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This electric car company was founded in 2003 in San Carlos, California.

What is Tesla?

400

A 1930s ad for a razor gave us this phrase for the beginnings of a beard at the end of the day.

What is 5 o'clock shadow?

400

In most states, an elected official: DA

What is a District Attorney?

400

A sacred hand gesture called Anjali Mudra, palms placed together at the heart, is a pose & a salutation in this practice.

What is yoga?

400

Geraldine Brooks' "March" is narrated by the father from this classic 1860s novel.

What is "Little Women"?

800

In 2004 armed robbers stole 2 of this artist's best-known paintings from his museum in Oslo.

Who is Edvard Munch?

800

NBA Coach Pat Riley trademarked this term for a certain number of consecutive title wins.

What is a three peat?

800

Runs the set on a movie: AD

What is an assistant director?

800

Here's the ASL sign for this 3 word phrase. 

What is "I Love you"?
800

More than a decade before "A Wrinkle In Time", she wrote her first book for kids, "And Both Were Young".

Who is Madeleine L'Engle?

1200

The funeral of this woman, the wife of George VI, was held at Westminster Abbey on April 9th 2002.

Who was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother?

1200

It's really not a compliment if you are called this term from an 18th century story for an extremely well behaved person.

What is a goody-two shoes?

1200

Helps those with communication disorders including stuttering : SLP

What is a speech and language pathologist?

1200

The Mano Pantea, the first 2 fingers and thumb extended, are a gesture to ward off this bit of malevolence, Mallocchio in Italian.

What is the Evil Eye?

1200

In "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri, a couple names their baby after this author of "Dead Souls".

Who is Nikolai Gogol?

1600

It was the title flight in "The Flight That Fought Back", a docudrama first aired in September 2005.

What is Flight 93?

1600

A James K. Polk campaign slogan claimed all of Oregon up to this latitude "or fight"

What is 54'40'?

1600

Oversees recruiting and onboarding: HRM

What is a Human Resources Manager?

1600

At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists, each wearing 1 of a pair of these.

What are gloves?

1600

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Left unfinished at his death, "Juneteenth", his second novel, was published in 1999. 

Who is Ralph Ellison?

2000

In November 2002 an outbreak of this viral disease that involves breathing problems began in Guangdong Province, China. 

What is SARS? (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

2000

The idea that everyone is interconnected was proposed in a 1929 story before John Guare used it as this play's title.

What is Six Degrees of Separation?

2000

Advises on investing & saving for the future: CFP

What is a Certified Financial Planner?

2000

During World War II Churchill held up 2 fingers to signify this 3-syllable word. 

What is victory?

2000

About Robert Moses & by Robert Caro, this 1,300-page tome is a must-have for bookshelf backgrounds during zoom interviews. 

What is "The Power Broker"?