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Iconic double-helix molecule that carries the hereditary instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms.

What is DNA?

200

Before writing dystopian warnings under a famous pen name, this English essayist and novelist was born Eric Arthur Blair in Bengal, British India.

Who is George Orwell?

200

Standard homeowners policies generally exclude damage from rising surface water or this natural disaster, requiring a separate federally backed policy

What is a flood?

200

Job Luke Lovelady has

What is firefighter?

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Psychological horror-thriller that became only the third film in Oscar history to sweep the Big Five major categories.

What is The Silence of the Lambs?

400

Metabolic process that allows plant cells and algae to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose

What is photosynthesis?

400

Published anonymously in 1818, Mary Shelley's classic gothic novel Frankenstein carries this telling subtitle, which references a Greek mythological figure who brought fire to humanity.

What is The Modern Prometheus?

400

This recurring payment, often made monthly or annually, is the price you pay to keep an insurance policy active

What is a premium?

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Luke Lovelady's first name

What is Trevor?

400

With four wins out of twelve competitive nominations, she holds the all-time record for the most acting wins by an individual

Who is Katherine Hepburn?

600

Vital organisms that break down dead or decaying organic matter, returning raw chemical nutrients back into the soil and food web.

What is a decomposer?

600

Leo Tolstoy's epic masterpiece War and Peace was originally serialized under a different title that focused entirely on a specific historical starting year. What was the original title

What is 1805?

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The baseline amount you must pay out-of-pocket for medical care before your health insurance starts paying its share

What is a deductable?

600

Year Luke Lovelady graduated from high school

What is 2013?

600

He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 1997's Good Will Hunting, sharing the honor with his lifelong friend Ben Affleck

Who is Matt Damon?

800

Organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell

What is the nucleus?

800

Monumental American author who made history in 1993 when she became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Who is Toni Morrison?

800

Fixed flat fee that you pay directly at a doctor's office or pharmacy counter

What is a copayment?

800

Football position that Luke Lovelady played at

What is Cornerback?

800

Legendary actor won a Best Actor Oscar for playing Don Vito Corleone in 1972's The Godfather, but declined to attend the ceremony

Who is Marlon Brando?

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Semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell

What is the cell wall?

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Samuel Clemens derived his iconic pen name Mark Twain from his time as a riverboat pilot; what did the phrase actually signify on the Mississippi River

What is two fathoms?

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Named explicitly in a contract, this person or legal entity is designated to receive the death benefit payout when the insured passes away.

What is a beneficiary?

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Award type won by Luke Lovelady

What is the All-county Football team?

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In 2010, she became the first woman in history to win the Academy Award for Best Director, for the Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker

Who is Kathryn Bigelow?

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