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100

A small shack for housing tools, or for a pet to lose hair.

What is Shed

100

In 1918 this country was formed from Bohemia, Moravia & Slovakia, before being dissolved in 1993.

What is Czechoslovakia

100

Business partner Jacob Davis added the rivets to the pocket corners of this man's pants.

Who is Levi Strauss

100

Gary's mother had 3 children, one named April, one named June & one named this.

What is Gary

100

Pyramid Lake, northeast of Reno, is this state's largest natural lake.

What is Nevada

200

To worry, or the raised metal bars on string instruments.

What is Fret

200

It officially ended September 2, 1945.

What is WWII

200

In 1969 a heartbeat alarm worn on the wrist was patented by Zeppo of this comedy team.

What is Marx Brothers

200

Before Mount Everest was discovered, this was the highest mountain in the world.

What is Mount Everest

200

In slang terms, a whirligig is a carousel & a whirlybird is one of these.

What is Helicopter

300

Happening now, or the movement of the tide.

What is Current

300

Until abolished in 404 A.D., gladiatorial games had been held at this Rome site for over 300 years.

What is Colosseum

300

Peter Goldmark rocked his way in for his invention of this type of record album, known as an "LP" for short.

What is Long Play

300

If you're running in a race & overtake the person in second place, you're now in this position.

What is Second

300

Part of this comic strip turned movie turned musical takes place in the Bullmoose Mansion in Dogpatch, U.S.A.

What is Lil' Abner

400

Fugitive in a place of refuge, or a body of water deep enough for anchoring ships.

What is Harbor

400

In 1969 Lin Piao was designated successor to this man by the 9th Party Congress.

Who is Mao Tse-Tung

400

C. Latham Sholes invented this machine, not Olivetti or Smith or even Corona.

What is Typewriter

400

The number of times you can subtract 5 from 55.

What is Once (It becomes 50, not 55)

400

Before becoming president, he accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.

Who is Ulysses S Grant

500

It's an animal; it's a northeastern city; it's a verb meaning to bully.

What is Buffalo

500

In 1983 this general became head of Panama's military; in 1989 U.S. troops overthrew him.

Who is Manuel Noriega

500

In 1916 Northam Warren created the first liquid type of this, Cutex.

What is Nail Polish

500

Total cubic yards of soil in a hole 1 yard wide, 1 yard long & 1 yard deep.

What is 0 (No soil in the hole)

500

Her career as a children's book writer & illustrator effectively ended with her marriage in 1913.

Who is Beatrix Potter