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100

"Good to the last drop"

What is Maxwell House coffee?

100

The U.S. has the fourth longest one of these in the world

A. highway

B. river system

What is river system?

100

Who wrote Catcher in the Rye, in which the portrayal of Holden Caufield's 16-year-old life was both controversial and hugely successful?

Who is J.D. Salinger?

100

In 1945 the world's first atomic bomb was tested in this state

What is New Mexico?

100

6/01/1926 - Born Norma Jean Mortenson, this blonde bombshell actress was probably the most famous woman in the world in the 1950s.

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

100

The science of timekeeping is known as what?

What is chronology?

100

This island near Ft. Myers, Florida should be the top of your bucket list if you enjoy shell collecting

What is Sanibel Island?

100

Which of one of Jesus' disciples arrived in Rome around the year AD 42, and is considered the founder of the Church in Rome

Who is St. Peter the Apostle?

200

"Where's the beef"

What is Wendy's?

200

What is the most visited museum in the United States?

What is The Metropolitan Museum of Art?

(New York City)

200

What is the longest-running soap opera in American broadcast history, having debuted on radio in 1937 and moving to television in 1952

What is the Guiding Light?

200

One of the world's largest chocolate factories is located 20 miles north of York in this eastern state

What is Pennsylvania?

200

6/01/1937 - Born in Tennessee, this Academy Award winning actor has starred in such films as  The Shawshank Redemption, Million Dollar Baby and as a chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy

Who is Morgan Freeman?

200

A jiffy commonly refers to a very short period time, but is also a formal term used in what field of study?

What is physics and chemistry?

200

Towering 54.5 ft. high, the world's tallest sandcastle, completed in 2017, was created where?

What is Germany?

200

This U.S. president signed the Treatly of Versailles that officially ended WWI

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

400

Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun

What is McDonald's Big Mac?

400

Name the three branches of the United States government

What are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial?

400

In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled on the case known as Brown v. Board of Education, which dealt with what issue?

What is school segregation?

400

One of the biggest movie studio facilities in North America is Trilith Studios (formerly Pinewood Studios) in this state

What is Georgia?

400

6/03/1967 - This white-haired, openly gay CNN investigative reporter and news anchor previously worked as an intern for the CIA, modeled for Ralph Lauren and is the youngest of Gloria Vanderbilt's four sons.

Who is Anderson Cooper?

400

What is a nanosecond?

What is a billionth of a second?

400

Revere Beach in this New England state is the oldest public beach in America established in 1896

What is Massachusetts?

400

Prior to Queen Elizabeth II, who had been the longest reigning British monarch?

Who was Queen Victoria?

600

I wish I were an _____  _____  _____

What is an Oscar Mayer weiner?

600

How many U.S. Senators are there?

What is 100?

600

In 1952 Richard Nixon made a speech known as the "Checkers" speech in answer to allegations against him.  Who or what was "Checkers"

What was his cocker spaniel dog?

600

In 1896 a gold rush took place in what is now this northern state

What is Alaska?

600

6/11/1929 - She wrote the world's most famous diary about her life in hiding during World War II

Who is Anne Frank?

600

True or False?  February 30 has been a real date in the past

What is true?

600

This state has the longest coastline

What is Alaska?

600

What period of human history came between the Stone Age and the Iron Age

What is the Bronze Age?

800

Always stuck on me

What is Band Aid?

800

Who was the last U.S. president to servce more than two terms in office

Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

800

Who was famous in the 1950s for singing "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet

Who is Dinah Shore?

800

Louis Lunch, in this southernmost New England state, is the birthplace of the hamburger, where the first one ever was served in 1900

What is Connecticut?

800

6/14/1811 - Her literary classic, Uncle Tom's Cabin, encouraged anti-slavery efforts in the Northern States

Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?

800

A measurement of distance

What is a light year?

800

This is the world's longest beach

What is Brazil?

800

Upon the death of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president in what unusual setting

What is Air Force One?

1000

The San Francisco treat

What is Rice-A-Roni?

1000

If neither the president nor vice-president is able to serve in office, who is next in line

Who is the Speaker of the House?

1000

What fast food franchise, in the 1970s, used the jingle "Hold the pickle! Hold the lettuce!"

Who is  Burger King?

1000

Hawaii and this southern state are the only ones whose names contain three consecutive vowels

What is Louisiana?

1000

6/19/1902 - A North American tradition for years was to hear this band leader and his Royal Canadians play "Auld Lang Syne" every New Year's Eve

Who is Guy Lombardo?

1000

About how long does it take light from the surface of the sun to reach Earth

What is 8 minutes?

1000

This midwestern city you will find several trendy beaches along one of the Great Lakes, including Oak Street Beach, Belmont Harbor and North Avenue Beach

What is Chicago?

1000

He said "Give me liberty or give me death"

Who is Patrick Henry?