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Savannah's Hot Take on DNA
Excuse me, Miss?
100

The birthstone of April, this gems is mined extensively, with annual global production averaging around 26 tonnes. 

Diamond

100

This individual recently said that the American economy was in "a dismal state" in 2017, that subsequently US wealth inequality was tossed into the dustbin of history, and that the economy now is "the greatest" in US history.

Señor Donald "Jeopardy" Trump

100

Super common phrase from the Book of Mormon AND the host city for the Rose Bowl football game

And it came to Pasadena.

100

This is the powerhouse of the cell. 

Mitochondria. 

100

noun

The current is Camille Schrier of Virginia who was crowned on December 19, 2019.

Miss America

200

Which year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign was celebrated by her Diamond Jubilee in 2012? 

60th

200

From 1933 to 1974 it was illegal for U.S. citizens to own this substance in the form of bullion, which boost government stores needed to back the paper dollar.

Gold

200

"All the News That's Fit to Print" producer and multiplication chart

The New York Times Table

200

The four basic molecular building blocks of life. 

Carbs, lipid, nucleic acid, protein. 

200

adjective

(of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources.


miscellaneous

300

Before diamonds were discovered in Brazil in the 1700's, this Asian country was the only place on earth where diamonds were mined. 

India

300

This man was the first Secretary of the Treasury in the U.S. 

Alexander Hamilton

300

A multinational collaborative scientific center in low earth orbit AND a car with a large cargo area and a rear tailgate that is hinged to open for access to the cargo area.

International Space Station wagon

300

The full name of the 4 human DNA nucleotides.

Guanine, adenine, cytosine, thiamine. 

300

noun

bad luck

misfortune

400

In the 20th century, experts in gemology developed methods of grading diamonds and other gemstones based on these characteristics most important to their value as a gem, also known as the four C's. 

Color, cut, clarity, carats.

400

As of 2017, this country is the largest individual-country importer of U.S. goods. 

Canada

400

Largest city by population in India AND title of a popular *NSYNC song

Mumbai bye bye

400

This is a set of three nucleotides that is fed through a ribosome. 

Codon. 

400

adjective

(of a person, animal, or their behavior) causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.

mischievous

500

As of 2010, nearly all 5,000 million carats (1,000 tonnes) of this kind of diamond produced per year are for industrial use, while only a small fraction of them are pretty enough for gemstone status. 

Synthetic diamonds, man-made diamonds
500

This U.S. president signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a trade agreement which formed one of the largest trade blocs in the world by gross domestic product at the time. 

Trump, it just went into effect July 1, 2020. 

500

Idiom that means "to be killed" or "to fail and come to an end" AND a rabbit made out of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground

Bite the dust bunny

500

These put the "rough" in rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER). 

Ribosomes

500

noun

paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt, used in Japanese cooking

miso

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