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100

Upright, Player, Baby Grand

What is PIANO?

100

This L word is productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.

What is LABOR?

100

In 1944 Casablanca won the Outstanding Movie Oscar, but this man, it's star, did not win for best actor.

Who is HUMPHREY BOGART?

100

This is Florida's southern most city and is 90 miles from Cuba.

What is KEY WEST?

100

This, the most famous painting in the world, was painted between 1503-1517 and currently is in the Louvre. 

What is the MONA LISA?

100

This is the largest planet in our solar system.

What is JUPITER?

100

When this federal standard went into effect in 1938, it was 25 cents per hour; today, it's $7.25

What is Minimum Wage?

100

The last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. She sought to defend Egypt from the expanding Roman Empire. In doing so she formed relationships with two of Rome’s most powerful leaders, Marc Anthony and Julius Caesar.

 Who is Cleopatra?

200

Baseball, Cricket, Vampire

What are BATS?

200

This E word is any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family 

What is an EAGLE?

200

In 1939 this actor won the Best Actor Oscar for playing Father Flanagan in Boys Town. 

Who is SPENCER TRACY?

200

This is the name of the swampland in southern Florida.

What are the EVERGLADES

200

Johannes Vermeer painted a girl in 1665 with this type of earring.

What is PEARL?

200

This is the chemical symbol for oxygen.

What is O?

200

He began selling watches by mail order in 1886 & later hired a repairman named A.C. Roebuck to work for him

Who is Richard Sears?

200

The patron saint of France, she inspired a French revolt against the occupation of the English. An unlikely hero, at the age of just 17, the diminutive woman successfully led the French to victory at Orleans. Her later trial and martyrdom only heightened her mystique.

Who is Joan of Arc?

300

Book, Inch, Glow

What are WORMS?

300

This O word is a small fertile or green area in a desert region.

What is an OASIS?

300

In 1957 this man won Best Actor for playing King Mongkut of Siam in The King and I.

Who is YUL BRYNNER?

300

The Busch Gardens Florida Theme Park is located in this city.  

What is TAMPA?

300

In 1889 this artist painted "A Starry Starry Night"

Who is VINCENT VAN GOGH?

300

This is the official name of a tidal wave.

What is a TSUNAMI?

300

In 1937 FDR's opponents accused him of trying to "pack" this.... we have this same conversation in 2023

What is the Supreme Court?

300

Queen of England during a time of great economic and social change, she saw England cemented as a Protestant country. During her reign, she witnessed the defeat of the Spanish Armada leaving Britain to later become one of the world’s dominant superpowers.

Who is Elizabeth I?

400

Spoon, Dollar, Buffalo

What are BILLS?

400

This T word is a cat with a striped or brindled coat.

What is a TABBY?

400

In 1942, Orson Welles lost Best Actor to Gary Cooper. Welles played the character Charles Foster Kane in this movie.

What is Citizen Kane?

400

Key Largo is the first island you meet once you leave the Florida mainland. What does Key Largo mean?

What is LONG ISLAND?

400

Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus from 1484–1486. It depicts Venus rising out of this.

What is a SEASHELL?

400

This is the name of the closest star to Earth.

What is the SUN?

400

Since 1937 this military post has been the site of the United States' gold bullion depository

What is Fort Knox?

400

African-American abolitionist and women’s rights campaigner. In 1851, gave a famous extemporaneous speech “Ain’t I a woman?” which explained in plain language how women were equal to men.

Who is Sojourner Truth?

500

Hollywood, Salad, Super

What are BOWLS?

500

This J word is a game in which bone, metal, or plastic pieces are thrown and then picked up.

What is JACKS?

500

In 1943, this actor won Best Actor for playing George M Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Who is JIMMY CAGNEY?

500

Florida produces more of this fruit than other 

What is ORANGE?

500

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, as it is titled in the museum is actually the artists's mother, which is why it's always called _____'s Mother 

Who is WHISTLER?

500

The molten rock that comes from a volcano is called this.

What is LAVA?

500

On Sept. 17, 1796 he issued his farewell address

Who is George Washington?

500

By serving in the Crimean war, she was instrumental in changing the role and perception of the nursing profession. Her dedicated service won widespread admiration and led to a significant improvement in the treatment of wounded soldiers.

Who is Florence Nightengale?

600

Business, Bermuda, Law

What are SUITS?

600

This V word is not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed.

What is VAGUE?

600

In 1940, Hattie MacDaniel was the first black woman to win an Oscar for her role in this movie.

What is GONE WITH THE WIND?

600

According to the Guinness Book of World Records 2006, some 55% of people living in this Florida city were born outside the U.S.

