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100

My mother was a tailor
Sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

House of the Rising Sun 

100

This is what FAFSA stands for.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

100

This 2024 horror movie follows a group of friends getting a scare out of a deck of fortune-telling cards.

Tarot

100

If you've taken a health class in the past, you might remember that CPR stands for this.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

100

This type of sushi often doesn't feature raw fish, and is instead usually composed of ingredients rolled up in rice and wrapped with seaweed.

Maki rolls

200

The sand from your hair is blowin' in my eyes
Blame it on the beach; grown men don't cry

I Remember Everything 

200

The Student Aid Index, or SAI, replaced the EFC, which stands for this.

Expected Family Contribution

200

This 2024 film remakes a 1922 black-and-white movie of the same name; I'm not sure they were very similar though.

Nosferatu

200

The expression  (3x^14y^12z)/(3x^13y^11) simplifies to this.

xyz

200
The Karuk word apsuun is the name of a street in Yreka, but it also means this in English.

Snake

300

Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time
Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so famous

Party in the U.S.A. 

300

Classes like English, math, and history are typically required to get into a UC; they are known collectively as this alphabetic term.

A-G
300

Harry and Lloyd attempt to deliver a briefcase full of cash in this 1994 comedy that also features a van that looks like a sheepdog.

Dumb and Dumber

300

Don't mistake the Bake button for this other oven option, which will leave the top of your food smoking if left unattended.

Broil

300

Doctors who specialize are categorized with specific names; a hematologist is someone specializing in disorders related to this.

Blood

400

I hear that train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
Since I don't know when

Folsom Prison Blues 

400

Founded in 1868, this is the oldest of the UC schools.

UC Berkeley

400

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Vision has this Infinity Stone implanted in his head.

The Mind Stone

400

This artistic technique employs lots and lots of little dots in order to make a complete picture.

Stippling

400

The Mahabharata is the world's longest one of these, clocking in at about 1.8 million words.

Poem

500

It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
And, baby, now you do

Video Games

500

Upward Bound can give you one of these rewards if you do something like attend a tutoring session or contact me in some way.

A stipend
500

Disney's Moana takes place in this region of the Pacific Ocean, and is based primarily on the myths of its people.

Polynesia

500

This type of chord requires you to place your index finger across all six strings of the guitar.

Barre chord

500

Forget the syrup; this move in volleyball requires a player to dive out and keep the ball in the air with the back of their hand.

Pancake

600

Once I had love and it was divine
Soon found out I was losing my mind
It seemed like the real thing, but I was so blind
Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind

Heart of Glass

600

Known as the hardest to get into, this UC school has an acceptance rate of only 9%.

UCLA

600

This film, one of the most successful independent films of all time, started the over-saturation of "found-footage" horror films of the past 25 years.

The Blair Witch Project

600
Shirley Jackson wrote this short story as a cautionary tale about the horrors of following traditions just because they are traditions.

The Lottery

600

The quantity  rho  is an object's mass times velocity, otherwise known by this common term.

Momentum

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