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100

Belgians are fond of their moules-frites, these with French fries.

Mussels

100

Frequent blood donations can lead to low iron levels and the iron deficiency type of this condition


Anemia

100

Italian for "stopping place" gives us this word for a part of a poem.


Stanza

100

Its two day shipping even covers 0 degrees longtitude

Amazon Prime Meridian

100

It's the name of a Black Sabbath song, or a Robert Downey Jr. movie.

Iron Man

200

The scientific name of this, often used to flavor Chinese food, is Zingiber officinale

Ginger

200

It may ring a bell that this is the medical term for ringing in the ears, though it can be other noises like buzzing or hissing

Tinnitus

200

The name of this branch of mathematics comes from the Arabic word for "reuniting."

Algebra

200

This nighttime directional beacon is visible to Captain Kirk and crew

North Star Trek

200

The Harlem Globetrotters were founded in this city famous for its blue and its fire

Chicago

300

Whether called a cornichon or a gherkin, it's one of these vegetables at the start.

Cucumber

300

Bearing the name of an African river, this mosquito-borne disease first appeared in the U.S. in 1999

West Nile virus

300

From a flowering plant, the Aztecs used it as a chocolate enhancer and the Spanish called it this, meaning “little pod.”


Vanilla

300

7th President of the United States splashes some paint around and creates high art

Andrew Jackson Pollock

300

Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin gave their yummy morsel born April 14 this name.

Apple

400

Monounsaturated fats in these "alligator pears" can lower blood pressure & promote a healthy brain.

Avocados

400

CP is an abbreviation for chest pain, as well as for this crippling disorder caused by damage to the brain. No, it's not that CP.

Cerebral Palsy

400

Aubergine caviar is another name for this smoky Mediterranean spread made with roasted eggplant. It's also fun to say!

Baba Ghanoush

400

Peace at the end of the Revolutionary War was due to a hotel chain heiress

Treaty of Paris Hilton

400

In The Princess Diaries, Mia Thermopolis finds out that she is the crown princess of this (fictional) country.

Genovia

500

Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich; nom banh chok is a breakfast-or-anytime noodle dish of this neighboring kingdom.

Cambodia

500
aka a lumar puncture, this procedure is used to diagnose such problems as polio and meningitis.

Spinal Tap

500

A playful language game where you move the first consonant sound to the end of a word and add "ay."

Pig Latin

500

The most energetic person at the event reads George Orwell classic on totalitarianism

Party Animal Farm

500

CHD for short, this podcast hosted by Alex Cooper was bought by SiriusXM for $125 million.

Call Her Daddy