U.S. City Nicknames
Weights and Measures
Literary Awards
Crossword Clues "M"
And Beyonce
100
New Mexico: Atomic City
What is Los Alamos
100
As a rule of thumb, a full one of these should have a minimum of 300 coils; a king should have 450
What is a matress
100
This award for science fiction or fantasy is named for Mr. Gernsback, the founder of Amazing Stories magazine
What is the Hugo
100
Before Tussaud or Bovary (6)
What is madame
100
Before she was an independent woman, Beyoncé was part of this group that hit with "Independent Women Part 1"
What is Destiny's Child
200
Missouri: "Live Music Captial of the World"
What is Branson
200
A variable size of paper, often 23" or 30", or an adjective referring to the British system of weights and measures
What is imperial
200
This French writer was just 44 when he got the Nobel Prize for literature for works like "The Myth of Sisyphus"
Who is Camus
200
Nobleman below a duke & above an earl (7)
What is marquis
200
In an "SNL" skit, Justin Timberlake & Andy Samberg, in leotards & heels, replaced Bey's female dancers in this video
What is "Single Ladies"
300
Oregon: "Track Town USA"
What is Eugene
300
18-karat gold is this percentage pure
What is 75%
300
A Swedish award for adolescent & children's literature is named for this "Pippi Longstocking" author
What is a Lindgren (Astrid)
300
GranTurismo maker (8)
What is Maserati
300
Beyoncé's daughter sounds like a colorful plant with this first & middle name
Who is Blue Ivy
400
Indiana: "Steel City"
What is Gary
400
In the metric system the prefix "deca" means 10; this means 1 trillion
What is tera
400
The Man Group administers this prize now open to any novel written in English, not just by Brits
What is the Booker Prize
400
Teeny tiny bacteria & protozoans (14)
What is microorganisms
400
In the movie "Cadillac Records", Beyoncé played this R&B legend & sang "At Last" on the soundtrack
Who is Etta James
500
New York: "Snapshot City"
What is Rochester
500
Your lumber company can tell you that one of these is 12 inches by 12 inches by 1 inch
What is board foot
500
Though dead almost 20 years, she won a 1982 Pulitzer for her "Collected Poems"
Who is Plath (Sylvia)
500
Judas' apostle replacement (8)
Who is Mathias
500
Jay Z is featured on this Beyoncé song that mentions "that liquor get into me"
What is "Drunk in Love"
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