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100

American Psycho

Christian Bale

100

A single dot in Braille represents this letter

"A"

100
The name of Bilbo's sword

Sting

100

This country on Hispaniola has 2 official languages--French & Creole

Haiti

100

In 1957 New York City had 3 MLB teams, these 3

Giants, Dodgers, Yankees

200

Edward Cullen

Robert Pattisson

200

The proper way to address the pope--if you ever were to meet him--is with this 2-word salutation

Your Holiness

200

Gollum's name before he was Gollum

Smeagol

200

The Strait of Gibraltar separates the mainlands of these 2 countries by about 8 miles

Spain and Morocco

200

This fierce competitor from Georgia was the first major leaguer to collect 4,000 hits

Ty Cobb
300

The Accountant

Ben Affleck

300

From the Greek for "to hear", it's the science of sound, including its transmission & reception

Acoustics

300

It's the priceless, durable silvery metal mined by the Dwarves of Middle-earth

Mithril

300

The king of this country gets the official title "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques"

Saudi Arabia

300

More agile than the nickname "Pudge" suggests, catcher Iván Rodriguez won 13 of these awards as the best fielder at his position

A Gold Glove

400

Ray Kroc (Founder of McDonalds)

Michael Keaton

400

Autocue is another name for this device used by some on-camera talent

Teleprompter

400

Frodo is able to complete his quest with the help of a phial given to him by Galadrial which contains the light of Eärendil's star, who is one of the holders of these jewels, the subject of another book by Tolkien.

A Silmaril

400

In 1960, this island country elected the world's first female prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sri Lanka

400

National League pitchers' feeble swings became a thing of the past in 2022 as both leagues now have this position

A Designated Hitter

500

Michael Clayton

George Clooney

500

Over 200 years old, this debating society brings lively discussion (hopefully with British manners) to Oxford University

The Oxford Unions

500

This Dark Lord destroyed the two trees of Valinor which illuminated the world before the existence of the moon and sun.

Morgoth (Melkior)

500

Tikal National Park is part of this country's Maya Biosphere Reserve

Guatemala

500

In the 1950s this NL team temporarily changed its name so as not to be associated with communism

Cincinnati Reds

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