Nicknames
Music
Sweet as Pie
American History
Sports
100

What is the nickname of the notorious gangster Al Capone?

What is Scarface?

100

Which family does the fiddle belong to?

What is a String Instrument?

100

In what popular 2000s comedy film does the protagonist have a "memorable" encounter with a warm apple pie?

What is American Pie?

100

In 1921, this man contracted an illness that left him paralyzed, but it didn't stop him from getting elected to the presidential office three times.

Who is FDR?

100

In which golf tournament is a green jacket awarded to the winner?

What is The Masters?

200

Nicknamed "The Answer", what 11-time NBA All-Star spent the bulk of his career playing with the Philadelphia 76ers?

Who is Allen Iverson?

200

In the '80s, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie were the female vocalists with which band?

Who is Fleetwood Mac?

200

Which British pie, traditionally made with ground lamb and topped with mashed potatoes, gets its name from the farmers who tend sheep?

What is Shepherd's Pie?

200

The 13 colonies were controlled by who?

Who is Britain (or England)?

200

Which NFL team play their home games in Tampa Bay?

Who are the Buccaneers?

300

Born Destiny Hope, what Wrecking Ball singer's childhood nickname was Smiley, which was eventually shortened and made her legal name?

Who is Miley Cyrus?

300

In 2013 Drake had a hit which stated he 'Started For The...'?

What is Bottom?

300

What New England pie, typically made with a custard-like filling, is often referred to as a pie but is technically a cake?

What is Boston Cream Pie?

300

Name the two landing spots for the two atomic bombs that the United States dropped during WWII.

What is Nagasaki & Hiroshima?

300

Which National Football League quarterback was nicknamed "Broadway Joe"?

Who is Joe Namath?

400

Which baseball player was famously known as "The Sultan of Swat"?

Who is Babe Ruth?

400

Jesse McCartney was a member of which boy band?

What is Dream Street?

400

In 2013, what was declared by Texas as its official state pie?

What is Pecan Pie?

400

From March of 1945 all the way until December 25, 1991, this was a period of geological tension between the U.S. and the Soviets, along with their respective allies.

What is The Cold War?

400

Major League Baseball's great Babe Ruth, appeared in his most World Series with which team?

Who are the Yankees?

500

Which historical figure was known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park"?

Who is Thomas Edison?

500

In 2005, which artist reached number 1 with the single 'Hung up'?

Who is Madonna?

500

The oft-mentioned but never-seen Vera is hit in the face with a pumpkin pie in the closing moments of "Thanksgiving Orphans," a famous 1986 episode of what sitcom?

What is Cheers?

500

There were concerns that computers would have trouble with their internal clock and calendars when the year went from 1999 to 2000. What was this coined as?

What is Y2K?

500

In what sport would you use an épée?

What is Fencing?

600

What God Bless the Child singer was famously dubbed "Lady Day" in the jazz music world? 

Who is Billie Holiday?

600

In the movie Sound of Music Julie Andrews is an aspiring what?

What is a Nun?

600

In the movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, what type of pie does Mrs. Lovett make using questionable ingredients?

What is Meat Pie?

600

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

What is The Battle of Yorktown?

600

In which sport are you likely to hear the terms Yorker, Night Watchman, and Golden Duck?

What is Cricket?

800

Who is called "The First Lady of Song" in jazz music?

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

800

In what song does Sugarland sing the line: 'one thing you should know'?

What is Stay?

800

Although it may have been more fiction than fact, what leader of the Round heads during the English Civil War was alleged to have banned pies, believing them to be pagan pleasures?

Who is Oliver Cromwell?

800

This Amendment to the Constitution allowed Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it to the states on the basis of population.

What is the 16th Amendment?

800

What two gymnastic events are done in competition by both men and women?

What is Vault and Floor?

1000

Branded "The Scourge of God" what 5th Century leader menaced the Roman Empire with his scorched earth tactics and amazingly accurate mounted archers?

Who is Attila the Hun?

1000

In 2009, which song was found to have been the most played publicly over 75 years?

What is A Whiter Shade of Pale?

1000

When added to the dough, a teaspoon of what will guarantee a flaky crust?

What is Vinegar?

1000

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched a successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during WW11. It was nicknamed what?

What is Operation Overlord?

1000

Who was the first jockey in history to ride two horse racing Triple Crown winners?

Who is Eddie Arcaro?