Word you might use to describe a fine piece of art
What is exquisite?
100
Referring to the dichotomy between the Soviet bloc and the Western nations, on March 5, 1946 Winston Churchill said "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic," this "has descended across the continent"
What is an Iron Curtain?
200
Somnambulism
What is sleepwalking?
200
The Russian Blue cat breed is known for having a gray coat and eyes that are this color
What is green?
200
2015: a tie between Fantastic Four and this film based on an E. L. James novel
What is 50 Shades of Grey?
200
This celestial event occurs twice a year, once in the spring (the "vernal") and once in the fall (the "autumnal")
What is an equinox?
200
Of the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps & Navy, the only one that does not have a five-star rank
What is the Marine Corps?
300
Dendrochronology
What is using tree growth rings to date events?
300
The word "pinscher" (as in the Doberman pinscher) is the German word for this, like the Jack Russell
What is terrier?
300
1995: film starring Saved By the Bell's Elizabeth Berkley; in Scream 2, Randy describes it as "absolutely frightening"
What is Showgirls?
300
This word meaning idealistic to an impractical degree is derived from the popular literary character created by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
What is quixotic? (from Don Quixote)
300
Popular alliterative brand of natural lip balm made with beeswax
What is Burt's Bees?
400
Renal calculus
What is a kidney stone?
400
Famous dog breed named after Croatian coastal region
What is the Dalmatian?
400
1989: this Star Trek sequel
What is Star Trek V: The Final Frontier?
400
Common name for the British Treasury Department; its name is derived from the French term for a chessboard, as early auditors used a checkered tablecloth that resembled one
What is the Exchequer?
400
François "Papa Doc" Duvalier & his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier were presidents of this country (HINT: it shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic)
What is Haiti?
500
Senescence
What is biological aging?
500
The Abyssinian cat breed is believed to have originated in Egypt, despite the fact that it's named for this country southeast of Egypt
What is Ethiopia? (in ancient times, called Abyssinia)
500
2000: John Travolta's flop
What is Battlefield Earth?
500
Funeral rites
What are exequies?
500
"Wake Up" and name this hip hop singer who has an artificial eye due to childhood glaucoma