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200

A 1991 Senate resolution decried this country's "illegal occupation of & brutal aggression against Kuwait"

What is Iraq?

200

After it became Michigan's capital, this city was connected by Plank Road to Detroit in the 1850s

What is Lansing?

200

It's from the Greek for "nameless", but you didn't hear it from me

What is anonymous?

200

Also a unit of measurement, it refers to systematically arranged poetic rhythm, measured in fee

What is a meter?

200

The U.S. Post Office established this 5-digit system in 1963; the first 3 digits indicate the section of the country

What is the ZIP code?

400

The July 1997 "Cool Britannia" party, with rockers & designers as guests, was hosted by this new prime minister

Who is Tony Blair?

400

Someone told me it's all happening at this 'zoo, birthplace of Edna Ferber & home to Western Michigan University

What is Kalamazoo?

400

This type of institution could be called a monk-y house

What is a monastery?

400

What was called "race" or "sepia" music after World War II was fortunately renamed this 2-part genre

What are rhythm & blues?

400

Will Hays promoted air mail service in this government job before taking a new one imposing standards on films with his "code"

What is a postmaster general?

600

It was checkmate for Garry Kasparov, who lost to Deep Blue, made by this company; Garry, I can totally relate

What is IBM?

600

Someone told me it's all happening at this "soo" at the northeastern end of the Upper Peninsula with a same-named twin city in Canada

What is Sault Ste Marie?

600

Let's "walk" over to this word describing something ordinary or commonplace

What is a pedestrian?

600

In 1950 he painted (well, dripped & poured) "Autumn Rhythm"; autumn was the season he created it; rhythm, who knows?

Who is Jackson Pollock?

600

8 riders died in the 18 months of this service in 1860 & 1861, but the ad reading "orphans preferred" is a myth

What is the Pony Express?

800

Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics & built the facility called this Olympic Park as part of the festivities

What is Centennial Olympic Park?

800

The name of this city in the west of the state refers to fast-moving water on a certain river

What is Grand Rapids?

800

It can be a natural disposition to do something, or a degree of slope

What is an inclination?

800

It's a synonym for rhythm & "Everywhere I Go" is an ROTC marching one; so is "Pebbles & Bam Bam"

What are cadences?

800

Found in many mailboxes & trash cans beside them, Big Blue was the plus-size mailer for this alliterative home decor chain

What is Bed Bath and Beyond?

1000

This Texas city was in the news in 1993 for a raid on a nearby compound; in 2023 Donald Trump held his first campaign rally there

What is Waco?

1000

Known for its killer cereals, this south-central city was named for a fight between duos of surveyors & local Native Americans

What is Battle Creek?

1000

It's the adjective for an exaggerated fear of a dead body

What is necrophobic?

1000

Blue light from your cell phone affects this, your 24-hour internal clock controlling your sleep-wake cycle, so no scrolling in bed!

What is a circadian rhythm?

1000

In 1914, 5-year-old May Pierstorff's parents bought 53 cents of stamps to mail the child this alliterative way to see Grammy & Grampy

What is a parcel post?
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