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100

It was the first song by a rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 

What is Ice, Ice Baby?

100

The work's reflection of your attitude to your subject will come out as mood or this other 4-letter word

What is tone?

100

This daytime TV judge called her book "Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining"

Who is Judge Judy?
100

A mixed-breed dog

What is a mongrel?
100

A funeral director

What is an undertaker?
200

It generated a lot of talk & a lot of spoofs 

What is Blurred Lines?

200

Wish I had a nickel for every time I've told authors to avoid this type of expression; it's from the French for "stereotype"

What is a cliché?

200

Cedric the Entertainer & Terry Crews both hosted the daytime version of this show

What is Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
200

It's the name of an Ivy League college newspaper as well as a color

What is Crimson?

200

A falafel or a burger to go

What is takeout? 

300

It was featured in a 1982 movie

What is Eye of the Tiger?

300

From the Greek for "first competitor", it's your leading character

What is a protagonist?

300

One of the highest ratings ever in daytime TV came in 1981 when this "General Hospital" pair got married

Who are Luke & Laura?

300

A disaccharide composed of glucose & fructose; we know it as table sugar

What is sucrose?

300

Film left on the cutting room floor

What is an outtake?

400

It's this 1988 No. 1 hit

What is The Man in the Mirror?

400

You can't have much character development without it; "of interest" is another type

What is conflict?

400

At 7 A.M. on this cable network, political junkies can watch "Washington Journal" & even call in

What is C-SPAN?

400

From the Latin mundus, "world", it means boringly everyday

What is mundane?

400

The amount of salary you actually get after taxes & other deductions are withheld

What is take-home pay?

500

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What is I Fall to Pieces?

500

Try to inspire this release of emotions like fear or pity, a term used by Aristotle

What is catharsis?

500

This daytime doc wrote the self-help book "Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters"

Who is Dr. Phil?
500

It's not just a lighthouse light; it's also the room at the top where the light is located

What is a lantern?

500

A horse race in which money is bet & divided among the winners

What is a sweepstake?