The "Magic" Word
Hook, Line, and Sinker
The Ol' Pigskin
"I" Know This One!
Sing Your Heart In
200

This is the step immediately preceding the draw step during a turn in Magic: The Gathering.

What is the upkeep step?

200

Mixing fresh river water and seawater creates this environment, perfect for fish like the Archerfish.

What is brackish?

200

This jersey number worn by Davante Adams since he started with the Packers in 2014 was recently adopted by the Bills quarterback in 2018.

What is 17?

200

This South American native tribe utilized bridge construction and terrace farming techniques, founding the lost city of Machu Picchu.

Who were the Inca?

200

This long-standing rock band, originally named Earth, was founded in 1968 by John Michael Osborne.

What is Black Sabbath?

400

The term "mana ramp" describes the strategy of paying mana to put extra lands into play, and was originally named after this card.

What is rampant growth?

400

Aside from being a term that describes unsavory online behavior, this is the process of dragging a baited line through the water behind a boat.

What is trolling?

400

This penalty, resulting in a 5-yard loss for the offending team, is called when a player crosses the line of scrimmage before the play begins.

What is offsides?

400

Electrolytes that are essential for hydration are examples of these, charged particles that may be metals or nonmetals.

What are ions?

400

In The Eagles' chart-topping single Hotel California,  the song's protagonist asks the Captain to "please bring me my wine", to which the Captain replies that they have not possessed since this year.

What is 1969?

600

A creature possessing this keyword ability cannot be chosen as a target by either you or your opponents.

What is shroud?

600

Perhaps due to its exceptional ability to hunt at night with its reflective eyes, this fish has become the most abundant fish in Lake Erie.

What is walleye?

600

Along with turnovers, this term for tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage is one of the best measures of defensive skill.

What is a sack?

600

No, it wasn't authored by Matt Groening: this novel, written in the 8th century, recounts the final year of the Trojan war.

What is the Iliad?

600

This singer, originally from Buffalo, New York, became a sensational "punk-funk" musician with hits such as Super Freak.

Who was Rick James?

800

With a recent sale of $2.64 million, Post Malone set the record for highest value of a Magic card with the One Ring, a surprising upset of this long-standing expensive Magic card that held the title for decades.

What is Black Lotus?

800

From the Latin term for tail, this is the most powerful fin on a fish given that is directly connected to the spine. 

What is the caudal fin?

800

This title, currently held by Roger Goodell, comes with many responsibilities, including overseeing all league operations and player conduct.

What is the NFL Commissioner?

800

This method of administration bypasses first-pass metabolism, in which the liver breaks down drugs taken orally, and is abbreviated IV.

What is intravenous?

800

It is said that this band's most famous album syncs up eerily well with the original Wizard of Oz: now that's Dark!

Who is Pink Floyd?

1000

After creating the card game Magic: the Gathering in 1993, this man went on to create a number of other hit tabletop games, such as King of Tokyo.

Who is Richard Garfield?

1000

This NYS invasive species native to Europe has raised, frog-like eyes on a small brown body, and outcompetes native fish by feeding from the bottom of Lake Erie.

What is the Round Goby?

1000

The center position is well-known for "snapping" or "hiking" the ball to the quarterback during offensive plays, but this lesser-known position is responsible for snapping the ball to the kicker.

What is longsnapper?

1000

This surname, of no subtle religious origin, is the second-most popular surname in Bangladesh.

What is Islam?

1000

This 1979 song performed by Fleetwood Mac that ends by repeating its own name four times also involved recording Mick Fleetwood hitting a lamb chop with a wooden spatula.

What is Tusk?