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This George was a member of the Beatles.

Who is George Harrison? He wrote the tune “Something,” and he organized the Concert for Bangladesh

100

They released their Abbey Road album in 1969

Who are the Beatles? It was No. 1 in the United States, and it held that spot for 11 out of its 83 weeks on the charts

100

This Ivy League school was founded by Ben Franklin and sounds like a state university.

What is the University of Pennsylvania? It was founded in 1740 and was one of the first in the United States to admit women as students

100

This is a nickname for New Orleans

What is “The Big Easy”?

100

He has no heart in The Wizard of Oz.

Who is the Tin Man?

200

This composer and pianist wrote the opera Porgy and Bess

Who is George Gershwin? He also composed the songs “Someone to Watch over Me,” “Rhapsody in Blue,” “Embraceable You,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me

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Their hits include “Witchy Woman,” “Hotel California,” and “Desperado

Who are the Eagles? The band broke up in 1980 but reunited in 1994. The photo on their Hotel California album is of the Beverly Hills Hotel

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Four recent presidents, starting with President Gerald Ford, have graduated from Yale. Name one of the other three.

Who are George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush?

200

Finish the expression: “Easy come…”

What is “easy go”?

200

She plays Mary Poppins in the film with the same name

Who is Julie Andrews?

300

This Australian actor and former model plays James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Who is George Lazenby? It was the only film in which he played the British secret agent

300

“I Write the Songs” is one of his hit songs

Who is Barry Manilow? He co-wrote “Copacabana,” “Dancin’ Fool,” “It’s a Miracle,” and many more

300

When the Ivy Leagues refused to admit women, the top seven women’s colleges were collectively known as this. They were the equivalent of Ivy League schools for women

What are the Seven Sisters?

300

When someone is good-looking, people sometimes say they are easy on these

What are the eyes?

300

She stars in the 1972 film Cabaret as Sally Bowles.

Who is Liza Minnelli?

400

This boxing heavyweight champion also sells a line of indoor grills

Who is George Foreman? He also won an Olympic gold medal in boxing.

400

They recorded “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter” and “There’s a Kind of Hush.

Who are Herman’s Hermits? They frequently hit the top of the charts from 1964 to 1967

400

Brown University is in this state.

What is Rhode Island?

400

People who sail through life are said to live here

What is Easy Street?

400

He is the lead chipmunk in The Chipmunks franchise.

Who is Alvin

500

This is the author of the book Nineteen Eighty-Four

Who is George Orwell? Orwell got arrested on purpose so he could relate to the people he associated with. He hoped to get a prison sentence, but he was released 48 hours later.

500

This man co-wrote the song “Tutti Frutti” in 1955

Who is Little Richard? He wrote the song while he was working as a dishwasher at a Greyhound bus station

500

This is Brooke Shields’ alma mater.

What is Princeton?

500

This genre of music is sometimes called elevator music

What is easy listening?

500

“Getting to Know You” and “I Whistle a Happy Tune” are two songs from this Broadway production and film

What is The King and I?