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In 1871 Patrick & Catherine O'Leary owned a cow in this city; a bovine pyromaniac? History is unsure, but the fire was devastating

What is Chicago?

200

The 1792 Apportionment Act gave each state one of these for every 33,000 people; New Hampshire got 4, Virginia 19.

What is congressional representation?
200

If you're eating a falafel sandwich, it's most likely in this pocket bread.

What is pita?

200

In 2019 Jordan Peele took on the Rod Serling narration duties when he rebooted this anthology series.

What is The Twilight Zone?

200

Where a cetacean does some hard time.

What is whale jail?

400

In 1812 a 7.7 earthquake pretty much destroyed this Venezuelan capital.

What is Caracas?

400

This hardware store "is the place" that has more than 5,000 worldwide locations.

What is Ace?
400

A starter containing lactic acid bacteria is used to induce fermentation when making this tangy bread.

What is sourdough?
400

A new fab 5 helps people reboot their wardrobe, style & diet on this Netflix series.

What is Queer Eye?

400

A cutlass or rapier kept in a Honda mid-size sedan.

What is a sword Accord? What is an Accord sword?

600

Of death & presidents: Grover Cleveland was "The Hangman of" it & William McKinley was assassinated there.

What is Buffalo?

600

This techno-thriller author's works served as the inspiration for video games like "Splinter Cell" & "Rainbow Six".

Who is Clancy?

600

This dark brown bread with a German name is made wholly with unsifted rye flour & has been enjoyed in Central Europe for centuries.

What is pumpernickel? 

600

As if! This film became a TV series; Stacey Dash played Cher's BFF Dionne in both versions.

What is Clueless?

600

A top-story room used for storage that stays the same, never changing.

What is a static attic?

800

The Beer Hall Putsch in this city was a 1923 coup attempt that led to Hitler's all-too-brief imprisonment.

What is Munich?

800

Some of the world's best snorkeling can be found at spots like Sharm El-Sheikh on this colorful sea.

What is the Red Sea?

800

A cylindrical oven called a tandoor is traditionally used to make this kind of flat leavened bread.

What is naan?

800

It was still the humans vs. the Cylons when this sci-fi series was rebooted.

What is Battlestar Galactica?

800

King Alaric's stock of chicken bouillon.

What is goth broth?

1000

On Dec. 14, 1825 the Decembrist revolt in this port city sought to end serfdom; harshly, forcefully, serfdom did not end.

What is St. Petersburg?

1000

A 2016 study found that birds' brains are denser in these nerve cells than the brains of primates are.

What are neurons?

1000

The name of this grilled bread antipasto topped with chopped tomatoes & herbs comes from Italian for "to toast".

What is bruschetta? 

1000

Nowadays it's this woman who evens the odds as "The Equalizer".

Who is Queen Latifah?

1000

A white sheep running a gambling den like the Mirage or Sahara.

What is a casino merino?