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What is Rotelle?The first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, took place in and around the port of Machias in what is now eastern Maine.
What is The Battle of Machias?This singer wrote "I Will Always Love You."
Mike wrote, "Who Is Dolly Parton?". I would have guessed Whitney Houston, but Dolly did it first :)Who is Biro?
In which city was the first McDonalds?
What is Des Plaines, Illinois?Michael Jackson's hair caught fire when shooting a video for this product
What is Pepsi?This version of Coke made its first appearance in 1985, only lasting three months before the company reverted back to the old formula.
What is New Coke?This George R.R. Martin miniseries just finished its third season on HBO.
What is tuna?Once a year a huge fireworks display is shared by the U.S. and Canada over this river.
What is Game of Thrones?Popular in the early 1900's, opera singer was immortalized in a fruit and ice cream dessert.
Who was Enrico Caruso?Bryan Adams wrote the theme song for Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves. This is the title of the song.
What is "Everything I Do, I Do It For you"Speaking of Prince of Thieves, this "Die Hard" actor also appeared in the Harry Potter series.
Who is Alan Rickman?Speaking of Harry Potter, this actor from that series appears in Quartet.
Sue Em wrote: "What is Game of Thrones?Popular in the early 1900's, opera singer was immortalized in a fruit and ice cream dessert."
The answer was Nellie Melba...for all fans for Peach Melba desserts
Who is Michael Gambon?Speaking of Albus Dumbledore, this actor appeared many years before Harry Potter alongside Gregory Peck and David Niven in a great war movie! Name the movie and the actor for bonus points!
Who is Richard Harris and what was The Guns Of Navarone?This year is considered to be the golden year for cinema when these great movies were released .... Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach and Gone with the Wind.
I forgot my answer... sorry folks"this US president was the only one who served 2 unconsecutive terms "
Who is Grover Cleveland?This actress has been in popular sitcoms here in the US in the 70s,80s, 90s, 00s.
Could be a lot of actresses I'm thinking, but my favourite, Who Is Betty White?This car made its first appearance in Goldfinger and later resurfaced in Skyfall.
What is an Aston Martin?Perigord, France is famous for this edible fungus
What are truffles? This famous Hall of Famer Pittsburgh Penguin wore #66?
Could be a few answers here.Harvard (1636) claims to be the oldest higher education institution in the U.S., so What is Harvard?
The U.S. Open finishes this weekend on Father's Day. Which still living golfer has won the most U.S. Opens?
Who is Jack Nicklaus?This NASCAR driver, nicknamed The Intimidator, died in the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001.
Who is Dale Earnhardt Sr?This "distance" is the distance between two vectors in an n-dimensional real vector space with fixed Cartesian coordinate system, is the sum of the lengths of the projections of the line segment between the points onto the coordinate axes
What is a taxicab distance? This particle detector is the latest built at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland.
What is the Large Hadron Collider? Here's our category: "S" words. I'll take "Swords" for $200, Alex. :-)
Name King Arthur's sword.
What is Excaliber?This star of TV's "Grimm" got his career start on a reality show.
Who is Dvid Giuntoli?This Grimm's Fairy Tale about two children lost in the forest....
What is Hansel and Gretel?This film adapted from a one-woman off-Broadway show is considered the most profitable movie in Hollywood history
What is "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"?This singer, now in her 50's, had one of the most profitable tours of 2012.
Who is Madonna?Born in Fort Mcleod, Alberta, this Canadian folk singer came to fame during the "Woodstock" era, and has been an icon ever since. Recently diagnosed with "Morgellons syndrome", she appears this weekend in Toronto as part of the Luminato Arts festival.
Who is Joni Mitchell?Traditional dish made from a sheep's heart, liver and lungs, minced with oatmeal and seasoning, and boiled in the sheep's stomach
What is Haggis? ... which is traditionally served on the birthday of this famous Scottish poet
Who is Robbie Burns?This writer's book "Under the Dome" has been made into a mini series for TV.
Who is Stephen King?Stephen King makes a cameo appearance in a Baseball inspired movie about the Red Sox run for the pennant. Name the film.
Who is Stephen King?He was originally cast as the Tin Man, but had to abandon the part after being hospitalised. The cause, a reaction to the aluminium powder in his make-up.
What is "Fever Pitch"?This former Beatle wrote "Here Comes the Sun".
Who is George Harrison?In the movie, Help!, this Beatle gets a ring stuck on his finger and can't get it off.
Who is Ringo Starr?In this classic book, a governess falls in love with her employer at Thornfield Hall.
Who is Jane Eyre? Robert Wadlow has the distinction of holding this record in the Guinness Book of World Records.
What is the tallest recorded human being?This group of quipsters met daily for lunch included Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchly and Alexande Woollcott among others at a NYC hotel.
What is the Algonquin Round Table?This British golfer won his first major title at the U.S. Open this past weekend, becoming the first Englishman to win the Open in 43 years.
Who is Justin Rose?This cult classic TV show and subsequent movie was helmed by David Lynch and created such interesting characters as the Log Lady and Kyle MacLachlan's transvestite FBI agent who loved pie.
What was Twin Peaks?This murderer was apprehended by the use of the telegraph in 1845.
Who was John Tawell?This Coen Brothers cult classic film, features the principal character hanging out at a bowling alley all the time but the character never actually bowls
What is the Big Lebowski? ... which starred Jeff Bridges who earned his sixth Academy Award for this movie about a country singer.
What is Crazy Heart?This member of the ginger family is used to color curries
What is turmeric? (didn't know it was part of the ginger family!) =)This traditional product, believed to have been made since the Middle Ages, is made from a reduction of cooked white Trebbiano grape juice.
What is balsamic vinegar?Shirley MacLaine received an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of this Parisian prostitute.
Who is Irma la Douce?This actor won best actor for Rainman.
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