What is MIAMI?

600

His most famous works of art are the Pietà, the David, and the Sistine Chapel ceiling

Who is MICHELANGELO

600

Arachnaphobia is the fear of these bugs.

What are SPIDERS?

600

Her first attempt to fly around the world ended in March 1937 when her plane crashed in Hawaii

Who is Amelia Earhardt?

600

Born circa 570 BCE, she is one of the first known female writers. Much of her poetry has been lost but her immense reputation has remained. Plato referred to her as one of the great 10 poets.

She is Sappho?

700

Crow, Sand, Candy

What are BARS?

700

This P word is a standard-bred horse that is used for timing in harness racing.

What is a PACER?

700

Vivien Leigh won two Best Actress Oscars, in 1940 for Gone With the Wind and in 1952 playing Blanche DuBois in this movie.

What is A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE?

700

This Spanish explorer first arrived in the Tampa area in 1513. The Spaniards left this area alone and focused their attention on settling in eastern parts of Florida.

Who is PONCE DE LEON?

700

Unlike other Impressionists, he was not preoccupied with light and nature. Instead, he preferred to capture intimate indoor depictions (seen “as if you looked through a key-hole”). This interest is evident in his collection of ballet paintings.

Who is EDGAR DEGAS?

700

This is the name of the fifth appendage of an elephant, that they use as a hand.

What is the TRUNK?

700

Total number of stars on the U.S. flag in 1777

What is thirteen?

700

 One of the most innovative fashion designers, she was instrumental in defining feminine style and dress during the 20th Century. Her ideas were revolutionary; in particular she often took traditionally male clothes and redesigned them for the benefit of women.

Who is CoCo Chanel?

800

Stanley, Dixie, Suction

What are CUPS?

800

This C word a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength in Scotland.

What is a CABER?

800

In 1940, this actor, the star of Mister Smith Goes to Washington, did NOT win the Best Actor Oscar.

Who is Jimmy Stewart?

800

Originally named Cowford, this city changed its name to honor a former Florida Governor who became President of the US.

What is JACKSONVILLE?

800

A master painter, printmaker, and draughtsman, his extensive body of work continues to fascinate art-lovers around the world. It is why he is also known as an “Old Master”—a label reserved for Europe's most prolific pre-19th century painters. His most famous painting is the Night Watch

Who is REMBRANDT?

800

The part of the skeleton that protects the brain is this.

What is the SKULL?

800

The base camp Richard Byrd dubbed Little America in 1929 is on this continent

What is Antartica?

800

An iconic figure of twentieth Century film, she won four Oscars and received over twelve Oscar nominations. Her lifestyle was unconventional for the time and through her acting and life, she helped redefine traditional views of women’s roles in society.

Who is Katherine Hepburn?

900

Love, Hot, Car

What are SEATS?

900

This Q word is resembling; seeming; virtual

What is QUASI?

900

Sir Laurence Olivier lost Best Movie and Best Actor for Henry V, but two years later he won Best Movie and Best Actor playing this Shakespearian title character.

Who is HAMLET?

900

Florida has more of these green spaces than any other state. 

What are GOLF COURSES?

900

Georges Seurat painted A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte 1884–1886 which was featured as the theme of this Stephen Sondheim musical. 

What is SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE?

900

Sharks have this many bones in their bodies.

What is ZERO?

900

In 1807 this former VP was tried & acquitted on a charge of treason; he plays a major role in a current Broadway Smash

Who is Aaron Burr?

900

She was in power from between 1966–77 and 1980–84. Accused of authoritarian tendencies she only narrowly avoided a military coup by agreeing to hold an election at the end of the “emergency period” of 1977. She was assassinated in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards.

Who is Indira Ghandi?

1000

Beach, Gum, Masked

What are BALLS?

1000

This R word is irrationally extreme in opinion or practice.

What is RABID?

1000

In 1951 Humphrey Bogart would win his only Best Actor Oscar for this movie, co starring Katherine Hepburn.

What is THE AFRICAN QUEEN?

1000

Florida is this type of landform.

What is a PENINSULA? 

1000

He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer. He is known for co-founding the Cubist movement

Who is PICASSO?

1000

He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics

Who is ALBERT EINSTEIN?

1000

In 1915 he called San Francisco from New York City & spoke with Dr. Thomas A. Watson

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

1000

Pakistani schoolgirl who defied threats of the Taliban to campaign for the right to education. She survived being shot in the head by the Taliban and has become a global advocate for women’s rights, especially the right to education.

Who is Malala Yousefzai?