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His dedication for his memoir "Spare" reads: "For Meg and Archie and Lili... and, of course, my Mother"

Prince Harry

100

First opened in 1900, this subway system has been called the lifeline of Paris

The Metro

100

In 1992 England's top soccer clubs broke away from their historic football league to form this elite entity

The Premier League

100

"The pins you save live on your boards" on this site

Pinterest

100

An apiarist is someone who raises & cares for these

Bees

200

The 2023 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction went to a book about this man, whose 2020 death in Minneapolis sparked protests worldwide

George Floyd

200

Reaching speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, Japan's shinkansen are better known by this name

Bullet Trains

200

In 2020 MLB gave retroactive major league status to 7 of these leagues that existed from 1920 to 1948

Negro Leagues

200

This site "enables anyone to be a creator", as Noah Beck found out when 9 seconds of lip-syncing made him famous

TikTok

200

I'm choosing something by Adele next time we go out to do this, "empty orchestra" in Japanese

Karaoke

300

Members of the Osage Nation, Mollie Burkhart & her family are at the center of this bestseller (and 2023 Best Picture Nominee by Scorsese)

Killers of the Flower Moon

300

Rad Power & Aventon are popular brands of these

e-bikes

300

In 1924 the NHL added its first U.S. team, this New England squad

Boston Bruins

300

This "in the gaming community is the problem we are trying to solve", said a founder of the platform of that name

Discord

300

"RC" on a baseball card is used to stand for this & often makes it more sought after by collectors

Rookie Card

400

In this 2023 best seller, Naomi Klein discovers a mirror image of herself who fights against all the causes she believes in.

Doppelganger

400

n 2002, Porsche spiced up its line of vehicles with the introduction of this model, its first SUV

Cayenne

400

The Indiana Pacers debuted in 1967 in this new big league; it's gone, but the team is still around

The ABA

400

This search engine with a double-talk animal name emphasizes privacy, saying it doesn't track searches or collect user info

DuckDuckGo

400

The pastime of skimming flat stones across calm water also has this double avian name

Ducks and Drakes

500

Stephen Hawking gave us "A Brief History of Time" & this American-born writer gave us "A Short History of Nearly Everything"

Bill Bryson

500

The national airline of Poland is known by this 3-letter name

LOT

500

This league's 20-yard-deep end zone means Cody Fajardo has more options close to the goal line than Patrick Mahomes does

The CFL

500

Called "China's Google", this search engine became the first Chinese company to be listed on the NASDAQ 100

Baidu

500

That's my jam! Strawberry specifically, to which I'm adding this coagulant, as the fruit naturally only has a little

Pectin