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On this TV show's first episode
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Born in 1961, he's the only president born in Hawaii

Who is Barack Obama

400

A water molecule has this many atoms

What is 3? 

400

Envy is a cardinal one

What is sin?

400

In other words, this Hemmingway classic could have been called "Santiago and the Ocean"

What is "The Old Man and the Sea"?

400

Mike and Carol get married, and bring their 6 children on the honeymoon

What is "The Brady Bunch"?

800

He wrote "I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky"

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

800

It's any of a class of compounds, not just NaCl, formed by neutralizing an acid with a base. 

What is a salt?

800

An object found on the stove, or a slang term for a negative review.

What is a pan?

800

Stephen King named this novel for a rabid St. Bernard.

What is "Cujo"?

800

Terrorizing toddler Stewie says "What the deuce?" and "victory is mine!" for the first time.

What is "Family Guy"?

1200

This president, born in Tampico, Illinois moved to California in the 1930s. 

Who is Ronald Reagan?

1200

The states of matter have expanded beyond solid, liquid, and gas into this commonly taught "fourth state" found in stars. 

What is plasma? 

1200

In baseball history, the early 20th century period marked by low scoring is known as the "dead ball" this.

What is era?

1200

A teenager from Harlem narrates that James Baldwin work "if Beale Street could" do this

What is talk?

1200

The 4 funny ladies are joined in their kitchen by a cook named Coco, who is never seen again. 

What is "The Golden Girls"?

1600

He grew up in Independence, Missouri, but he was born in Lamar in 1884.

Who is Harry Truman? 

1600

An atom's valence shell is filled with this kind of subatomic particle, looking to make a bond. 

What is electron?

1600

You will regret the day you forget this word for "sorrow" that also names a "Hunger Games" character

What is rue?

1600

Born in 1926, she had her first novel published in 1960 and her second novel in 2015.

Who is Harper Lee?

1600

Logan and Greevey investigate the possible negligence of a doctor, who is then prosecuted by Stone. 

What is "Law and Order"?

2000

This 8th president was born in Kinderhook, New York to parents of Dutch descent

Who is Martin Van Buren? 

2000

The pascal is a unit for this, but chemists also like to express it in atmospheres or torr.

What is pressure?

2000

It's synonymous with "bashful" and "shy"

What is coy?

2000

In 2021, this "fear of flying" writer opined, "FaceTime is no substitute for a hug"

Who is Erica Jong?

2000

Don Cornelius hosts as young people dance to songs by Jerry Butler, the Chi-Lites, and The Emotions.

What is "Soul Train"?