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THE B.G.s
100
In a "Song" by Longfellow, Wenonah, the daughter of Nokomis, gives birth to this hero
Who is Hiawatha?
100
Bobby, hyper-aware on A.D.D. drugs on this Texas 'toon: "There's some milk in the fridge that's about to go bad... & there it goes"
What is King of the Hill?
100
Fulton County
What is Atlanta?
100
Used to alliteratively describe a brook, it means chatting or murmuring incoherently
What is babbling?
100
If your order is C.O.D., you pay at the time of this "D"
What is delivery?
100
Aboard this ship, Benjamin Guggenheim took off his lifebelt, put on evening clothes & wrote to his wife
What is the Titanic?
200
With the Ghost of Christmas Past, he remembers a holiday party hosted by Mr. Fezziwig, his former employer
Who is Scrooge?
200
This Netflix character looked like he was headed for an Oscar nomination for his role as Secretariat
Who is BoJack Horseman?
200
Maricopa County
What is Phoenix?
200
This word for unintelligible technical talk begins with the sound that a turkey makes
What is gobbledygook?
200
A payment at the start of a poker hand; add "up" to mean "do your share!"
What is ante?
200
He co-founded company called Traf-O-Data while still in high school
Who is Bill Gates?
300
In this 17th century work God says the fallen angels are subject to free will & therefore the authors of their own fate
What is Paradise Lost?
300
Bill Burr & Laura Dern lead their clan on "F is for" this, don't turn your response into a YouTube moment
What is F is for Family?
300
Anne Arundel County
What is Annapolis?
300
You can also sing nonsense, like this style Louis Armstrong employed on "Heebie Jeebies"
What is scat singing?
300
"Shut up & take my money!" was said by Fry on this sci-fi animated show when told about problems with a gadget he's buying
What is Futurama?
300
A final score from 1964: LBJ 486, this B.G. 52
Who is (Barry) Goldwater?
400
Profession of Miss Jean Brodie, whose "Prime" is the subject of a novel by Muriel Spark
What is a teacher?
400
The yakuza, Kenny Loggins & selling a ton of cocaine were in this spy cartoon that added "Vice" to its title in season 5
What is Archer?
400
Laramie County
What is Cheyenne?
400
In the novel "1984" official propaganda is written in this artificial & euphemistic language
What is Newspeak?
400
Owned by PayPal, this 5-letter app allows you to send money to friends, making group dinners less stressful
What is Venmo?
400
In 1986 big band legend Benny Goodman spent his last hours of life practicing Brahms on the instrument
What is the clarinet?
500
P.G. Wodehouse in his first story said all this man did was announce, "Mrs. Travers, sir" but his role later expanded
Who is Jeeves?
500
Turns out one of Roger the Alien's disguises on this show was 1980 Olympic teamer Chex Lemeneux
What is American Dad!?
500
Kennebec County
What is Augusta?
500
Speaking in a roundabout way is this, from the Latin for around & speak
What is circumlocution?
500
Depositing this 5-figure amount of cash or more in the bank requires form 8300 & that the IRS be notified
What is $10,000?
500
This Georgia singer of the Declaration of Independence was as cute as a small clothing fastener
Who is Button Gwinnett?