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100

This popular instrument, typically played in horn sections, is not a brass instrument.

What is a saxophone? 

100

This scary coming-of-age by acquiring a haunted car was adapted from this novel by a famous horror author.

What is Christine

100

Which planet has a surface temperature of about 800°F and an atmospheric pressure on the surface of 50 times Earth's.

What is Venus?

100

 This thing is intended to be a fearless and moral _______.

Inventory of one's self.

100

If a recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of sugar, and you need to  double the recipe, you'd use this much sugar.

What is 4/3? (Or what is 1 & 1/3?)

200

Les Paul was instrumental in the invention of this popular instrument.

What is an electric guitar?

200

This amazing trilogy of fantasy novels created by a British linguistics professor became, in these movies, essentially just a very, very long walk. 

What is the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

200

This cold outer world is named for the Roman God of the Seas.

What is Neptune?

200

This person, who you can develop  a close personal relationship with, can be called upon in crisis as well as assistance in working the 12 steps of AA.

What is a sponsor?

200

This is the percentage of times on average a particular number will come up on a  roll of a single six-sided die.

What is 16.667%?

300

This style of music has a  standard 12-bar pattern and was introduced to Chicago by freed slaves moving to the city and creating their own musical genre, which influenced many popular forms that came after it

What is the blues

300

Jack Nicholson suffered quite a psychotic break at a grand old hotel in this movie adaptation of a book by the same name

What is the Shining?

300

This planet is associated with both masculinity and the Roman God of war

What is Mars? 

300

These are often everyday things that addicts and alcoholics need to watch out for to prevent relapse by understanding their previous reactions to these situations or incidents

What are triggers?

300

My brother is half my age, but when I became an adult I was six times his age. This is possible because of this age difference.

What is 15 years? 

400

The Suzuki method has been used to teach very young children this stringed instrument.

What is a violin?

400

This movie featured a spaceship powered by an infinite improbility drive, adapted from a book by British author Douglas Adams.

What is the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy?

400

The continents on our planet ride on, slide on, and collide into each other on, these structures (on a geological time scale.)

What are tectonic plates?

400

Combining pills like Valium with this legal substance can lead to unintentional death

What is alcohol?

400

I have driven 100 mph for 15 minutes and have traveled this distance.

What is 25 miles?

500

This electronic instrument capable of mimicing many other sounds became popular first during the 1980's in pop, rock, and dance music.

What is a synthesizer?

500

This movie of an F Scott Fitzgerald book starred Leonardo De Caprio as a man concerned with wealth and prestige

What is the great Gatsby?

500

This fault line is said by some to someday break and let about half of California fall into the ocean

What is the San Andreas fault line?

500

This collection of a certain number of fairly uncomplicated directives are adopted and followed by millions in these anonymous groups, whose members are certain that these specific guidelines for life are what allow them to stay clean and sober.

What are the 12 steps?

500

This infinitely continuing decimal number  allows us to make and measure things like wheels, pizzas, and dinner plates.

What is pi?