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100

"The Run for the Roses" and "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" are both colloquial names for a horse race that occurs on the first Saturday of May in which U.S. State?

Kentucky

100

What 1992 sports movie starred Emilio Estevez, was produced entirely in Minnesota, and followed a team of ragtag young Minneapolis athletes?

The Mighty Ducks

100

The United States bought Alaska from which country?

Russia

100

What eye color is most common worldwide?

Brown

100

The Caesar salad was invented in France.

False It was invented in Tijuana, Mexico in the early 1920s by Caesar Cardini, an Italian chef.

200

A large brown bear named Blades is the mascot of what Boston professional sports team?

Boston Bruins

200

What 1980s TV series starred David Hasselhoff as a crime fighter assisted by a talking, self-aware sports car named K.I.T.T.?

Knight Rider

200

In 1960, which president wrote an article for “Sports Illustrated” (entitled “The Soft American”) and created fitness councils to come up with physical education curriculums for schools?

John F. Kennedy

200

What's the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States?

The Kentucky Derby

200

Humans use an average of 75 hairs from their head each month.

Humans lose around 50 to 100 hairs per day.

300

What is the feline name of the sports teams of Northwestern University?

Wildcats

300

The head of what kind of animal is front-and-center in an infamous scene from The Godfather?

A horse

300

Which fabric was invented in ancient China?

Silk

300

What is the currency of Russia?

Rubles

300

Honey will usually never go bad.

True-Honey has a very long shelf life and has been found in ancient tombs still edible due to its natural preservatives.

400

Also the name of an NFL team located about 300 miles from Boston, what is the name of the sports teams of Boston College?

Eagles

400

Which TV series is responsible for launching Bruce Willis’s career?

Moonlighting

400

Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Theodore Roosevelt

400

Which three countries make up Scandinavia?

Norway, Sweden and Denmark

400

Ketchup was once used as a medicine.

True-It was used to cure sickness like diarrhea and indigestion.

500

The Mustangs are the sports teams of what Dallas higher-education institution whose name reflects its founding by a Protestant Christian sect?

Southern Methodist University

500

Which classic sitcom is actually a spinoff of Perfect Strangers?

Family Matters

500

Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lt. Col. George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull

500

Who was the first actor to voice Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo franchise?

Casey Kasem

500

Cows produce more milk when listening to slow music.

True