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100

A modern nickname for this a.m. beverage is java.  

 What is coffee? These days, you can find specialty coffees from around the world, including Jamaican Blue Mountain, Hawaiian Kona, and Mexican Chiapas

100

I can’t believe it’s not this dairy product.  

Answer: What is butter? Unilever used to own the brand and changed its name to I Can’t Believe It’s So Good… For Everything! in England. It’s still I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! in the United States and Canada.

100

Wellington is the capital of this island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its official bird is the kiwi.  

Answer: What is New Zealand? Humans make up five percent of the country’s inhabitants, and animals make up the other 95 percent.

100

Cookouts often consist of two “sandwich” meats: hamburgers and these.  

Answer: What are hot dogs?

100

She plays Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.  

Answer: Who is Betty White? She also gives a heartwarming performance as a war widow in the 2011 film The Lost Valentine.

200

This favorite refrigerated dairy snack is often paired with crackers.  

What is cheese? In recent years, vegan (non-dairy) varieties have been available in most grocery stores.

200

This transdermal invention to help with quitting smoking was invented in 1984.  

Answer: What is nicotine patch? The invention was patented in 1985 but only became available by prescription in 1992

200

Incorrectly known as Holland, this is the official name of the European country.  

Answer: What is the Netherlands? Holland correctly refers to one region of the country. Amsterdam became the capital of the Netherlands in 1983; before that, the Hague was the capital

200

This is another name for pancakes.  

 What are hotcakes? They are also called flapjacks and griddle cake

200

This first lady entered rehabilitation for alcohol and drug addiction after her husband left office. Later, she opened a drug rehab center near Los Angeles. A

Answer: Who is Betty Ford? The Betty Ford Center has served many celebrities, including Drew Barrymore, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Cash, Elizabeth Taylor, and many others

300

This “incredible, edible” food can be ordered hard-boiled, soft-boiled, or poached, among other ways.  

What is egg? In addition to traditional breakfast foods, eggs are the foundation of frittatas and quiches.

300

This invention that succeeded the cassette tape was developed in the 1980s.  

Answer: What is CD or compact disc? CD audiophiles were thrilled to no longer deal with flimsy, tangled, and broken tapes. Today, the DVD looks like a CD, but it holds much more information, including full-length feature films.

300

This is a Scandinavian country that is one of the “Land of the Midnight Sun” countries. 

Answer: What is Norway? The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.  

300

Someone who is easily angered is said to be this.  

Answer: What is hotheaded? A hotheaded person is not only quick-tempered but they generally do not think things through

300

Humphrey Bogart’s wife grew up in Canada and was known as Betty to her friends. 

 

Answer: Who is Lauren Bacall? The two met when Bacall was 19 and Bogart was 45. Country Living magazine reported, “Their May-December romance will go down in history as one of Hollywood’s most glamorous marriages.”

400

 Not an accountant or a CPA, this person records financial transactions into a ledger or a program such as QuickBooks. This word contains three consecutive sets of double letters.  

Answer: What is bookkeeper? QuickBooks was first launched in 1998 to help small business owners who had little accounting experience. Bookkeepers are not required to have four-year degrees in accounting

400

n 1982, an artificial and temporary replacement for this organ was invented to keep patients alive while they awaited a transplant.  

Answer: What is heart? Today, doctors still use an artificial heart for some patients awaiting a transplant.

400

This Central American country was home to the Sandinistas during the 1970s and ’80s.  

Answer: What is Nicaragua? In the mid-1850s, an American man seized the country and declared himself president. The Nicaraguan people, with the aid of Cornelius Vanderbilt, threw him out the following year

400

President Lyndon Johnson was the first U.S. president to use the “Red Phone” that connects the leaders of the United States and Russia—also known by this name.  

Answer: What is hotline? It’s not a telephone. It was originally a teletype machine; today it’s a dedicated computer system.

400

Known also as “The Divine Miss M,” she’s a singer and dramatic and comedic actress. She stars in the movie Beaches.  

Answer: Who is Bette Midler? She released her first album The Divine Miss M when she was in her mid-20s, and she won a Grammy for Best New Artist.

500

The [missing word] Eater was invented in 1972 to help trim the edges of one’s yard.  

What is Weed? The Weed Eater, also known as a weed whacker or string trimmer, was invented by George Ballas so that people no longer had to trim their lawn by hand with shears. By 1977, the Weed Eater had reached $80 million in sales

500

Tab diet soda was the immediate predecessor to this popular diet soda.  

Answer: What is Diet Coke? Coca-Cola continued to sell Tab until it was retired in 2020.

500

Lagos is the capital of this African country, which has the largest economy in Africa.  

Answer: What is Nigeria? Export is largely responsible for the country’s No. 1 status, with petroleum accounting for over 90 percent of its exports.

500

This is another name for “souped up” vehicles. 

 

Answer: What is hot rods? They’re also known as muscle cars.

500

She plays Goldie Applebee, a manicurist who inherited a fortune, a mansion, and three children from a wealthy Wall Street broker in an eponymous sitcom that aired from 1959–1960.

Answer: Who is Betty Hutton? The Betty Hutton Show portrays the hilarity and poignance of two worlds colliding