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The 20th Century
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100
This canal officially opened August 15, 1914
What is the Panama Canal?
100
After Lou Costello died, this comic attempted a comeback with a new partner, Candy Candido
Who is Bud Abbott?
100
Stones from this infamous Paris prison were used to build the Pont du la Concorde
What is the Bastille?
100
Bourbon was named for a county in this "Bluegrass State"
What is Kentucky?
100
This "is thicker than water"
What is blood?
200
James Doolittle led the surprise air raid on this country April 18, 1942
What is Japan?
200
In the 1950s fashion designer Ralph Lifshitz changed his name to this
What is Ralph Lauren?
200
In England crumpets and Chelsea buns are often served at this 4 pm pick-me-up
What is tea time?
200
Though it's colorless, odorless and not aged, it still packs a wallop in a bloody Mary
What is vodka?
200
"Honesty is the best" this
What is policy?
300
In 1931, while people read "The Good Earth", thousands of miles of this Asian country flooded
What is China?
300
Books by this celebrity chef include one on "French Cooking" and another that included "Recipes from Spago"
Who is Wolfgang Puck?
300
In 1993 Circus Circus opened Grand Slam Canyon, a theme park under a dome, in this city
Where is Las Vegas?
300
The whiskey in a seven and seven comes from this country
What is Canada?
300
"A heavy purse makes a light " one of these organs
What is a heart?
400
A May 18, 1954 L. A. Times headline read "Supreme Court Outlaws" this "in Schools"
What is "Segregation"?
400
In 1989 this first American woman in space became the director of the California Space Institute
Who is Sally Ride?
400
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a narrow gauge railway that climbs to 7400 feet in this country
Where is India?
400
At his first sip of this, Dom Perignon cried, "I am tasting stars!"
What is champagne?
400
According to Alexander Pope, "Hope" does this "in the human breast"
What is "springs eternal"?
500
After conquering Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary set off to find this creature; he didn't succeed
What is the yeti (abominable snowman)?
500
Newsweek said of this Irish flutist, he "can break your heart with his diminuendos"
Who is James Galway?
500
While many of Mexico's resorts are on the Pacific Ocean, Cancun lies on this sea
What is the Caribbean?
500
A Brandy Alexander contains brandy, cream and this flavor of liqueur
What is chocolate?
500
One variation o a 16th c. proverb says these creatures "and guests smell after three days"
What is fish?