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100

Its the second L in the acronym LOL

what is loud

100

At the Alamo gift shop, you can buy a replica of this man's coonskin hat 

Who is Davy Crocket

100

Referring to a clock position if a soldier says he's got your this number he's watching your back

What is your 6

100

In the 2000s alone 13 of his movie scores have been Oscar-nominated including War Horse & Indiana Jones

Who is John Williams

100

I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween night wrote Linus to this entity on an animated TV special

What is the great pumpkin 

200

Inflammation of the gums 

What is gingivitis

200

This president is on the 50 dollar bill 

Who is Ulysses S Grant

200

Having these items on the ground means soldiers have been deployed to a hostile environment

what is boots

200

His music like In The Hall Of The Mountain King was inspired by the grandeur of his native Norway's landscape

Who is Edvard Greig 

200

On Halloween 2012 the New York Stock Exchange reopened after being closed for 2 days due to this weather event

What is Hurricane Sandy

300

This 1995 movie was inspired by Pixar's "Tin Toy"

What is Toy Story

300

People had money, were drinking, smoking cigarettes, flapper girls were popular, and jazz was the new form of music

What were the Roaring 20s

300

Getting in trouble is called catching this a type of anti-aircraft gun

What is Flak

300

This colorful Johann Strauss Jr. composition made its debut in Vienna in February 1867

The Blue Danube Waltz

300

Charlie Brown's in luck if he wants to paint an address on one of these he got over & over on Halloween in a TV special

What is a rock

400

In 1985 this group had its first no 1 single with "I want to know what love is"

What is Foreigner
400

Which founding father drew this 

Who is Benjamin franklin 

400

By tradition you can fool an enemy ship with a fake flag until the battle begins--then you have to show your these

What is your true colors

400

His third symphony is also known as Eroica

Bethoveen

400

More scares awaited in Halloween 4: (although its a dumb movie) The Return of this crazed killer


What is Michael Myers

500

The hard red winter type of this grain is the fall and late spring 

What is Wheat

500

This '50s & '60s Soviet leader who told the West we will bury you is himself buried at Novodevichy Cemetery

Who is Khrushchev 

500

Meaning a choice to use atomic weapons it was applied by Trent Lott to a drastic change in Senate rules

What is the nuclear option

500

In the 19th century composers like Mendelssohn & Weber were among the first to do this standing up

What is conduct standing up 

500

Because it's Halloween Elliott dresses up E.T. like one of these so he won't be recognized

What is a ghost