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In 1992 England's top soccer clubs broke away from their historic football league to form this elite entity
What is the Premier League?
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2 cities with this name in different states lie on the Missouri River
What is Kansas City?
400
To post a message originally posted by someone else on the service now known as X
What is re-tweet?
400
This cone-shaped body organ produces blood proteins & stores glycogen for you, so easy on the Lagavulin
What is the liver?
400
In 2023 all living first ladies gathered in Atlanta to pay tribute to this first lady who passed away at 96
Who is Rosalynn Carter?
800
In 2020 MLB gave retroactive major league status to 7 of these leagues that existed from 1920 to 1948
What are the negro leagues?
800
It's the capital of Sindh Province, Pakistan
What is Karachi?
800
This word for a now-ubiquitous form of entertainment program comes in part from an Apple product
What is a podcast?
800
The Murchison meteoritethat hit Earth in 1969 was found to contain organic compounds like these building blocks of proteins
What are amino acids?
800
For over 15 years, she was one of the most powerful people in the world
Who is Angela Merkel?
1200
In 1924 the NHL added its first U.S. team, this New England squad
What are the Boston Bruins?
1200
The largest city in Malaysia, it's just inland from the Strait of Malacca
What is Kuala Lampur?
1200
What used to be a "buddy movie" depicting an affectionate relationship between 2 guys is now this blended word
What is a Bromance?
1200
Rhinos don't have true horns; they're primarily composed of this fibrous protein found in hair
What is keratin?
1200
In 1924 she began working with the American Foundation for the Blind & for over 40 years was its leading ambassador
Who is Helen Keller?
1600
The Indiana Pacers debuted in 1967 in this new big league; it's gone, but the team is still around
What is the ABA?
1600
This capital of Malopolskie Province can also be spelled with 2 C's
What is Kraków?
1600
You hit this annoying thing when a website demands a fee to read content kept "behind" it
What is a paywall?
1600
In 1921 Banting & Best first isolated this hormone, a protein composed of 2 chains linked by sulfur atoms
What is insulin?
1600
Subject of a 2023 film, in 2013, she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage for protection
Who is Nyad?
2000
This league's 20-yard-deep end zone means Cody Fajardo has more options close to the goal line than Patrick Mahomes does
What is the CFL?
2000
It's the capital city on the Nile that fits the category
What is Khartoum?
2000
From the French, it's the sport of running, jumping & climbing around & over urban obstacles
What is Parkour?
2000
It's high in proline so we're giving this most abundant protein in the body that's in tendons, bones & skin some lip service
What is collagen?
2000
Referred to as the "Jackie Robinson of tennis", she was named Female Athlete of the Year in 1957 & 1958 by the Associated Press
Who is Althea Gibson?