Getting Scientific
State Capitals
Pen Names
Mythology
Rhymeless words
100
It's the more common name for frozen carbon dioxide
What is dry ice?
100
The state capital out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
What is Honolulu?
100
This Narnia author's first published work was "Spirits in Bondage", a book of verse written as Clive Hamilton
Whos is C. S. Lewis?
100
This brother of Prometheus had the whole world on his shoulders
Who is Atlas?
100
It's a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land; there's one of Aden
What is a gulf?
200
From words meaning "against life", this class of drugs often derived from fungi is used against bacteria
What are antibiotics?
200
This Missouri capital is one of the 4 named after a U.S. president
What is Jefferson City?
200
Under the pen name Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson wrote novels about this young female detective
Who is Nancy Drew?
200
Sound the alarm! It's the term for a nymph who lures sailors & ships onto the rocks
What is a siren?
200
It's an oven for firing pottery
What is a kiln?
300
Panphobia is fear of this
What is everything?
300
One of the 2 that end in "polis"
What is Indianapolis or Annapolis?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: We all wear masks in life from time to time; spy out this pen name of David Cornwell
Who is John le Carré?
300
She pined away over Narcissus until only her voice was left
Who is Echo?
300
I won't tell you the word; I plead this amendment
What is the fifth?
400
The name of this type of medical examination comes from the Greek for "seeing with one's own eyes"
What is an autopsy?
400
DAILY DOUBLE: It's the northernmost state capital; it can get real cold there too
What is Juneau?
400
Comic book writer & guru Stanley Martin Lieber is better known by this "marvel-ous" pen name
Who is Stan Lee?
400
Laerad is the great tree around which this hall of the slain was built
What is Valhalla?
400
There are grey & timber types of this large carnivorous mammal
What is a wolf?
500
Named for an Italian scientist, it's the scientific "number" of molecules in 1 gram mole of any substance
What is Avogadro's Number?
500
As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had his office in this state capital.
What is Sacramento?
500
He wrote "A Case of Need" as Jeffery Hudson but used his own name for "Disclosure" & "Rising Sun"
Who is Michael Crichton?
500
Norse myth is big on trees; the first man & woman -- Ask & Embla -- were created out of these 2 species
What are ash and elm?
500
It's the zodiacal degree that marks the beginning of a house or a sign
What is the cusp?
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