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100
The commonly acknowledged "tastes" received by human taste buds include saltiness, sweetness, bitterness, and this word meaning "savory".
What is umami?
100
This vital sign is is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure (maximum during one heart beat) over diastolic pressure (minimum in between two heart beats).
What is blood pressure?
100
This is the term given to a deposit account at a financial institution that allows withdrawals and deposits.
What is a checking account?
100
If you've ever studied Connecticut history, picked up a dictionary, or been to Blue Back Square in West Hartford, you may be familiar with this man, described as the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". Is this clue too wordy?
Who is Noah Webster?
100
The Academy Award for Best Picture went to Moonlight-- but in a brief, embarrassing gaffe, the makers of this film were accidentally called up instead.
What is La La Land?
200
Red Vines are a popular brand of this type of candy.
What is (red) licorice?
200
If you're smart, you'll know this name for the third and final set of molars that most people develop.
What are wisdom teeth?
200
A savings account is a deposit account held at a retail bank that pays interest but cannot be used directly as money in the narrow sense of a medium of exchange (for example, by writing a check).
What is a savings account?
200
This Connecticut newspaper, established in 1764, is the oldest newspaper in the country that is still being published.
What is the Hartford Courant?
200
"Pray You Catch Me", "Hold Up", "Don't Hurt Yourself", and "Formation" are all songs from this 2016 album.
What is Lemonade?
300
This is the heat scale used to quantify the relative spiciness of different varieties of pepper.
What is the Scoville scale?
300
The presence of ketones in human urine might indicate two conditions: starvation, or alternatively type II diabetes, alternatively known as this condition.
What is diabetes mellitus?
300
It may be wise to contribute to this alphanumerically-named, pension account in which retirement savings contributions are provided (and sometimes proportionately matched) by an employer.
What is a 401(k)?
300
If you've been to Groton, you may be familiar with this type of ship, Connecticut's official state ship.
What is a submarine?
300
This Rae Sremmurd song was used for a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a moving camera films them.
What is Black Beatles?
400
A teetotaler is someone who never partakes in this.
What is alcohol/drinking?
400
This is both the largest internal human organ and the only internal organ capable of regenerating lost tissue.
What is the liver?
400
Traditional IRAs require you to begin taking out money after a certain age-- whereas this type of IRA requires no withdrawals within the owner's lifetime.
What is a Roth IRA?
400
The famed Connecticut "Nut Museum" is located in this sour-sounding town.
What is Old Lyme?
400
Poor Barb never stood a chance against the Demogorgon in this 2016 Netflix original series.
What is Stranger Things?
500
If you've ever eaten a seared steak, browned a marshmallow, or toasted bread, you may be familiar with the Maillard reaction, responsible for this effect in food.
What is browning?
500
The perceived decrease in air temperature felt by the body due to the flow of air is known as this.
What is wind chill?
500
A tax deduction lowers your total taxable income; whereas this term describes a direct reduction of the actual taxes you owe.
What is a tax credit?
500
Prudence Crandall, the state heroine of Connecticut, established a school dedicated exclusively to the teaching of this disenfranchised group-- including teacher training!
What are African-American women?
500
This singer's album, Anti, was released in 2016.
Who is Rihanna?