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100

Parker of jazz or Puth of pop

Charlie

100

A media player, a music manager & later an online store all-in-one, this computer app was released on January 9, 2001

Itunes

100

The ubiquitous Monk's Cafe served big salads to go on this sitcom

Seinfeld

100

From Italian for "little house", we use the word to mean a gambling establishment

A casino

100

According to the Department of Transportation, the first U.S. sign with this simple command appeared in Detroit in 1915

Stop

200

It purportedly got its name because it resembled the uncle of the Film Academy librarian

Oscar

200

In 2024 a rebel attack lasting less than 2 weeks ended the 50-year dictatorship of this family in Syria

Assad

200

The main apartment in "The Big Bang Theory" is at the fictional 2311 North Los Robles in this nonfictional California city

Pasadena 

200

From the French for "spinning top", it's a full turn of the body as in ballet

pirouette 

200

A contest by a container company led Gary Anderson to create the symbol for this, a Möbius loop of 3 arrows chasing each other

Recycling sign

300

Topaz is the traditional birthstone of this month

November

300

The first African American to win the Best Actress Oscar, she won in 2002 for her nuanced work in the film "Monster's Ball"

Halle Berry

300

McGee's Pub in NYC was the inspiration for MacLaren's, the hangout of Lily, Marshall & the rest of the gang on this sitcom

How I Met Your Mother

300

Afrikaans not meaning "going without underwear" gives us this word for a squad that carries out raids

Commando 

300

In Exodus 32 this symbol of apostasy was fashioned by Aaron & worshiped with sacrifices

The Golden Calf

400

Male half of a 1597 play title

Romeo

400

In 2009 this US Airways pilot miraculously landed an Airbus A320 & its 150 passengers in the Hudson River

Sullenburger ( Sully )

400

The "90210" kids loved their mega burgers & pie at this alliterative diner

The Peach Pit

400

Need a place to stay out on the Great Plains? Check out one of these, from the Siouan for "dwelling"

A Tipi

400

From Latin for "apple with many seeds", this fruit is a symbol of fertility in many cultures

Pomegranate

500

It's from Gaelic words for "water of life"

Whiskey
500

In 2022, this rover with a determined name put the first sample of Martian rock in a new depot for possible return to Earth

Perseverance 

500

In "Grey's Anatomy" doctors & staff drink & flirt at this gem of a bar, also a nickname for the show's metropolis-- one short day here!

The Emerald City
500

Partly from Russian, it's a person like a witch doctor believed to have access to the spirit world

A shaman

500

Used in Ancient Egyptian amulets, this ocular symbol contains the name of a falcon god

Eye of Horus