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200

You get an "A" if you know that Horace described this emotion as "a short madness"

Anger

200

Not "E pluribus unum" but this national motto appears on the flags of Georgia & Mississippi

In God We Trust

200

Roy Wood Jr.: "If they can make a documentary about your time" in this post held by Spiro Agnew, you did the job "incorrectly"

Vice-President

200

A "quicker picker upper", or a bonus given at some poker tournaments after knocking out specific players

A bounty

200

"Double your pleasure, double your fun" with this brand

Doublemint

400

In "Oedipus at Colonus", he wrote, "Acceptance--that is the great lesson suffering teaches"

Sophocles

400

In 1992 this state replaced the words "The Sunshine State" on its flag with the words "The Mount Rushmore State"

South Dakota

400

What to do with Wanda Sykes' ashes? "Spread 'em over" this actress, Storm in "X-Men"; "she don't even have to be at the funeral"

Halle Berry

400

In the Gospel of John, the Pharisees told Jesus that this was the penalty for adultery; he told them to be cautious judging

Death by stoning

400

"I don't wanna grow up, I'm" this kind of "kid"

A Toys "R" Us kid

600

In his "Histories", he quoted Solon as saying, "Before he dies, call no man happy--he is at best but fortunate"

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Herodotus

600

Representations of the North Star & this other night sky feature appear on Alaska's flag

the Big Dipper (Ursa Major)

600

His early stand-up bits like the over-chatty ventriloquist are part of what made him a legend

Albert Brooks

600

Look out below! CEO severance from a company may be in the form of this 2-word type with a precious metal in its name

A golden parachute

600

This chain promised "We'll leave the light on for you"

Motel 6

800

In "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars", it's said that his last words were "What an artist dies with me!"

Nero

800

This state's flag features the frigate Raleigh, built in Portsmouth in 1776 & the first ship to fly the U.S. flag in a sea battle

New Hampshire

800

On "Rolling Stone's 500 Worst Albums", from Blaine Capatch: "2 Foot 2 Loose" by Kenny Loggins & "Idahoication" by this bunch of Flea's

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

800

There are fines & fees & then there's this other "F" word referring to property seized by the po-po for criminal reasons

Forfeiture

800

This brand has been advertised as "Two, two, two mints in one"

Certs

1000

We're not sure if he found him, but this cynic, lantern in tote, was quoted as saying he was "looking for an honest man"

Diogenes

1000

This state's flag bears the words "Battle Born", referring to it becoming a state during the Civil War

Nevada

1000

A chapter in Laurie Kilmartin's "Dead People Suck" is "Home Hospice: Die Surrounded by Stuff You Meant to Take to" this charity

Goodwill


1000

Mark Twain loved this Louisiana French word for something extra given after a transaction is completed

A lagniappe

1000

"Quick, Henry," this old-time insecticide that also means to move quickly from place to place

Flit