It's the "Flu"
It's fattening
Bah! “HUM”-bug!
It's the Economy, Stupid
It's Alphanumeric
200

A light, brief snowfall

What is a flurry?

200

Rigatoni, bucatini, and cavatappi are all equally fattening varieties of this.

What is pasta?

200

The concentration of water vapor in the air.

What is humidity?

200

Of $5.75, $7.25, or $9.50, it’s the current federal minimum hourly wage.

What is $7.25?

200

Sweet Chili Garlic and Smoky Black Pepper are 2 varieties of this steak sauce.

What is A1?

400

To fail a course or exam.

What is flunk?

400

Most of an egg’s calories come from the fat in this central yellow part.

What is the yolk?

400

A Middle Eastern dish typically made from chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.

What is hummus? 

400

The BEP, short for this, is the point when total cost and total revenue are equal.

What is the break even point? 

400

Anthony Daniels first played this golden droid in “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.”

What is C-3PO?

600

A merging of multiple rivers.

What is a confluence?

600

The name of this Latin American favorite is Spanish for “sweet of milk."

What is dulce de leche?

600

A person who tries to make the world a better place for everyone.

What is a humanitarian?

600

Created in 1934, this agency exists to enforce laws against market manipulation.

What is the SEC? 

600

Periodic employee contributions to this kind of retirement account come directly from their paychecks.

What is a 401(k)?

800

Able to effortlessly express oneself.

What is fluent?

800

Crikey! There are 1,900 calories in a single Bloomin’ Onion from this chain.

What is Outback Steakhouse?

800

To remove a body from a grave.

What is exhume?

800

From the French for “let do,” this economic system forbids intervention in private transactions.

What is laissez-faire?

800

The number on this disposable respirator refers to the percentage of particles it stops.

What is an N95 respirator?

1000

To confuse or perplex.

What is flummox?

1000

Also called an alligator pear, about 75% of its energy comes from fat.

What is an avocado? 

1000

Bait thrown into the water to attract fish.

What is chum?

1000

"Systemically important financial institution" is an official status known more informally by these 4 words.

What is "too big to fail?"

1000

It’s a beautiful day to fly this spy plane that got Francis Gary Powers in hot water with the Soviets.

What is the U-2?

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