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This 24th district candidate was the Democratic nominee in 2016 and 2018, but failed to make the runoff in 2020.

Who is Jan McDowell?

100

Many basketball fans coped with quarantine by watching this acclaimed documentary miniseries about the Chicago Bulls.

What is The Last Dance?

100

Following Bill Nelson's loss in 2018, this Arizona politician is fighting to once again put an astronaut in the Senate this year.

Who is Mark Kelly?

100

Earlier this month, this giant of the Civil Rights Movement passed away.

Who is John Lewis?

100

This highly danceable musical genre has its roots in the Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican American communities.

What is salsa?

200

Pete Sessions, former congressman for the 32nd district, is unexpectedly making a return to Congress this year from a district based in this city.

What is Waco?

200

Due to more stringent coronavirus measures north of the border, this Canadian sports team is planning on playing its games in Buffalo, New York instead. 

What are the Toronto Blue Jays?

200

Back in January, Tsai Ing-wen won re-election to the presidency of this country.

What is Taiwan?

200

Kobe Bryant, who tragically died in a helicopter crash in January, played on this basketball team for two decades.

What are the Los Angeles Lakers?

200

This is what Kenny Marchant decided to do last August.

What is retire?
300

While most counties in the state went to either Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden, these two candidates also won at least 1 county each in the 2020 Texas Democratic primary.

Who are Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg?

300

Following decades of activism, the Washington Redskins finally changed their moniker to this placeholder name two days ago.

What is the Washington Football Team?

300

After losing to him in 2018, Marie Newman defeated this odious Illinois representative in March 2020.

Who is Dan Lipinski?

300

Katherine Johnson, one of the mathematicians at the center of this 2016 movie, died in February.

What is Hidden Figures?

300

This major character in The Odyssey is perhaps best known for her loyalty to her husband.

Who is Penelope?

400

166 seats will be up for election in November 2020, but the Texas Legislature has this many districts in total.

What is 181?

400

The NBA is planning on hosting its upcoming season at this unusual location.

What is Disney World?

400

In November, this state will be the first ever to use ranked-choice voting in a presidential election.

What is Maine?

400

In May, this former Texas congressman from Plano who was the last Korean War veteran to serve in Congress passed away.

Who is Sam Johnson?

400

One unpopular GOP proposal would reduce or eliminate the tax on these.

What are estates?

500

This progressive state representative recently placed in second in a special election for the state senate, now headed to a runoff.

Who is Eddie Rodriguez?

500

Despite the season's complications from COVID-19, this football team won its first Premier League title since 1990.

What is Liverpool?

500

Two weeks ago, Poland re-elected president Andrezj Duda, a former member of this far-right party.

What is Law and Justice?

500

Adam Schlesinger, who died of COVID-19 in April, was a founding member of this rock band. 

What is Fountains of Wayne?

500

Just as the firefighters are the Bravest and the cops (supposedly) the Finest, the New York City Sanitation Department is this.

What is Strongest?