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100

What presidential candidate except for George Washington, to run unopposed?

James Monroe     Harry Truman     Gerald Ford

James Monroe

100

What country launched Europe's first super-high-speed passenger train, in 1981?
Poland           France      Netherlands  

 France    

100

Which of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces won an Oscar for Best Film? 

Psycho                      Vertigo    
North by Northwest    None of these

 None of these

100

Porcupines can float.

True!

100

No New Year's Day to celebrate No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away 

No first of spring No ___, __, ____ In fact here's just another ordinary day


"song to sing"

I Just called To Ssay I Love You--Roger Williams

he Window ...


200

Al Gore was elected Senator for what state in 1985?Arkansas         Tennessee          California

Tennessee  

200

What's the most common contributor to chronic bronchitis?
Genetics        Smoking       Poor environment

Smoking

200

Who famously screeched “You like me! Right now, you really like me!” during her acceptance speech after winning an Oscar for Best Actress in 1985? 

Liza Minnelli      Sally Field          Diana Ross

Sally Field

200

“Pinocchio” was the first animated, full-color Walt Disney feature film

False. It was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

200

Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
____, _____, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red

"Fancy gloves"

Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin




300

The Democratic party was first associated with what symbol in an 1870 cartoon by Thomas Nast?

Donkey        Elephant       Lion        


donkey

300

What item did Christians often place on their foreheads to cure insomnia in medieval times?
 Bible       Veils        Religious cloths  

The Bible

300

Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Film in 1953? 

The Greatest Show On Earth  Singing in The Rain

Ben Hur



The Greatest Show On Earth

300

John Lennon’s middle name was Edward.

False. His middle name was Winston.

300

Makes no difference where I go or what I do
You know that I'll always be ____, _____
Just you and
If I'm seen with someone new
Don't be blue, don't you be blue


"Loving You"-Elvis Presley

400

How many US Presidents were involved in the Vietnam war?
Four     Five       Six



FIVE!!!!

Dwight Eisenhower (1953 – 1961) 

Gerald Ford (1974 – 1977) 

Richard Nixon (1969 – 1974)

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) 

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963 – 1969)

400

What did Dr. Heinrich Dreser hype as a non addictive substitute for morphine in 1898?
Aspirin         Heroin         Opiates

Heroin

400

Meryl Streep is clearly the queen, but do you know how many Academy Award nominations she has received over her career (so far)? 

12     17     20

20

400

In space it is impossible to cry?

True

Your eyes make tears but they stick as a liquid ball. In fact, they sting a bit. So — space tears don't shed."

400

There goes my baby with someone new
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
She was my baby 'til ____, _____, ____
Goodbye to romance that might have been

"he stepped in"

Bye Bye Love-The Everly Brothers

500

What politician and U.S. President said, "You let a bully come into your front yard, and the next day he'll be on your porch"?

Lyndon Johnson     Teddy Roosevelt     

Calvin Coolidge    

Lyndon Johnson

500

What colorless gas is essential in the production of fertilizers and light bulbs?

Nitrogen       Oxygen       Carbon Monoxide

Nitrogen!!!!   

500

Who was given the longest standing ovation in Oscar history – 12 minutes – while receiving an Honorary Oscar Award in 1972? 

Charlie Chaplin   Cecile B. DeMilee   Walt Disney


Charlie Chaplin

500

Slugs don't have any noses?

True

Slugs in fact don't have an actual nose, they have what is called a pneumostome, which allows them to breathe. 

500

Oh, sing, choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Oh, come, oh come ye to Bethlehem
Come ____, _____ _____
Born the King of Angels

"and behold Him"