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Rosie Trivia
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Born July 26, 1964, this American actress and film producer was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2010, named the Most Beautiful Woman by People Magazine in 2015, received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the 2009 biographical drama,"The Blind Side", and is well know for her roles in Miss Congeniality, Bird Box and Speed.

Who is Sandra Bullock?

100

Debuting in 1956, this popular game show required contestants to make bids on merchandise prizes, with the goal of bidding closest to the actual retail price, without going over.

What is the Price is Right?

100

This 1970's song, referencing an inexpensive bottle of wine, and lyrics stating "you make me sing like a guitar strummin', was Neil Diamond's first No. 1 hit. 

What is Crackling Rose?

100

This popular vacation destination, built on 160 acres of former orange groves, opened it's doors on July 17, 1955, in Anaheim, California.

What is Disneyland?

100

The Cape Codder, a cocktail originating in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. has vodka and one other ingredient.

What is cranberry juice?

200

Born on July 26, 1943, this British lead vocalist is one of the most influential figures in the history of the Rock industry, has appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine more than 20 times, and was Knighted in 2003.

Who is Mick Jagger?

200

Release in 1955, this animated musical romance masterpiece, produced by Disney, is a film about a pampered cocker spaniel and a streat-wise mutt.

What is Lady and the Tramp?

200

With it's lyrics "Why I want you, heaven knows", this Nate King Cole song hit #2 in the billboards, in 1962.

What is Ramblin' Rose?

200
On April 15, 1955, this fast-food restaurant opened it's first Franchise in Des Plaines, IL.

What is McDonald's

200

A cosmetic technique, which employs tattoos, as a means of producing designs that the resemble the application of eyeliner, and other colors to the skin, lips and eyelids.

What is permanent makeup?

300

Born on July 26, 1929, this woman is well know for her histerical wit, artistic abilities and her ditsy mess up of words and phrases. 

Who is Bettie Parrott?

300

In 1955, this American musical film, based on the 1943 musical with the same title, tells the story of a farm girl and her courting of two rival suitors, and is known for the the classic song, "Oh What a Beautiful Morning!".

What is Oklahoma?

300

In 1979, a song about the beauty and fragility of love, was made famous by Bette Midler, when she recorded it for her film with the same title.

What is The Rose?


300

This courageous activist refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955

Who is Rosa Parks?

300

A genre of music, which originated in Jamaica, is led by the drum and base, and relates news, social gossip and political commentary.

What is Raggae?

400

Born on July 26, 1945, this blonde English actress, with a career spanning six decades, is the only performer to have achieved both the American and the British Triple Crowns of Acting, and has won an Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth the II, in The Queen.

Who is Helen Mirren?

400

Rating #1 in 1955, this CBS TV sitcom had 15,135,100 viewers, and follows the life of a young, middle-class housewife, living in New York City with her bandleader husband. 

What is I Love Lucy?

400

Recorded in 1988 by Poison, and again in 1989 by Guns and Roses, this song claims that every rose has this.

What are thorns?

400

This United State's involvement, in this military conflict, began on November 1, 1955.

What is the Vietnam war?


400

A type of person who seeks to explain a disputed case or matter that contradicts the mainstream explanation for historical or current events.

What is a conspiracy theorist?

500

Born on July 26, 1909, this actress became immortalized as Ethel Mertz, Lucy's neighbor in the sitcom, "I Love Lucy".

Who is Vivian Vance?


500

Rebel Without a Cause, a film about a struggling young man with a troubled past, was released in 1955, hit #3, and featured this dreamy american actor who died the same year.

Who is James Dean?

500

This traditional American song, dating back to at least the 1850's, was made most popular in it's 1955 recording by Mitch Miller, and is the unofficial song of a this huge cowboy state.

What is the Yellow Rose of Texas.

500

This American military officer and statesmen, served as the President of the United States, from 1952- 1961.

Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?

500

Rosie had a brush with fame and then a personal relationship with this 1980's talk show host known for her big glasses.

Who is Sally Jessie Rahael?