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200

In a 1950 speech, this US Senator from Wisconsin, produced a piece of paper that he claimed contained a list of 207 known Communists working for the State Department.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?
200

According to Matthew Berry’s 2020 PPR fantasy rankings on ESPN.com, this player is his #1 pick for this season.

Who is Christian McCaffrey?

200

The dynastic Kennedy family can trace their lineage directly to this country, having sailed to Boston in 1849.

What is Ireland? 

200

Age of Empires 2, a real-time strategy video game, features five campaigns called “The Age of Kings”, one of which is based on this brutal conqueror’s invasion of Eurasia.

Who is Genghis Khan? 

200

In Season 5 of this long-running comedy, two friends who run a bar come up with the idea to create a “self-sustaining economy” through by what they call “Paddy’s Dollars”.

What is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? 
400

Of the first twelve presidents, these men were the only two who did not own slaves during their lifetimes.

Who are John Adams and John Quincy Adams? 

400

ESPN’s acclaimed documentary series 30 for 30 was created, in part, by this founder of a now-defunct sports & pop culture blog.

Who is Bill Simmons? 

400

Ms. Ardern is the Prime Minister of this country, and notably became the world’s second elected head of office to give in birth while office.

What is New Zealand? 

400

The Last of Us and its sequel feature this stealthy long-ranged weapon; perhaps surprisingly, many units in Age of Empires II, including the Skirmisher, use the same weapon.

What is a bow and arrow (archery)?

400

Jay-Z is a business, man – but his investments in this music service reportedly lost approximately $37 million in 2018.

What is Tidal? 

600

Lyndon B Johnson ran this explosive ad against which presidential candidate in 1964?

Who is Barry Goldwater? 

600

Formerly an evening co-anchor of SportsCenter, this sports reporter gained both criticism and praise when she called President Donald Trump a white supremacist on Twitter.

Who is Jemele Hill? 

600

This Academy Award-winning actress, who is a dual citizen of both the US and South Africa, has adopted two children, one of whom is a transgender girl named Jackson.

Who is Charlize Theron?

600

The Last of Us, a two-part video game franchise, features mutated un-dead “runners” caused by this real life fungal disease, known to turn insects into zombies.

What is cordyceps? 

600

In the hit tv show The Office, the accountant Oscar uses a lemonade stand to explain this basic financial concept to Michael, as if he were 5 years old.

What is surplus? 

800

The only World War II attack on mainland US resulting in deaths happened in this state after bombs were launched over the Pacific Ocean by Japan in order to start forest fires.

What is Oregon? 

800

ESPN’s most recent cover story features LaMelo Ball, whose father famously launched this alliterative shoe brand in 2016.

What is Big Baller Brand? 
800

This Prime Minister is part of a political family dynasty: most notably, his grandfather was Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, the de facto "economic" king of occupied China, Korea, and Manchukuo.

Who is Shinzo Abe?

800

In The Last of Us II, the post-apocalyptic paramilitary organization Washington Liberation Front headquarters are located in this football stadium, home of the Seattle Seahawks.

What is CenturyLink Stadium? 

800

In addition to the Murdoch family, the HBO show Succession is reportedly also inspired by the family of this American billionaire and media magnate, who passed away earlier this month.

Who is Sumner Redstone? 

1000

This battle was the deadliest battle in American history, resulting in 23,000 American casualties.

What is The Battle of Antieatam (or The Battle of Sharpsburg)? 

1000

Fill in the blank of this quote, said in 2015 by Colin Cowherd of ESPN, who, incidentally, was named to both the “10 Worst Sportscasters on the Planet” and “Worst Men in Sports” lists:

“If I'm ever forced to cover guys playing [BLANK] games, I will retire and move to a rural fishing village and sell bait.”

What is "video"? 

1000

Henry Ian Cusick, perhaps most famously known for playing Desmond on Lost, was born in the city of Trujillo to a Scottish father and a mother from this South American country.

What is Peru? 
1000

Among the 35 different civilizations one can play as in Age of Empires 2, this civilization is the ancient predecessor to modern day Cambodia.

What is Khmer? 

1000

This British game show that ended in 2009 featured a round called “Split or Steal”, which is essentially a variant of the game theory experiment “Prisoner’s Dilemma”.

What is Golden Balls? 

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