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200

The Fifth Party System in the United States, which hosted relative Democratic dominance with their New Deal Coalition, began with which president's 1932 election?

Franklin D Roosevelt

200

Also the solo singer of "Oh Sherrie" and "Foolish Heart," Steve Perry is probably best known as the sometime frontman of what "Don't Stop Believin'" band?

Journey

200

If they were allowed to compete at the Olympics they would win the 100m in under 7 seconds – what bird is the fastest running animal on two legs?

Ostrich

200

With over 10,000 performances, what spooky performance is the longest running show in Broadway history?

Phantom of the Opera

200

A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?

The Polar Express

400

He edited newspapers, flew kites, and had a long career in politics, but which historical figure's less well know achievements include being inducted into both the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968, and the US Chess Hall of Fame in 1999?

Benjamin Franklin

400

On their 1964 “Christmas Album,” The Beach Boys sang a song about Santa Claus called “Little Saint ______.” Fill in the one word blank, a shorthand of another name Santa is known by.

Nick

400

A drey is the tree nest made by which nut-loving critter?

Squirrel

400

One of Broadway's longest-running musicals, what Jonathan Larson show with a four-letter title featured characters singing about how they couldn't afford to pay their New York City landlord?

Rent

400

Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt star as tornado chasers in the 1996 film "Twister", set in what state known, also called the "Sooner State"?

Oklahoma

600

According to legend, Delaware gets the nickname "Diamond State" because it was once called "a jewel among the states" by what third U.S. President?

Thomas Jefferson

600

"With a taste of a poison paradise," what 2003 hit song was originally written with Janet Jackson, not Britney Spears, in mind?

Toxic

600

You’ll find them in zoos around the world, but there’s only one place on Earth where hippopotamus roam naturally. Which continent would you have to travel to if you want to see a hippo in the wild?

Africa

600

A deal is made to make Washington, DC the nation's new capital in "The Room Where It Happens," a song in what smash hit Broadway musical?

Hamilton

600

In the movie “Castaway,” what specific type of sports ball is Wilson who serves as the companion of Tom Hanks’ character Chuck Noland?

Volleyball

800

In May 2003, the fastest known speeding ticket in US history was handed out, with a Swedish sports car allegedly going 242 MPH in a 75 MPH zone. Fittingly, in what state did this occur? I suppose everything's bigger, and everything's faster there.

Texas

800

What 1982 Toto song, whose title is a continent, experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2018 when Weezer covered the song?

Africa

800

What creature with an equine name has no teeth or stomach, mates for life, and is the only species on Earth where the male carries the unborn offpsring?

Seahorse

800

Harold Hill sings, "I love you madly, madly, Madam Librarian, Marian" in the song "Marian the Librarian," in what classic and alliteratively titled Broadway musical?

The Music Man

800

Known for his distinctive bald-on-top, hair-on-the-sides hairstyle, what evil wizard is the main antagonist of the Smurfs in the cartoons and movies?

Gargamel

1000

What Boston-based battle of the American Revolutionary War is somewhat inaccurately named, since most of the fighting took place on Breed's Hill?

Battle of Bunker Hill

1000

What 2013 Miley Cyrus song claims she came in like the titular construction item, and swings on the same item in the music video?

Wrecking Ball

1000

Spotted, striped and black are species belonging to which mammalian family? Members of this family, though dog-like in appearance, are more closely related to cats than dogs. In the Disney movie “The Lion King”, a character voiced by Whoopi Goldberg is a member of this family.

Hyena

1000

"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain" is a famous lyric from what classic Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe?

My Fair Lady

1000

The 2009 Disney film "The Princess and the Frog" was loosely adapted from the novel "The Frog Princess" by E. D. Baker, which is in turn based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The Frog Prince." In what city was this film set?

New Orleans