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The Assyrians despised this ancient people who destroyed their empire.

Who are The Meads?

100

A parrot named Iago does some dirty work for Jafar, a vizier & sorcerer in this Disney film.

What is Aladdin?

100

"The Holy Grail" & "The Last Tournament" are 2 of the 12 connected poems in this Tennyson work.

What is Idylls of the King?

100

It is hon, as in "Hon, would you do the dishes & make me a thermal sensor?"

What is Honeywell?

100

World champ from 1985 to 2000, this Russian modestly titled his series of books on other champs "My Great Predecessors".

Who is Kasparov?

200

She's just doing her alliterative job-- it was you who parked too long.

Who is the meter maid?

200

Collective noun for the cybernetic life forms on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" that want to assimilate other species.

What is the Borg?

200

The title character in "The Pilgrim's Progress" is named this, but nobody calls him Chris. 

What is Christian?

200

ANN represents this women's apparel brand.

What is Ann Taylor?

200

World champion Viswanathan Anand was born in this country.

What is India?

300

No one likes this ailment whose symptoms include Koplik's spots. 

What is measles?

300

In "The Spy Who Loved Me", Curt Jurgens sends this 7'2" steel-toothed minion after James Bond.

Who is Jaws?
300

Jane Eyre marries this mysterious man.

Who is Rochester?

300

A unit of heat, or the 3-letter stock symbol for Peabody Energy.

What is B-T-U?

300

In 1978 Nona Gaprindashvili became the first woman to be awarded this title.

What is Grand Master?

400

John, Paul, George & Ringo battled blue ones of these bad guys.

What are meanies?

400

Because the Wicked Witch of the west possesses the cap of Quelala, these creatures have to do her bidding 3 times.

What are flying monkeys?

400

This "blithe spirit" playwright published under the pen name Hernia Whittlebot.

Who is Noel Coward?

400

You might do some healthy shopping here, WFM.

What is Whole Foods Market?

400

World champ Mikhail Botvinnik practiced concentration by having this blown in his face.

What is Sigarette Smoke?

500

Houdini tried to explode one of these who went by the name Margery.

What is a medium?

500

In a preface to "the hobbit", Tolkien says this 3-letter word is usually translated as goblin.

What is orc?

500

1741's "Shamela" was a satire of Samuel Richardson's moralistic novel about this title girl.

Who is Pamela?

500

Sam is this city's "Beer Company".

What is Boston?

500

He resigned for good in 2008 in Iceland, where he'd beaten Boris Spassky in 1972.

Who is Fisher?

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