To walk or to hold:
Planks
Albany and Albania
Nemo and Xhuliano
Words that also
start with X
Super Bowl XLIX
100

Men's Health says that if you cant hold a plank for this amount of time,  you are "either a) too big; b) too weak; or c) doing something wrong in your workouts."

120 seconds (2 minutes)

100

Mother Teresa was born in the Ottoman Empire to parents of Albanian decent, and she is known today in the Catholic Church by this official name.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

100

Nemo rented an apartment once because it was next door to this American casual dining restaurant. Nemo might call it a fine dining establishment.

Buffalo Wild Wings

100

When part of an orchestra, do not make the mistake of confusing a Xylophone with this similar percussion instrument that has pipes underneath.

Marimba

100

Super Bowl XLIX was played in this South Western city.

Glendale, AZ. or Phoenix, AZ

200

A plank of this wood, out of the following woods, is the strongest hardwood that is commonly available: Hard Maple, Beech, Hickory, Red Oak, and Black Walnut

Hickory (1,820lbs Pressure to Mar)

200

Prior to being named Albany after the Duke of York's Scottish title, "Duke of Albany", the settlement was named after this animal as it created a lucrative fur trade for the Dutch

Beaver, "Beverwyck"

200

The inspiration for Xhuliano's name came from a Japanese cartoon that was dubbed in this language.

Italian

200

TWO PART: The single letter "X" is listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as 1. this part of speech and 2. has this definition.

Verb. Mark or make a sign with an X. Overwrite or obliterate with an X or series of X's.

200

Katy Perry's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show created this internet meme / sensation.

Left Shark
300

As of Feb 2020, a former US Marine broke the world planking record in Chicago, holding a plank for this amount of time. He reportedly did 2,100 hours  of planking in preparation.

8 Hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds

300

Rita Ora, the Albanian actress/singer plays the adopted younger sister of Christian in 50 Shades of Grey. This is her character's name.

Mia Grey

300

This person re-reads sections from previous college classes and fills out the end of chapter problems to make sure he still retains what he learned

Nemish

300

When I travel to new places, it can be nice to hire a xenagogue, more commonly known by this name.

A Tour Guide

300

The Patriots Super Bowl XLIX win gave Tom Brady this many  Super Bowl wins throughout his career.

Four.

400

In his character backstory, Jack Sparrow was told to 'Walk the plank!' by Captain Barbosa and was marooned on an island. He escaped after four days by doing this. (Rum is not the answer).

"And on the fourth morning, he roped himself a couple of sea turtles, lashed em together and made a raft."

400

The first celebration and welcoming of this fictional character likely happened in Albany, New York. Records of this character and feast for him date back to 1650.

Santa Clause

400

Nemo did private tutoring in college and accepted payment in this form.

Clients could pay him with food.
400

Xerox Alto was released in 1973 and was the first computer designed to run with a graphic user interface. It is also considered the first computer to allow user to control using this device.

A Mouse

400

This Seahawks wide receiver couldn’t fight for position in front of Patriots corner on that infamous last play.

 Ricardo Lockette

500

This is the official medical name of the muscle in your core that is commonly referred to as the "six pack".

Rectus Abdominis muscle

500

In 1871, Seth Wheeler of Albany, New York, obtained the earliest United States patents for this bathroom item.

Toilet Paper. Specifically, perforated and dispensed on a role

500

Xhuliano says that his least favorite food is a type of lamb soup. The main ingredient is this organ from the lamb.

Brain. Lamb Brain Soup
500

In the X-Men comics/movies, Wolverine's Claws are made out of this fictional metal.

Adamantium. An alloy of steel and virbranium. 

500

This Patriots corner intercepted the Seahawks' last pass in the endzone.

Rookie reserve cornerback Malcolm Butler. He worked at a Popeyes drive through before being drafted to the Patriots.

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