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It leads the nation in the production of almonds, avocados and apricots

California

100

A fat free monarch

Lean Queen 

100

Noah is told in no uncertain terms that "the length of the ark shall be three hundred" these 

Cubits

100

This novel by Emily Bronte' tells of the doomed love between Cathy and Heathcliff 

Wuthering Heights

100

A classic New York one of these uses cream cheese and has a graham cracker; it should be cooked in a water bath, too

Cheesecake 
200

As readers know, this county is the "the covered bridge capitol of Iowa"-start your tour at the welcome center in Winterset

Madison County 

200

A mercliess academy 

a cruel school

200

In a whale of a tale, he "arose and went unto Ninevah...an exceeding great city of three days journey".

Jonah

200

Mitch Albom still had more to learn from his dying college professor in "Tuesdays with" him

Morrie 

200

The name of this ring-shaped cake pan is a trademark of Nordic Ware, which added a "T" to a German word

Bundt 

300

When this state joined the union in 1812, it was the only one with a non-English speaking majority 

Louisiana 

300

a violin conundrum 

a fiddle riddle 

300

"Now the weight of gold that came to" this wise King "in one year was six hundred threescore and six-talents of gold"

Solomon 

300

A wolf infected with this viral disease attacks Old Yeller, so Travis makes the heart wrenching decision to put down his dog

Rabies 

300

King Cake is a tradition of this holiday, and is often decorated in purple, gold and green, the holiday's traditional colors

Mardi Gras 

400

Not amber but this fossilized tree product is Washington's state gem 

Petrified wood
400

a kayak inspection 

a canoe review 
400

In Acts, " the shipman deemed that they drew near to some country; and sounded, and found it twenty" of this measurement 

Fathoms

400

You know that Hazel and Augustus have cancer in this Y.A. novel, but Augustus' death is still a gut punch

The Fault in Our Stars 

400

This cake became a little cheaper and a lot more vivid when Adams Extract suggested using its red food color in the recipe

Red Velvet Cake 

500

Assuming the throne in 1891, she was Hawaii's first and only reigning queen and its last monarch 

Liliuokalani

500

Someone more rapid of movement when he begins fly fishing 

a faster castor 

500

Its both an ancient unit of weight, and a Hebrew coin, in 2 Kings its " two measures of barely for" one of these

a shekel 

500

Charlie Gordon and a white mouse are both guinea pigs? Lab rats? The subjects of an IQ-boosting surgery that ends sadly in this novel

Flowers for Algernon 
500

Literally French for "melting", its a creamy sugary paste used in cake and candy making

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