

According to Buddy the elf in the movie Elf, the main elf food groups are candy, candy canes, candy corns, and what fourth food item?

Syrup

200

Clara Peller became a household name in the mid '80s after she appeared in a Wendy's ad campaign saying what three-word catchphrase?

"Where's the beef?"


300

The name of which organized crime syndicate is Japanese for 'eight nine three'?

Yakuza

300

What singer-songwriter (and 16-time Juno Award winner) died in Toronto on May 1 at the age of 84?

Gordon Lightfoot

300

What is the fourth book of the New Testament?


John

300

By the mid-1980s, many critics thought the band Aerosmith was through… until a surprise collaboration with what rap group brought them back to the top of the charts?

 Run-DMC

400

Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short are three silent film stars mistaken for real cowboys in what 1986 comedy?

Three Amigos

400

Queen Charlotte, which debuted on Netflix on May 4, is a prequel to what popular series?

Bridgerton

400

As of the beginning of 2023, what is the fourth-most populous country in the world?

Indonesia

400

What executive not only served as the CEO and chairman of Chrysler during the 1980s, but also appeared in the company's TV commercials?

Lee Iacocca

500

Of John, Paul, Ringo and George, who is the oldest Beatle?


Ringo Starr

500

What company has paired with Ageless Innovation to release new versions of Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, and the Game of Life meant to be more appealing to seniors?

Hasbro

500

What is the fourth prime number?


7

500

In what year did the Soviet Union have both a celebration with the launch of the Mir Space Station, and a tragedy, with the Chernobyl disaster?

1986

600

More than 600 prehistoric paintings line the walls of Lascaux, a complex of caves near the village of Montignac in what European country?

France

600

What Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band has announced a 40-city "Peace Out" farewell tour after 50 years?


Aerosmith

600

Complete the title of the fourth Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the… 

Goblet of Fire

600

What 1987 film, now a classic, featured a swordfight between the characters Inigo Montoya and the six-fingered man?

The Princess Bride

700

What kind of fish is used as an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce?

Anchovy

700

Toledo defensive lineman Desjuan Johnson earned what nickname by being selected with the 259th (and final) pick in this year's NFL draft?

Mr. Irrelevant

700

For what 1981 film, also starring Henry Fonda, did Katharine Hepburn win her fourth Academy Award? 

On Golden Pond

700

On June 21, 1982 he was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting of President Reagan.

John Hinckley Jr.

800

The largest spider in the world is named after what Biblical character?


Goliath

800

What musical stage adaptation of a classic 1959 screen comedy picked up 13 Tony Award nominations on May 2?

Some Like It Hot

800

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against what?

Unreasonable searches and seizures

800

What year of the 1980s saw the television debuts of both Baywatch and The Simpsons?

1989

900

Formerly called the Cost-of-Living Index, what cost change measure is abbreviated C.P.I.?

Consumer Price Index

900

On May 4, a jury found that singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud did not infringe on the copyright of what R&B classic?

Let's Get It On

900

Who was the fourth First Lady of the United States?

Dolley Madison

900

Tom Hanks' first starring role was in what fishy 1984 film, also the first of his five collaborations with director Ron Howard?


Splash

1000

The Earth's crust and lithosphere are broken into these, whose movements against each other cause earthquakes?

Plates (tectonic)

1000

Amid $250 million of debt and a possible bankruptcy filing, what 40-year-old weight-loss company has announced it is closing for good?

Jenny Craig

1000

What fourth state of matter can be made by heating a gas or applying an electric field to it?

Plasma

1000

Dying in 1989 at the age of 87, who was the longest-reigning & longest-living emperor in Japanese history?

Hirohito