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100

What is the capital of Kansas? 

Topeka 

100

What "crashed" in 1929, causing the start of the Great Depression? 

The stock market 

100

What do the thirteen stripes on the American flag represent? 

The thirteen Original Colonies 
100

This large instrument is the most popular instrument in the world. It has 88 keys.  

Piano 

100

Best known for their use of white lions and white tigers in their acts, these performers never thought their furry co-stars would eventually attack. 

Siegfried & Roy



200

What is the most populated city in the United States? 

New York 

200

Which president was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his 58 missions during WWII?

George Bush 

200

Complete this famous Thomas Edison quote: "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent _________".

perspiration

200

"Put Your Head on my Shoulder" is one of the most cherished love songs of all time. Who wrote and recorded it in 1959?

Paul Anka

200

What medal did Hell's Angles' Big Daddy Roth sell thousands of replicas of in copper, wood, enamel and silver plate? 

The Iron Cross 

300

At 6:00am in San Fransisco, what time is it in Houston? 

8:00 am

300

Which President and 75th govenor of Georgia, was once a peanut farmer? 

Jimmy Carter 

300

What two colors apppear on New Mexico's flag? 

Red and Yellow 

300

Name the artist who sang: 

"There she was just a-walkin' down the street, singin'
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"

Manfred Mann 

300

What company put out the first TV dinners, in 1954?

Swanson 

400

The United States has shorline along which three oceans? 

Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific 

400

What did "abolitionists" oppose? 

Slavery 

400

Who wrote the famous novel, Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

400

Unscramble this popular instrumental word;

nbomorte

Trombone 

400

What airline claimed in 1968: "Ready When You Are"

Delta

500

The most powerful earthquake in U.S. history occured in which state? 

Alaska 

500

What year did the American Revolution begin? 

1775

500
In 1993 Bill Clinton signed the NAFTA agreement. What does NAFTA stand for? 

North American Free Trade Agreement 

500

An American musician, best known as the guitarist and front-man of the blues rock trio ___________ and Double Trouble.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

500

(Worth Double Points)

What is Aaliyah's favorite animal?

Pandas

600

Which state is nicknamed the "Badger State"? 

Wisconsin 

600

According to some historians, who sewed the first American flag? 

Betsy Ross 

600

What type of plant is a Saguaro? 

Cactus 

600

The song "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones, covers the brutal realities of war. Which female artist delivered shattering back-up vocals for this song? 

Merry Clayton 

600

Who said, on first meeting Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Cleopatra: "Hello, Liz. You're too fat"?

Richard Burton 

700

Although Yellowstone National Park is located in three states, the majority of the park lies within which state? 

Wyoming 

700

What did Ohio's Oberlin College do in 1837, a first for the United States? 

Admit Women 
700

How many justices are there in the Supreme Court of the United States?

Nine

700

Released in 1955, the song "Maybellene," is a rock version of a Western fiddle tune. It was this artists first big hit.

Chuck Berry

700

What former girlfriend of Woody Allen did Elliott Gould describe as having "the personality of an Amish groupie"? 

Diane Keaton 

800

 Which sea is the world's smallest and shallowest sea?

Sea of Azov




800

During what decade was the first transcontinental railway completed: 1860's, 1890's or 1920's

1860's

800

Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?

Tulips

800

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is situated in what US State?

Ohio

800

What city were Jon Lennon and Paul McCartney riding a bus in when they met George Harrison? 

Liverpool