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2017 saw the 8th film in the "Saw" franchise, & 3 additional letters were needed for this, its title

Jigsaw

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Mr. Spock was big into this, the science behind being justified by reason

logic


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1998's Belfast Agreement is also named for this spring holy day

Good Friday


100

Emily Elizabeth & this large colorful canine have many adventures in works by Norman Bridwell

Clifford (the big red dog)

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This largest seal, which can weigh 8,000 pounds, is named for another large mammal

the elephant seal


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This 1931 film had the tagline "A monster science created but could not destroy!"

Frankenstein

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Pertaining to Benedict XVI or Boniface VIII

papal


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In a commercial Chris Sullivan gives voice to "Guess what day it is!... Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike! What day is it, Mike?"--this day

hump day (wednesday)

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She wrote the classics "Ramona the Pest" & "Beezus & Ramona"

Beverly Cleary


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In 2018 Diana Taurasi became the first 8,000-point scorer in the history of this league

the WNBA

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Doris tries to play on this board alone (totally against the rules) & learns the "Origin of Evil" in a 2016 movie

A Ouija board 

300

These were 2 types of columns in Ancient Greece

Doric & Ionic

300

Laissez les bons temps rouler, y'all! Mardi Gras translates to this

fat tuesday

300

In Kipling's "The Jungle Book", this mongoose faces off against 2 cobras to protect his human family

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

300

The M.I.T. Agelab estimates that this period of your life will last about 8,000 days--don't run out of savings

retirement


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In 1990 Christine Elise battled this homicidal doll; in 2019 it was Aubrey Plaza

Chucky

400

This word denoting being simple or guileless is from Old French for "natural"; we hope you're not...

naive

400

In a song by The Cure, "Thursday I don't care about you, it's..." this title

"Friday I'm in love"

400

Mary Pope Osborne has taken kids all through history as Jack & Annie travel in this magic structure

The Magic Treehouse
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Measured at the Equator, this distance is just a bit under 8,000 miles

the diameter of earth

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This Australian actress starred in the 2018 horror "Hereditary" about a family with dark secrets

(Toni) Collette

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This block wedged under a wheel comes in handy when changing a tire

chock


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During WWI the U.S. Food Administration called for this alliterative, vegetarian day

Meatless Mondays


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Milo learns about time from a watchdog named Tock after driving through this mysterious title object

The Phantom Tollbooth


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As per its name, this seat of Pitkin County, Colorado has lots of trees--they release the oxygen humans need at 8,000 feet

Aspen

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