IN THE BEGINNING
(Responses here are made up of letters in the words "the beginning".)
____ & ____
THE SONG'S LYRICS SUMMARIZED
HISTORIC OBJECTS
OSCAR-WINNING TITLE REFERENCES
RHYMING PHRASES
100

It's a verb meaning "to produce"; biblically speaking, it's what a father does vis-à-vis his children

What is beget?

100

A pink complexion can be described as this fruity dessert

What is peaches and cream?

100

1983:
Roughly 8 dozen errant inflatables mistakenly trigger a war

What is "99 Red Balloons"?

100

The rocking chair he was sitting in, the night he was assassinated in 1865, somehow ended up at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan

Who is Lincoln?

100

2009:
Military slang for a bad or painful situation

What is Hurt Locker?

100

 Bakers love this idiom about something foolish or remarkable; "doesn't that just" this 

What is take the cake?

200

In Louisiana, an official state donut is a thing--this thing, to be precise

What is a beignet?

200

Originally referring to the prepping of a firearm, today it means all set for any event

What is Locked and Loaded?

200

1995:
Alanis Morissette would like her ex, who's now in another relationship, to be aware of her post-breakup anger

What is "You Oughta Know"?

200

At the Reagan Library, you can see part of this, of which  Reagan urged Gorbachev to "tear down"

What is the Berlin Wall?

200

1988:
How a young Charlie Babbitt mispronounced his older brother's name

What is Rain man?

200

If everyone is pointing the finger at each other after a horrible outcome, they're "playing" this & it's rarely fun

What is the blame game?

300

Word from India for butter that's been simmered & strained to remove the milk solids

What is ghee?

300

Serving as a lookout & driving the getaway car are examples of this dual criminal offense


What is aiding and abetting?

300

2021:
A teenaged girl with a government-issued I.D. cruises longingly through an ex's neighborhood

What is Driver's License?

300

At his namesake museum in Florence, you can see his telescopes & the lens with which he discovered 4 large moons of Jupiter

Who is Galileo?

300

1996:
Count László de Almásy, badly burned

What is The English Patient?

300

To maintain  focus, determination, and attention on a long-term goal or desired outcome, even when facing difficulties, distractions, or obstacles.

What is eyes on the prize?

400

Hawaiian goose

What is a nene?

400

Elle King sings "One, two, three, they gonna run back to me" in this song.

What is Exes and Oh's?

400

2021:
Relatives refuse to discuss a family member whose visions of the future always seem to bring bad luc

What is We Don't Talk About Bruno?

400

For more than a century, Greece has asked Britain for the return of the Elgin Marbles, mostly taken from this ancient temple  

What is the Parthenon?

400

1990:
A name given to Lieutenant John Dunbar

What is Dances with Wolves?

400

Meaning by any means necessary, this 5-word phrase ends with a shepherd's tool

What is by hook or by crook?

500

Harmless word that sounds like a bingo call.

What is benign?

500

This musical comedy duo take their names from halves of two male musical duos.



Who are Garfunkel and Oates?

500

2002:
A sarcastic Justin Timberlake has zero sympathy for an unfaithful ex

What is Cry Me a River?

500

At Arlington National Cemetery, a mast from this battleship overlooks the graves of those killed when it exploded in 1898

What is the Maine?

500

1971:
A murder in Marseilles & some heroin central to the action

What is The French Connection?

500

This fraudulent investing scheme involves boosting a stock price with fake hype & selling before a drop

What is pumping and dumping?

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