Bodies of Water
True Story
A Generic Title
Official State Stuff
Synonyms for Black
100

The coastline of the state of Western Australia is mainly on this ocean

The Indian Ocean

100

Natalie Y. Moore examined "The South Side: A Portrait of" this city "and American Segregation "

Chicago

100

It's a puzzle, it's a genre, it's a PBS "Masterpiece" series

Mystery

100

California has no official state fruit but does have four state nuts--the almond, the pecan, the walnut, and this 

The pistachio

100

Corvus corax is the scientific name of this crow cousin

Raven

200

This sea is fairly straight on Italy's shores, but dented by coves and islands on the Balkan side

The Adriatic Sea
200

A gopher is on the cover of the book titled this comedy film: "The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story"

Caddyshack

200

It's a sequence, it's a genre, it's a podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig

Serial

200

The tallest of the working breeds, it's Pennsylvania's state dog; William Penn is said to have owned one

Great Dane

200

5-letter magazine founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson

Ebony

300

From the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan River flows into this body of water that's about 300 square miles and shrinking

The Dead Sea

300

A nonfiction classic by Rabbi Harold Kushner is "When" these "Happen to Good People"

Bad Things

300

Prince Noctis has work to do in edition XV of this alliterative role-playing video game

Final Fantasy

300

Its state tree is the sugar maple, though it has a mighty pine at the center of its state seal

Vermont

300

Ancient Egyptians used this 4-letter cosmetic to line their eyes

Kohl

400

Kiev is on this river that rhymes with "deeper"

the Dnieper River

400

Barack Obama's first book was "Dreams from My Father"; his second was this "bold" bestseller that arrived in 2006

The Audacity of Hope

400

In this movie, Robert De Niro kidnaps Jerry Lewis

The King of Comedy

400

Laugh maniacally as you realize the common one of these is Minnesota's state bird

A loon

400
The RAF's Gloster Meteor, for example

Jet

500

The Loire and the Garonne rivers flow into this large bay that's noted for its rough waves and heavy storms

The Bay of Biscay

500

He wrote of the loss of both his parents in a 5-week span is "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius"

Dave Eggers

500

The movie "A Place in the Sun" was based on this U.S. novel

An American Tragedy

500

Don Woods, the first weatherman on KTUL, created Gusty the official cartoon character of this tornado-prone state

Oklahoma

500

Residue of coal tar distillation used to pave roads and waterproof roofs

Pitch