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D&D Attributes
200

This is the second largest city in Germany and the 7th largest in the EU, who is the namesake of an American food staple.

Hamburg

200

Since 2015, Mila Kunis has been married to this co-star of  That 70's Show, who is also known for his portrayal of Steve Jobs in the movie Jobs.

Ashton Kutcher

200

Elaine Chao, spouse of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is current secretary of this department, and has a Wikipedia entry titled "potential conflicts of interest."

Transportation

200

Spices are seeds, roots, fruits, or barks of plants, distinguished from these, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants, but both are on the Colonel's recipe.

Herbs

200

Measures physical power and carrying capacity.

Strength

400

Black September, a Palestinian terrorist group, using logistical help from West German Neo-Nazis, staged an attack on the Israeli Team at the Summer Olympics in this city.

Munich

400

Jay-Z has been married to this incredibly successful singer and former member of Destiny's Child since 2008.  

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

400

No one can be appointed to secretary of this department within 7 years of serving as a commissioned officer.

Defense

400

Spice comes from the Latin root meaning "appearance, sort, or kind"-- the same as this word for biological classification.

Species

400

Measures deductive reasoning, knowledge, memory, logic and rationality, but it won't make the person playing any smarter.

Intelligence

600
In a story about Christian Pulisic's then-club team in this city, a comparison is drawn between it and Pittsburg due to its long steel and coal industry history, as well as team colors.

Dortmund

600

Jennifer Lopez is currently engaged to this former Yankee and American League MVP in 2005 and 2007.

Alex Rodriguez

600

Steven Chu, secretary of this department under Barack Obama, is a Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cellular Biology at Cal Berkeley, and the first member of the cabinet to join as a Nobel Laureate. 

Energy

600

This McCormick spice mix of mostly cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg is wildly popular seasonally in the U.S., especially among the white suburban young woman demographic.

Pumpkin (Pie) Spice

600

Measures agility, balance, coordination and reflexes, also known in the real world as "fine motor skill."

Dexterity

800

On February 13-14, 1945, the RAF and USAAF dropped 2659.3 tons of incendiary and high explosive bombs on this city, causing the deaths of 18,000-25,000 people, which is the inspiration of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five.

Dresden

800

Since 2012, Cobie Smulders, who plays Robin on How I Met Your Mother and Maria Hill in the Avengers series, has been married to this former SNL cast member and brief portrayer of King George III in Hamilton.

Taran Killam

800

Elaine Chao also appeared as the secretary of this department under President George W. Bush. This department was overseen by the same secretary as the Department of Commerce before 1913.

Labor

800

DAILY DOUBLE

Since spices were expensive and exotic commodities, their use at various periods has been considered this alliterative two-word term by socio-economists.

800

Measures force of personality, persuasiveness, leadership and successful planning, and shares the same root as a word for an extraordinary spiritual gift of the Holy Spirit.

Charisma

1000

This city, known for its Hessian pork delicacies, has one of the busiest airports in the world, and is the only German city I have been to.

Frankfurt

1000

Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, was married to this now 47-year-old actress from 2003 to 2016, known for a role in the MCU and as patient zero in the pandemic film Contagion.

Gwyneth Paltrow

1000

This department oversees the US Geological Survey and the National Park Service.

Interior

1000

The Columbian exchange introduced Jamaica Pepper to Europe, better known by this name for its combining "all of" cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove flavors.

Allspice

1000
Measures endurance, stamina, and good health, and has nothing to do with framing government.

Constitution