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In 1958 the National Aeronautics & Space Administration began operations on this East Coast promontory

What is Cape Canaveral?

100

In 2013 chef Dominique Ansel launched this hybrid pastry, & a craze was born

What is the cronut?

100

In 1937, 55 years before MRB could hate it, Kraft changed everything by combining these 2 ingredients in a box

What is macaroni & cheese?

100

Signed at age 11, this rapper born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. dropped the "D" from his name to disavow his absent father

Who is Lil Wayne?

100

Eaten between dishes of sushi, gari is pickled this

What is ginger?

100

Like Drew Barrymore, Prince Harry, and Willow Smith, both of us occupy this coveted position in our respective families.

What is the youngest child?

200

The cover of the video game NHL 2026 from EA Sports features Matthew Tkachuk of this Florida team raising the Stanley Cup

What are the Panthers?

200

In the film ‘BELLY’, she has a child with Tommy, but watching her man repeatedly choose the streets over stability would make even the most patient woman say, “Boy, bye.”

Who is Keisha?

200

This, also known as pain perdu, is a favorite of MRB’s.

What is French toast?

200

A prequel to "The Mummy", this film gave Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson his first starring role

What is The Scorpion King?

200

Kathleen Drew-Baker is known as "Mother of the Sea" in Japan due to her pioneering work in the cultivation of this sushi substance

What is nori (seaweed)?

200

Although we disagree on our favorites roles of hers, we can agree that 17 Best Actress nominations & 2 wins puts this actress in a class by herself

Who is Meryl Streep?

300

Islamorada & Marathon are in this chain of U.S. islands that separate the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic

What are the Florida Keys?

300

In her memoir, this actress cited “Something’s Gotta Give”, in which she shared the screen with Jack Nicholson, as her favorite

Who is Diane Keaton?

300

DAILY DOUBLE

This surname, shared by the actress who played Daenerys Targaryen & MRB’s mother (maiden), was also almost MRB’s first name.

300

Not only is he an NBA legend & Olumpic medalist, but his resume also includes game show host

Who is Dwyane Wade?

300

Bewildered diners in a sushi restaurant may use this Japanese word indicating "chef's choice”

What is omakase?

300

What was the first concert we attended together?

What is J.Howell at City Winery?

300

Out of 23 seasons of Top Chef that have debuted, how many did we watch together?

What is 12? Seasons 10-21

400

Part of this Florida's peninsula is called this since gold from sunken ships from the 18th c. often washes ashore

What is the Treasure Coast?

400

The full name of this mascot is Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe.

Who is Mr. Peanut?

400

Cleopatra's mines near the Red Sea coast yielded this May birthstone that is MRB’s favorite color

What is emerald?

400

This part of the LAPD dates back to explosives expert DeWayne Wolfer joining the department in 1950

What is the bomb squad?

400

At the sushi bar, freshwater eel goes by this Japanese name

What is unagi?

400

Although separated by roughly 600 miles, both Memphis and Jacksonville developed as major commercial centers around these rivers.

What are the Mississippi & St. John’s?


500

In 1835 Major Francis Dade & about 100 soldiers were attacked & wiped out, marking the start of the 2nd of these wars

What are the Seminole Wars?

500

The Greek isle Ikaria is a “blue zone” named for its population's longevity and its production of this

What is honey?

500

Before changing majors from Pre-Med to English, MRB wanted to become this - someone who knows the proper use of propofol & sits at the head of a surgery table

What is an anesthesiologist?

500

DAILY DOUBLE

Known to some as “Cartoon”, this reserve U.S. Army SGT served from 1983 to 1999 with the WRAMC and 3-9TH INF

500

Chile is the largest exporter of this sushi ingredient, & virtually all of it is imported by Japan

What is uni (sea urchin)?

500

Cleaning up cow manure for a king, collecting golden fruit, swiping a girdle... sounds like scenes in "Animal House", but these tasks actually were assigned to this mythical man.

Who is Hercules?