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100

Opponents of "Reaganomics" may also use this term to describe it, emphasising the disproportionate focus such policies had on the upper tier of the economic spectrum.

What is "Trickle-down economics?"


100

By blending the words chuckle and snort, Lewis Carrol invented this new word for laughing in his nonsense poem "Jabberwocky."

What is chortle?

100
"A Birth of a Nation" is largely belived to be responsible for an increased support in this hood-toting hate group.

What is the "KKK?"

100

Alan Moore wrote the comic "From Hell" about this Victorian-era London serial killer.

Who is Jack the Ripper?

100

Dolly Parton wrote this song as a farewell to her business partner before it was later covered by Whitney Houston for the film "Bodyguard."

What is "I Will Always Love You."

200

Ronald Reagan was succeeded in his presidency by this ex-director of the CIA, also his Vice President for both terms.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

200

The title of Joseph Heller's WWII novel is now commonly used to refer to logical paradoxes, such as a job requiring work experience.

What is "Catch-22?"

200

This creature feature directed by F.W. Murnau is loosely based off Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.

What is Nosferatu?

200

William Moulton Marston, inventor of the polygraph, also created this lariat-weilding Amazon from Themyscria. 

Who is Wonder Woman

200
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "All Along the Watchtower" are both covers of songs originally written and performed by this folk artist.
Who is Bob Dylan?
300

Nancy Reagan established this campaign which sought to reduce the use of drugs in the USA.

What is "Just Say No?"

300

Lilliputian and Brobdingnagian both originate from fictional islands present in this adventure novel by Jonathan Swift.

What is "Gulliver's Travels?"

300

"Old Stone Face" was the nickname of this silent film star, director and lead of "Sherlock Jr." and "The General."

Who is Buster Keaton?

300

Grant Morrisons "The Invisibles" is cited to be a strong inspiration for this leather-clad film directed by the Wachowski sisters.

What is "The Matrix?"

300

Frank Sinatra's hit "New York, New York" was originally performed by Liza Minelli in the eponymous film directed by this bushy-browed Italian-American.

Who is Martin Scorsese?

400

The Reagan adminstration planned to use profits generated from selling arms to this country in order to fund the anti-Sandinista rebel group Contra in Nicuragua.

What is Iran?

400

The scientific word "quark" came from this Irish modernists last major work "Finnegan's Wake."

Who is James Joyce?

400

The 1928 movie about the trial and execution of this martyr, a female military leader claiming to be acting under divine guidance, is based off the actual historical transcripts of the trial.

Who is Joan of Arc?

400

Garth Ennis, writer of "Preacher" and "Hitman," also wrote this super-hero comic, later adapted into a TV show by Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke.

What is "The Boys?"

400

Respect by "Aretha Franklin", No. 1 on Rolling Stone's list "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", was originally performed by this artist who has three songs of his own on the Rolling Stone list including "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" which sits at No. 38.

Who is Otis Redding?

500

Despite the first cases being identified in 1981, it took the death of Hollywood actor Ruck Hudson in 1985 for Ronald Reagan to formally acknowledge this epidemic. 

What is AIDS/HIV?
500

This word appears in John Milton's "Paradise Lost" as the name of the capital of Hell, but is now used to refer to a wild uproar or chaotic situation.

What is Pandæmonium?

500
"The Woman in the Moon" by Fritz Lang is often cited as the first occurrence of this pre-rocket launch tradition.

What is "countdown to zero?"

500

The Adventures of Superman 1940s radio show is credited for negatively impacting the membership of the KKK, the creation of Kryptonite and the origin of this cigar-smoking chief editor of the Daily Planet.

Who is Perry White?

500

Jeff Buckley covered "Hallelujah" originally written by this artist who claimed to have more than 180 drafts of the song.

Who is Leonard Cohen?