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100

What groundbreaking music video was released in 1983 and featured Michael Jackson's signature dance move, the moonwalk? 

Billie Jean

100

What was the name of the ship that transported the Pilgrims to the New World?

Mayflower

100

What singer nicknamed queen of pop released her debut album in 1983?

Madonna

100

Which wild-haired genius developed the theory of relativity and made \(E=mc^2\) ? 

Albert Einstein

100

What makes a square a square?

Four equal sides

200

The president of the United States in 1980

Jimmy Carter

200

The primary cause of the civil war

Slavery

200

What band's 1985 Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium is considered one of the greatest of all time?

Queen 

200

Sam clocks in at 9:15 AM, works for 7 hours, and squeezes in a 30-minute tea break. When is he calling it a day?

4:45 pm

200

How many syllables are in the word Rhinoceros?

4

300

The 1982 movie Rocky III featured what hit song by the band Survivor?

Eye of the tiger

300

Who was the first President to resign from office?

Richard Nixon

300

What singer holds the record for most Grammy nominations?

Beyonce

300

What's the type of math where you measure angles, calculate areas, and become best friends with shapes?

Geometry 

300

What is the process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly called?

Metamorphosis

400

In 1987, the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame was? 

Aretha Franklin

400

In what year was the model T first produced? 

1908

400

What iconic British singer names their albums after their age? 

Adele

400

Party time! 56 guests are in the room. Half decide to bail early, and then 9 more make an exit. How many party animals are still on the dance floor?

19

400

If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?

4 hr 45 min

500

What was the highest-grossing film of the 1980s?

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

500

Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt

500

In 2006, this singer released her first single titled "Tim McGraw"

Taylor Swift

500

What is this equation called? a² + b² = c²

Pythagorean theorem

500

Which document begins with the phrase 

"We the People"?

US Constitution