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200

Ever since they hired Ving Rhames to voice their commercials, this has been the slogan of fast food chain Arby's

What is "We have the meats"

200

This is a barbed spear with a rope on the handle end, intended for aquatic use

What is a harpoon

200

If you were a George, you could join the likes of Meade, Mclellan, and Custer by graduating from this prestigious establishment

What is West Point

200

2010: "Get ready to root for the bad guy."

What is Megamind

200

Making the most of an impaired condition in order to cow someone into doing you a favor? You'll be accused of doing this

What is "Milking it (for all it's worth)"

400

He led a 14-year career as a starting quarterback in the NFL long before he was a College Football National Champion

Who is Jim Harbaugh

400

These supersonic, twin-engine planes can be found aboard almost any United States aircraft carrier, as they serve both fighter and assault missions

What are Hornets

400

Mayhew owned this Little Gray Lady of the Sea long before it was the whaling capital of the world

What is Nantucket Island

400

1994: "Hope is a dangerous thing."

What is The Shawshank Redemption

400

This journalistic term is often used by normies prior to saying something, with the intent of voicing something that the general public don't get to know

What is "Off the record"

600

Though it means far more with an eye toward history, the American mind understands this compound term in reference to the nation's political and religious heritage, right between "White" and "Protestant"

What is Anglo-Saxon

600

This is a formal breach or offense. The United Nations spends endless money investigating them in relation to its charter

What is a violation

600

This east coast state is home to the baptist stronghold of Bob Jones University

What is South Carolina

600

1979: "In space, no one can hear you scream."

What is Alien

600

Stemming from an iconic football meme, this expression lets someone know that until they dropped the other shoe, you were completely misled as to what they meant

What is "They had us in the first half (not gonna lie)"

800

Starring Will Smith and Matt Damon, this golf film follows an aging star through a high-stakes exhibition beside a mysterious mentor

What is The Legend of Bagger Vance

800

An old-timey exclamation meant to express disapproval, it lets the hearer know that you consider a previous statement to be nonsense

What is "fiddlesticks"

800

In the southeast, you'll find this quaint city spread across the mainland and an island - the oldest in the United States

What is Saint Augustine

800

2010: "Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners."

What is The Other Guys

800

This term originates from polynomials and sequentials, conveying magnitude. If you're doing something to its absolute utmost, you're doing to this

What is the nth degree

1000

Stemming from a word for a bottomless or seemingly bottomless hole, this adjective - originally meaning "deep" has come to mean "of poor quality" or "atrocious."

What is "abysmal"

1000
This was really your only choice in packaging before 1960 - a thin, transparent plastic adhesive

What is cellophane

1000

A drop by the United Nations headquarters in New York City will take you to the Eastern European statue "Swords to Plowshares," erected (ironically) in 1959, which depicts a farmer wielding these tools

What are a hammer and sickle

1000

1990: "His story will touch you, even though he can't."

What is Edward Scissorhands

1000

This term portrays people who create speculation or noise in a way that discounts their ability to do anything else that might require members - or even a torso

What is "talking heads"

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