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100

What neck of water do you cross in sailing from Malaga to Tangier?

The Strait of Gibralter

100

Which one of the 13 original colonies was the first to open free public schools?

Massachusetts

100

What's the total or partial obscurement of a celestial body by another called?

Eclipse

100

What legendary boxer lit the flame at the at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?

Muhammed Ali

100

What's the federal governing body of the broadcasting industry?

FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

200

What is mainland Europe's northernmost Capital?

Helsinki, Finland

200

Where was the formal surrender of the Japanese to the allies conducted, ending WWII?

The battleship USS Missouri?

200

What mixes with fuel to aid combustion in most internal combustion engines?

Air

200

What university football team did O.J. Simpson take to the Rose Bowl?

Southern California Trojans

200

What letter is to the left of "G" on a keyboard?

"F"

300

What city is home to the headquarters of the European Common Market?

Brussels

300

What was Eleanore Roosevelt's relationship to Theodore Roosevelt?

Niece

300

What turns blue litmus paper red?

An Acid

300

What is the straightaway called opposite the one with the finishing line in horse racing?

Backstretch

300

What does an Ichthyologist study?

Fish

400

What gulf gave its name to the 1991 war?

Persian Gulf

400

Who laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol?

George Washington

400

What's the term for oscillation of water particles in an ocean?

Waves

400

Who was the first black golfer to tee off in the Masters? (Year was 1975. He was honored at the start of the 2022 Masters)

Lee Elder

400

What is the highest number on the standard roulette wheel?

36 (Thirty Six)

500

What do the Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean, and South China Sea have in common?

They all touch Philippine shores.

500

What president said:"We cannot escape history. We shall be remembered in spite of ourselves"?

Abraham Lincoln

500

What Xerox patent improved our message sending capability in 1966?

FAX (Facsimile)

500

What hall of fame pitcher, famous baseball announcer until 1965, who with his brother(also a pitcher) won 49 games in 1934, and 47 in 1935 for the Cardinals?

Dizzy Dean(His brother was Paul sometimes called Daffy)

500

What world wide service organization abides by the motto "Service Above Self"?

Rotary International