musicals
70s tv
New York state
candy
instruments
100

What classic Broadway musical, adapted for film in 1961 and again in 2021, features warring New York City gangs known as the Jets and the Sharks?

west side story

100

"The Brady Bunch" is a 70s TV show that revolved around a large blended family with how many children?

6

100

What is the capital of New York?

Albany

100

What candy bar has a similar name to a baseball player, even though it wasn't named after him?

baby ruth

100

What string instrument is played by plucking or strumming its strings and is commonly used in folk, country, and rock music?

guitar

200

Harold Hill sings, "I love you madly, madly, Madam Librarian, Marian" in the song "Marian the Librarian," in what classic and alliteratively titled Broadway musical?

music man

200

Which show featured two young women who shared an apartment and worked in a bottling factory?

Laverne and Shirley

200

What lake is Rochester situated on?

Ontario

200

What chocolate flavored chewy candy has been around for over 100 years?

tootsie roll

200

What wind instrument, commonly used in jazz and classical music, consists of a long metal tube with a flared bell and valves to change pitch?

trumpet

300

In 1983, Prince recorded "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" for a bestselling 1984 album, and Alice Walker became the first Black woman to win a literature Pulitzer for a novel that inspired a Whoopi Goldberg movie and Broadway musical. Walker's novel and Prince's album both name-dropped what regal color?

purple

300

In which fictional city did "Starsky & Hutch" take place?

Bay city

300

What is the largest lake on Long Island?

Lake Ronkonkoma

300

Which candy sucker can you wear on your finger?

ring pop

300

What percussion instrument consists of a set of wooden bars struck with mallets to produce musical tones?

xylophone 

400

Named for a major Midwestern city, what long-running Broadway musical features songs like "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango," and "Mr. Cellophane?"

Chicago

400

Which 70s TV show was a television breakthrough, with the first never-married, independent career woman as the central character?

Mary Tyler Moore show

400

What is the name of the biggest newspaper in Erie County?

Buffalo News

400

What is the name of the malted milk ball candy?

whoppers

400

What keyboard instrument produces sound by striking strings with hammers, and its variations include grand and upright models?

piano

500

Known as the hottest ticket on Broadway for years after its 2015 debut, what is the name of the musical penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda that was loosely based on a biography written by Ron Chernow?

hamilton

500

. Nellie Olsen was one of the prime antagonists on which show?

Little house on the prairie 

500

 How many Finger Lakes are there?

11

500

What company makes "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans" with flavors such as grass and earwax?

jelly belly

500

What string instrument is played with a bow across its strings and is known for its versatility in classical, folk, and popular music?

violin