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"Bollywood" is the Hindi-language film industry of this country

What is India?

400

This field in which Mariah Carey was a student includes hairstyling and nail care

What is cosmetology?

400

Da, the name of this strong drink comes from the Russian for "little water"

What is Vodka?

400

Man is continually pestered about his protein-deficient diet until he finally succumbs to requests to try new things

What is Green Eggs and Ham?

400

Unless you've been living under a rock, you would know that this country won the Men's FIFA World Cup

What is Spain?

800

Full of gunfights & bandits, the Bollywood classic "Sholay" is called not a "spaghetti" but a "curry" one of these

What is a western?

800

Otology is the science that deals with the ear & this is the field that deals with hearing

What is audiology?

800

This state of transcendence & enlightenment in Buddhism means "extinction" in Sanskrit

What is Nirvana?

800

A young cynic leaves prep school to wander around the big city before briefly returning to his childhood home

What is A Catcher in the Rye?

800

After a 12-year drought, this team took home their second-ever Super Bowl ring

Who are the Seattle Seahawks?

1200

Raj Kapoor, star of "Awaara", or "The Tramp", was Bollywood's version of this silent comedian, also "The Tramp"

Who was Chaplin?

1200

If your PhD is in the similarities of folk songs from Bhutan and Cameroon, you're an expert in "ethno" this

What is musicology?

1200

Swedish for "bread & butter table" gives us this word for a buffet with a variety of foods

What is a Smorgasbord?

1200

A traveler narrowly escapes an old man with insomnia and returns with a team to exact his revenge

What is Dracula?

1200

The University of Michigan won the Men's NCAA Basketball championship, while this school took home the Women's championship

What is UCLA?

1600

In 1946 "Neecha Nagar" shared the Grand Prix at the first of this French city's annual festivals

What is Cannes?

1600

William James' 1890 "The Principles of" this is considered a classic in the field

What is Psychology?

1600

Yiddish gave us this word for a clumsy or awkward person

What is a Klutz?

1600

A destitute young boy meets with a wealthy monopolist and learns that integrity and honesty can lead to success 

What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

1600

Despite winning an Olympic gold medal earlier in his career, this man took home his very first Singles Grand Slam title after winning the Roland Garros tournament

Who is Alexander Zverev?

2000

Like Brando, 1940s & '50s Bollywood star Dilip Kumar pioneered this naturalistic acting style

What is method acting?

2000

Rhinology isn't the study of the Rhine River, but of this body part & its related diseases

What is the nose?

2000

It's suggested that this term for an imaginary creature comes from Old Irish for "small body"

What is a leprechaun?

2000

A shy but courageous man leaves his hometown in search of adventure alongside his peers and elderly mentor

What is The Hobbit?

2000

Soccer enthusiasts will remember that the opening match of the FIFA World Cup between these two countries featured THREE red cards

What are México and South Africa?