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200

Aunt Em and Uncle Henry are the caretakers of what famed female protagonist?

Dorothy Gale

200

What are the first three words of the Bible?

In the beginning

200

Young Sheldon is a CBS sitcom that serves as a prequel to what sitcom that ran from 2007 to 2019 on the same network?

The Big Bang Theory

200

What is the name of the "Island" which had a famous nuclear accident with a radiation leak in Pennsylvania in 1979?

Three Mile Island

200

Which 1983 film (based on the book of the same name by S.E. Hinton) about rival gangs in Oklahoma in the ‘60s was chock full of young stars including Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, and Emilio Estevez?

The Outsiders

400

In her novel "Bridget Jones's Diary," author Helen Fielding named love interest Mark Darcy after a character from what classic Jane Austen novel?

Pride and Prejudice

400

What city in Palestine is both the Biblical birthplace of Jesus and the namesake of a city in eastern Pennsylvania?

Bethlehem

400

What "shedding-type" card game has been a Mattel brand since 1992 and features cards with titles such as "Wild" and "Reverse?"

Uno

400

At 19 Maiden Lane in lower Manhattan in 1787, James Madison wrote what essays that later became the foundation for the U.S. Constitution?

The Federalist Papers

400

"We'll always have Paris" and "Here's looking at you, kid" are among the memorable quotes from what classic 1943 film?

Casablanca

600

At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is this object that was placed under dozens of mattresses earlier in the tale?

a pea

600

"I played my best for him" and "He smiled at me" are both lyrics in what popular Christmas song that was first recorded in 1951 and details a poor young boy being summoned by the Magi to Jesus's birth?

The Little Drummer Boy

600

In a famous Tchaikovsky ballet, every morning Odette, a beautiful young woman, transforms into what majestic white bird?

a swan

600

What American patriot made his famous "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia?

Patrick Henry

600

What 1995 coming-of-age comedy set in California is loosely based on Jane Austin's 1815 novel Emma?

Clueless

800

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

800

In the book of Numbers, what is the name of the edible substance that feeds the Israelites during their exile in the desert, described as arriving like dew in the night?

Manna

800

Better known as the maker of Galaxy smartphones, what Korean conglomerate was also the main contractor that built Dubai's Burj Khalifa?

Samsung

800

In February of 1945, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D. Roosevelt met for a conference in what Crimean city to discuss the post-war organization of Germany and Europe?

Yalta

800

Which single-named superstar won an Oscar for “Moonstruck” (1987)?

Cher

1000

Two displaced migrant ranch workers are the dual protagonists of what 1937 novella with a title that starts with a preposition?

Of Mice and Men

1000

Which popular pet is the only domestic animal that’s not mentioned in The Bible?

Cats

1000

Alexa, play songs about dependent genitive forms. What possessive determiner is used in the title to signify Sinatra's "Way," Sheryl Crow's "Favorite Mistake," Springsteen's "Hometown," and Flo Rida's "House"?

My

1000

James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau in 1881. This assassination attempt eventually led to Garfield's death. The bullet was lodged near Garfield's spine and could not be located by doctors. What contemporary American scientist and inventor created a metal detector to try (unsuccessfully) locating the bullet for removal?

Alexander Graham Bell

1000

A sign reading "Hope You Have What She Had!" still hangs over a booth in Manhattan's Katz's Delicatessen where a scene from what romantic comedy was filmed?

When Harry Met Sally