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100
This 1980 film stars brothers Jake and Elwood on a mission to “get the band back together.”
Answer: What is The Blues Brothers? On set, John Belushi became known for constantly losing his character’s trademark sunglasses, going through hundreds of pairs during filming.
100
Rolls Royce: Luxury automobile manufacturer that also makes aircraft engines and marine propulsion systems with headquarters in this country
Answer: What is England (or the UK)? The company was founded by Frederick Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls.
100
Question: Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”
Answer: “A date which will live in infamy”
100
This artist painted the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper.”
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
100
In what ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
200
“Behind Blue Eyes” is a song by this English rock band.
Answer: What is the Who? It was released in 1971 on the band’s album Who’s Next and was written by Pete Townshend.
200
Lidl: Grocery chain found throughout the U.S. east coast, opened its first store in 1973 in Ludwigshafen in this country
Answer: What is Germany? The first Lidl store had only three employees; now the company employs over 341,000 people.
200
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
Answer: Germany
200
Known for his impressionist works, this artist painted “Water Lilies.”
Who was Claude Monet?
200
What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
Answer: Naples
300
This bald, blue trio of entertainers emerged in the ’80s, and their zany act has been popular ever since.
Answer: Who are the Blue Man Group? Their trademark blue hue came from wanting an eye-catching and surprising image.
300
Ugg Boots: Footwear brand founded in California in 1978 by a surfer from this “down under” nation
Answer: What is Australia? Creator Brian Smith was inspired by Australian sheepskin to create these unique boots.
300
Question: What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Answer: Chernobyl
300
This Dutch artist is famous for his works “The Starry Night” and “Sunflowers.”
Who was Vincent van Gogh?
300
What U.S. state is home to no documented poisonous snakes?
Answer: Alaska
400
Ella Bleu is the daughter of Kelly Preston and this Saturday Night Fever actor.
Answer: Who is John Travolta? Ella Bleu appears in the 2019 film The Poison Rose with her father.
400
The Hacky Sack: Created in 1972 in this west coast U.S. state
Answer: What is Oregon? Friends Mike Marshall and John Stalberger took an old game and made it new again. Their first commercial Hacky Sack hit the markets in 1974.
400
Question: What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization?
Answer: Mesopotamia
400
This Renaissance sculptor created the “David” and painted the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.
Who was Michelangelo?
400
What is the name of the driest continent on Earth?
Answer: Antarctica
500
In this 1988 film, Matthew Broderick stars as a young military recruit at a Mississippi boot camp.
Answer: What is Biloxi Blues? Broderick plays Eugene Morris Jerome, the same role in the film that he did during the Broadway production.
500
Kinder Surprise: Chocolate eggs inspired by an Easter tradition in this country, home of creator Michele Ferrero
Answer: What is Italy? Ferrero’s idea was to sell a chocolate egg with a surprise toy inside that kids could enjoy year-round.
500
Question: How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
Answer: Six
There are six living languages: the four continuously living languages Breton, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and the two revived languages Cornish and Manx.
500
She was an influential Baroque painter known for her dramatic use of light and subject matter, such as “Judith Slaying Holofernes.”
Who was Artemisia Gentileschi?
500
How many time zones does Russia have?
Answer: 11