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The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

It's the oldest borough and home of Times Square, Central Park, and Rockefeller Center

What is Manhattan?

100

They call this sport the roar of the rings and you're openly encouraged to throw your stones at ice houses that you can sweep in

What is curling?

100

Giving someone the hook in many sports usually means the game official has probably done this...

What is ejecting/disqualifying a player from the game?

100

Regulars Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood have been on tour following their appearances as improv comics on this show

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

100

This vessel with origins in the UK was the victim of a phenomenon that occurs from December to June of the coast of Newfoundland and relatively recently had its remains discovered then regaining popularity after a James Cameron movie with DiCaprio and Winslet

What is the RMS Titanic?

200

It's the state's motto in Latin: ever upward

What is excelsior?

200

G'day mate! This variation of the Gaelic code of the sport is played professionally down under

What is Australian rules football?

200

"Hook" in addition to "Run Around" were two of the three released chart topping singles from this band's 4th studio album in 1995.

Who is Blues Traveler?

200

During the 1988 campaign trail, President to be George HW Bush used the following six word slogan to defeat Michael Dukakis, only to be forced to retract his declaration and raise taxes leading to the following electing of Bill Clinton on 1992

What is "read my lips, no new taxes"?

200

This luxury liner was sunken after 18 minutes by a submarine, causing the fatalities of over 60% of those on board and promoting the swaying of public opinion against the sub's operators

What is the RMS Lusitania?

300

This Schuyler County locale is known for multiple famous attractions and sits on the south shores of Seneca Lake

Where is Watkins Glen?

300

This southeast Asian sport, though similar to volleyball, incorporates acrobatic maneuvers to get the ball over the net

What is Sepak Takraw?

300

A hook used for this activity is used as a skeleton for mimicking other prey

What is fly fishing?


300

Cpl. Walter O'Reilly, delivers the news of Lt. Col. Henry Blake's death while flying over the Sea of Japan on this episode of M*A*S*H, earning Gary Burghoff an Emmy for his performance

What is Abyssinia Henry?

300

Though the Battle of Ironclads saw a stalemate, the two ships did eventually meet a watery demise in separate circumstances unrelated to each other during the American Civil War

What are the Merrimack and the Monitor?

400

This Olympic venue in Lake Placid continues to host national and international bobsledding events

What is Mt Van Hovenburg?

400

This sport of Argentinian origin once used live ducks thrown into a net, which lends the sport is name in Spanish

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What is Pato?

400

These items with a latch can be attached to anything from pockets to grommets

What is a carabiner?

400

John Charles Daly oversaw a panel indulging regulars Arlene Francis,  Kitty Carlisle, and Soupy Sales on this long running game show

What's My Line? 

400

Gordon Downie attributes this song as one with a positive message despite the constant flooding in the namesake city in the title

What is "New Orleans is Sinking"?

500

This incorporated village in Western New York formally seceded from the union in 1861 during the Civil War and subsequently forgot to rejoin until 1946 after 85 years

What is Town Line?

500

Biathlete Johannes Tinghnes Bø and alpine skiier Kjetil André Aamodt are decorated gold medalists in their respective sports for this nation at the Olympic Games

What is Norway?

500

The title of this song by Tauk refers to a historical place that doesn't actually have a lower level

What is "In the Basement of the Alamo"?

500

Addressing the Prince, Sir John Fallstaff said that "the better part of valor is discretion," prefacing that "to die is to be a counterfeit" in this play

What is Henry IV?

500

Tom Glavine and John Smoltz shared a rotation in the 90s and now share spots on the wall at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but the third pitcher of this triplet was the one whose commanding sinker in his arsenal of pitches notably helped strike out batters by painting the corners

Who is Greg Maddux?

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