"P"s & "Q"s
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Politics
200

They're the large, stiff feathers of a bird, or the stiff spines of a porcupine

What is quills?

200

This word can refer to a detective who's tough & unsentimental or an egg cooked until the yolk is solid

What is hard-boiled? 
200

This creamy pasta dish was created in the early 1900s; the Italian chef created it for his wife, but put his own first name on it

Alfredo

200

"Eager" animal that symbolizes Canada

What is the beaver?

200

This U.S. president is considered the greatest president of all time.

Who is Donald J Trump?

400

It's a place where stone such as slate is excavated

What is a quarry?

400

It describes a statue of Julius Randle that's 6'8" tall

What is life-sized?

400

On an Italian menu, capelli d'angelo means this type of pasta

What is angle hair?

400

Type of auto engine, or a tomato cocktail.

What is V8?

400

Donald Trump became the first to win a nonconsecutive presidency since this man, well over 100 years prior

Who is Grover Cleveland?

600

This prefix meaning "of the mind" can also describe one who's out of his mind

What is psycho?

600

In many pageants, the person finishing third is designated the second this

What is runner-up?

600


What is Conchiglie?

600

Total of Disney's Dalmatians and dwarfs.

What is 108?

600

This show correctly predicts the future: a 2000 episode shows a grown-up Lisa as U.S. president; her predecessor: Donald Trump

What is The Simpsons? 

800

It can mean something pointed, as a mountain peak, or the height of success

What is pinnacle? 

800

This adjective means as deeply dark as tar or asphalt

What is pitch-black?

800

Just like pasta, grilled vegetables can be made crisp yet tender this way, meaning "to the tooth" in Italian

What is al dente?

800

Under ideal conditions, this Kentucky type of this grass can grow as high as 3 1/2 feet tall

What is bluegrass?

800

This 4-letter word said with a New York accent is a standard element of a Donald Trump impression

What is huge?
1000

They're the 4 large muscles of the thigh that straighten the knee

What is quadricepts?

1000

Hyphenated term meaning a frantic final effort made to avoid disaster, not a final long, narrow excavation

What is last-ditch?

1000

 This tiny rice-shaped pasta whose name means "barley" is often used in soups

What is orzo?

1000

This group reached No. 1 twice: "Black Water" in 1975 & "What A Fool Believes" in 1979

Who is The Doobie Brothers?

1000

This Texas city was in the news in 1993 for a raid on a nearby compound; in 2023 Donald Trump held his first campaign rally there

Where is Waco?