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Muhammad Ali was arrested in 1967 after being drafted & refusing to fight in this conflict.

The Vietnam War
400

"A unit of fineness... for gold equal to 1/24 part of pure gold in an alloy"

Karat

400

Experiencing severe and serious mood swings, and a dangerous white predator from the Tundra

BiPolar Bear

400

What rapper had a feature on Maroon 5's Payphone?

Wiz Khalifa

400

Coming from Swahili, the Lion King popularized this phrase, that means "No worries"

Hakuna Matata

800

Originally performed to honor the gods, it's the state dance of Hawaii

Hula

800

These long ribbons of pasta get their name from a word meaning "little tongue"

Linguini

800

The 2000's singing movie featuring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers becomes a breakout hit song by Bailey Zimmerman

Camp Rock and A Hard Place

800

"Boom Boom Pow" is an explosive track from this group that includes will.i.am

Black Eyed Peas

800

Sharing a name with a petroleum company and derived from a word for a violent whirlpool, it’s larger than a bay but smaller than an ocean.

Gulf 

1200

Arizona's state reptile is the ridge-nosed one of these venomous creatures, noted more for sound than appearance

Rattlesnake

1200

Near the end of the alphabet, by definition: "any of various large raptorial birds... that subsist...on carrion" or a "predatory person"

Vulture

1200

A popular party song, associated with a dance move and John Wall, and a member of the bruins in the early 2010's who wore #27.

Teach Me How to Dougie Hamilton

1200

In 2020 this K-pop boy group burst out with "Dynamite", a No. 1 hit

BTS

1200

Founded in a Manhattan loft in 1941, this American fashion house helped popularize glove-tanned leather and later became known for a repeating initial logo.

Coach

1600

Founded in 1693, the oldest college in Virginia is the college of this royal pair

William and Mary

1600

What's the 6-letter word is the only word in the dictionary to end in the letters -mt?

dreamt

1600

A journey-man quarterback who is often found doing funny bits on camera and this man whose historic term as prime minister began May 10, 1940

Jameis Winston Churchill

1600

The musician wears a traditional outfit called traje de charro on the Mexican stamp honoring this Mexican style of music

Mariachi

1600

Besides Spencer Tracy, this actor is the only one to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in consecutive years—doing so in 1993 and 1994

Tom Hanks

2000

What is the term for the United Kingdom formally withdrawing from the European Union on January 31, 2020?

Brexit

2000

This verb can mean to eat your hiking companion for dinner, or to take resources from one project to finish another

Cannibalize 

2000

The cemetery honoring the anonymous military figure who died in action is moved from Arlington to the Chicago Bears' home.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Field

2000

Though the title mentions a different car part, Nicky Youre is in a convertible in the video for this hit song.

Sunroof

2000

Born on an island in a sea of milk, this pitchman was jokingly disavowed by the U.S. Navy by saying he is not in personnel records

Cap'n Crunch

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