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Common Bonds
400

The 1st mouthwash, it was named for the British doctor who developed antiseptic surgery procedures.

Listerine

400

This Norman Lear sitcom starred Bea Arthur as Edith Bunker's liberal cousin from Tuckahoe, New York.

Maude

400

Malocclusion of the permanent teeth may occur if this childhood habit continues after about age 6.

Thumb Sucking

400

In June, the remains of as many as 751 Indigenous children were discovered at the site of a former boarding school in this province.

Saskatchewan

400

Trail,
tandem,
stationary

Bikes

800

Mickey Mouse found his voice in this 1928 cartoon, the 1st to feature synchronized sound.

Steamboat Willie

800

"The Ballad Of ___" this character was the theme to the Beverley Hillbillies.

Jed Clampett

800

The CDC says this alliterative condition is "the main reason that children miss school and adults miss work".

Common Cold

800

Amateur investors banded together to squeeze Wall Street hedge funds by sending this company's stock value up by more than $10 billion on Jan. 27.

GameStop

800

Daniel,
Pat,
Debbie 

Boones

1200

Crassus, Pompey & Caesar made up the 1st of these alliances.

Triumvirate

1200

Van Heflin was offered this role in "The Untouchables"; Robert Stack took the part.

Eliot Ness

1200

This 5 letter condition is also called "decompression sickness."

The Bends

1200

In July, these two billionaires launched into space just weeks apart, heralding the beginning of space tourism.

Richard Branson & Jeff Bezos

1200

Sky,
powder,
Prussian

Shades of Blue

1600

The 1st land engagement of this war took place June 24, 1898 at Las Guasimas, Cuba.

Spanish American War

1600

DAILY DOUBLE

This catchphrase has appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary since 2001, only without the apostrophe.

1600

In July 1976, this form of pneumonia was first identified following a convention in Philadelphia, which led to the deaths of 29 members.

Legionnaires

1600

On Feb. 13, this NFL team won the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history, edging out the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1600

Wuthering Heights,
Jane Eyre,
Agnes Grey

Books by the Bronte Sisters

2000

This was the 1st country to grant women the right to vote in national elections, doing so in 1893.

New Zealand

2000

While its season finale in 1980 garnered much attention, it was the following episode, entitled 'Who Done it," airing 8 months later that was watched by 83 million viewers.

Dallas

2000

Around joints, small fluid-filled sacs reduce friction, but trauma or arthritis can cause this inflammation, leading to pain and limiting range of motion.

Bursitis

2000

DAILY DOUBLE

On Oct. 6, the WHO endorsed the first vaccine shown to help prevent this disease.

2000

46th US President,
Tiger King,
Shoeless

Joes

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