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100

Although they changed the characters' names, writer-director Peter Berg adapted his 2004 film about high-school football in Texas into what TV series?

What is Friday Night Lights?

100

 What celebrity chef is the host of the FOX reality competition series Hell's Kitchen? 

Who is Gordon Ramsay?

100

Who won a record 14 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host for his work on The Price is Right?

Who is Bob Barker?

100

Les Paul is best remembered as a pioneer of which musical instrument?

What is Electric Guitar?

100

What group recorded the song 'Dream On'?

Who is Aerosmith?

200

What A&E series of the 2010s was a contemporary prequel to the1960 film Psycho, and shared its name with one of the horror flick's many cinematic spinoffs?

What is Bates Motel?

200

What early type of American movie theater got its name from its five-cent admission price?

What is Nickelodeon?

200

What game show host appeared as himself on the 1990 Cheers episode "What Is... Cliff Clavin?"?

Who is Alex Trebex?

200

The saxophone is a member of which family of instruments

What is a Woodwind?

200

Jim Morrison was the front man of which classic rock band?

Who are The Doors?

400

What 1963 caper comedy--the first in a series--had an animated opening sequence that was so popular, it inspired theatrical shorts, and numerous TV shows and TV specials?

What is Pink Panther?

400

In 2009, what hip-hop group released a special remastered edition of its landmark 1989 album Paul's Boutique?

Who are the Beastie Boys?

400

What Whose Line Is It Anyway alum has hosted Let's Make a Deal since 2009?

Who is Wayne Brady?

400

The Great Highland bagpipe is native to what country?

What is Scotland?

400

Which artist won an Academy Award for best song in the film Philadelphia?

Who is Bruce Springsteen?
600

What 1992 baseball comedy starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis was turned into a short-lived 1993 series, with a highly acclaimed 2022 reboot on Amazon Prime? 

What is A League of Their Own?

600

In what 1989 comedy do the main characters lure Genghis Khan into a time-travelling phone booth with a Twinkie?

What is Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure?

600

From 2002 to 2013, Meredith Vieira hosted the syndicated daytime version of what game show?

What is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

600

What name did blues musician B. B. King famously give to his guitars?

What is Lucille?

600

 Eric Clapton wrote the song Layla for the wife of which Beatle?

Who is George Harrison?

800

Joss Whedon adapted what 1992 horror comedy into a long-running drama series?

What is Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

800

The 1898 sinking of the USS Maine was a contributing factor in the United States declaring war on what country?

What is Spain?

800

Who hosted Hollywood Game Night on NBC from 2013 to 2020?

Who is Jane Lynch?

800

How many white keys does a modern piano traditionally have?

What is 52?

800

What group did David Coverdale form in 1977, after leaving Deep Purple?

What is Whitesnake?

1000

Though set 20 years later, what Carroll O'Connor drama series of the 1980s and '90s was based on the film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1967?

What is In the Heat of the Night?

1000

The Kitchen Debate was an informal July 24, 1959, debate between Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and what Vice President of the United States?

Who is Richard Nixon?

1000

What legendary comedian hosted the quiz show You Bet Your Life on NBC from 1950 to 1960?

Who is Groucho Marx?

1000

What Rolling Stones song famously featured Brian Jones on the Indian musical instrument the sitar?

What is Paint is Black?

1000

Who sang the duet 'Up Where We Belong' with Jennifer Warnes?

Who is Joe Cocker?