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Stand back! This turtle that has a pretty good bite with its hooked beak is the state reptile of New York

Snapping Turtle

100

Sounds gruesome, but it's actually a person who recruits candidates for top-level jobs

Head Hunter

100

It's often said that this is "the best medicine"--it's fun to share, adds joy to life & it relieves stress 

Laughter

100

From the Latin for "middle", it's definitely smaller than large

Medium

100

This title is "the temperature at which book-paper catches fire and burns" 

Fahrenheit 451

200

Despite this nickname for Minnesota, the state actually boasts many more

the Land of 10,000 Lakes

200

A good manager knows how to do this 8-letter word, transfer responsibility for specific tasks to their employees

Delegate

200

Which ancient exercise has origins dating back 5,000 years to the Rig Veda?

Yoga

200

In 1924 Rogers Hornsby's was .424

(batting) average

200

"'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin"' to do this

To Kill a Mockingbird

300

It's the only state whose name begins with 2 vowels

Iowa

300

Referring to writers & others who are self-employed & work job to job, it was first used of mercenary knights

Freelance

300

Short on time but want to get in a good workout? Some people enjoy this form of exercise, HIIT for short, but don't overdo it

High Intensity Interval Training

300

In the sequence 1, 3, 4, 8, 9;
4 is this, like a highway strip

Median

300

"She clutched the child so fiercely to her breast, that it sent forth a cry; she turned her eyes downward at" this symbol

The Scarlett Letter

400

In land area it ranks 49th in the nation  

Delaware

400

It's the controversial cost-saving practice of subcontracting services once done in-house to a third party

Outsourcing

400

Plain & simple, give someone a hug; it releases these feel-good hormones, named in part for a narcotic

Endorphins

400

To intend something, or to be malicious

Mean

400

This numeric title "required that each censored letter bear the censoring officer's name"

Catch-22

500

This state referred to as the "Mother of Presidents" is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents

Virginia

500

When including coworkers on an email without revealing their addresses to other recipients, what is BCC?

Blind carbon copy

500

This acid is produced during exercise when your body breaks down glucose for energy faster than oxygen can be supplied to the muscles.

Lactic

500

If you're as far away from one place as another, you're this 11-letter word

Equidistant

500

"'I would give a good deal to know how it comes about that"' this wealthy title man "'is acquainted with M. de Villefort"'

The Count of Monte Cristo

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