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100

In 1997, the UK officially initiated a voluntary ban on this kind of testing for cosmetics.

What is animal testing?

100

Epiphany, the Christian holiday held on January 6, commemorates the visit of these men.

Who are the Three Wise Men, or the Magi? (Epiphany is also called Three King's Day.)

100

The day after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, this man killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald while Oswald was being transferred to the county jail.

Who is Jack Ruby?

100

These are the three branches of government according to the U.S. Constitution.

What are legislative, executive, and judicial?

100

These famous imprints reside outside the old Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

What are celebrities’ handprints? The official name of this area is “The Forecourt of the Stars.”

200

In 1980, Coppertone became the first to develop this product’s UVA/UVB type.

What is sunscreen? 

200

This college football bowl game occurs on New Year’s Day.

What is the Rose Bowl?

200

She was Clyde’s partner in crime.

Who is Bonnie? 

200

This is the length of the term of a U.S. senator.

What is six years? 

200

Though it was not ready until 1958, this area features stars in honor of famous actors and actresses.

What is the Hollywood Walk of Fame? 

300

Popular since the 1970s, Lip Smackers produces flavored versions of this moisturizing product.

What is lip balm?

300

Famous for the Tube, this English-speaking capital was the first to open an underground railway.

What is London?

300

In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre and found in this country.

What is Italy? 

300

This was the first capital of the United States.

What is Philadelphia? 

300

Before Hollywood actors were free agents, they worked under this system.

What is the studio system? 

400

Fashion Fair Cosmetics launched a makeup line in 1973 specifically for dark-skinned women; the company is an offshoot of this magazine’s fashion shows.

What is Ebony

400

If you were born on New Year’s Day, you fall under this astrological sun sign.

What is Capricorn? 

400

In 1974, this publishing mogul’s granddaughter was kidnapped by the Symbionese National Liberation Army and later participated in a bank robbery.

Who is (William Randolph) Hearst? 

400

In terms of government, the word bicameral applies to this.

What is two houses of U.S. Congress? 

400

The Golden Age of Hollywood began in this decade.

What is the 1930s. (It ran thru the early 1960s)

500

Rick Hunt invented this device, a vacuum cleaner attachment that cuts hair.

What is Flowbee?

500

If we’re lucky, we get a few warm days in January, also known as this.

What is January thaw? 

500

In 1958, this Hollywood femme fatale’s 14-year-old daughter killed her mother’s lover, Johnny Stompanato, a suspected mob boss, saving her mother’s life.

Who is Lana Turner? 

500

He is the father of the U.S. Constitution.

Who is James Madison? 

500

This was erected in 1923 to promote real estate in the city.

What is the Hollywood sign? The Hollywood sign was originally the Hollywoodland sign.