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A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's story by Chris Van Allsburg?
The Polar Express
Which Spanish artist painted Guernica?
Picasso
Name the Tennessee born country music singer-songwriter who was also an actress and a literacy advocate
Dolly Parton
How often are the Olympic Games held?
Every 4 Years
Probably the most famous spin-off of all time, what yellow family of five actually started on television as a series of shorts that aired in the late ‘80s on “The Tracey Ullman Show”?
The Simpsons
Who played the titular character in Rocky (1976)?
Sylvester Stallone
Which mural depicts Christ announcing a betrayal to the Twelve?
The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)
Who was known as The King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
A turkey
Sporting abundant hair and a love of happy trees, what was the first and last name of the guy who hosted the PBS television program "The Joy of Painting?"
Bob Ross
Who wrote the music score for Jaws (1975)?
John Williams
Which artist cut off part of his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
Which member of the Beatles had dyslexia?
John Lennon
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?
Brazil (5 World Cups)
What is the name of NBC's first children's television program, aired in the US in 1947.
Howdy Doody
Fun Fact this was actually the FIRST television program specifically designed for children.
In what year were the first public film showings held in the U.S.?
1896 at Edison’s vaudeville hall, NYC
Which artist is known for melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dalí
What was Freddie Mercury's birth name?
Farrokh Bulsara
Who holds the title of "all-time leading scorer" in NBA history?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What year was the first dedicated, 24-hour live weather channel in the U.S. launched?
1982
Specifically, May 2nd, 1982 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
100 Bonus points if you can name the channel
What was the highest-grossing film of the 1960s?
The Sound of Music
Which 1434 portrait is famous for its convex mirror and oranges?
Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait
Who is known as the father of jazz?
Buddy Bolden, born Charles Joseph Bolden in 1877 in New Orleans, Louisiana
What company has sponsored the championship trophy for the Professional Golfers' Association Tour since 2007?
FedEx
In the 1950s and 1960s, a television station’s broadcast would sign off, and the station would display what “T” pattern, a simple visual indicator that the station was still transmitting, for the rest of the evening?
Test Pattern