This super sleuth resided at 221B Baker Street, London.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
100
Gone with the _____
What is "wind"?
100
Little Miss Muffet sat on one of these low stools.
What is a tuffet?
100
Literally or figuratively, it's what you wave when you surrender.
What is a white flag?
100
This charitable organisation specialises in making terminal children's dreams come true.
What is the Make-a-Wish Foundation?
200
The first non-human to win an Oscar, he made his debut in the short animated film 'Steamboat Willie'.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
200
For whom _____ tolls.
What is "the bell"?
200
This 1920's Chicago gangster's rep. sheet included bootlegging, prostitution, gambling, and organized violence, but he was ultimately arrested on tax evasion.
Who is Al Capone?
200
Under FIFA rules, a player receives this for a first serious foul.
What is a yellow card?
200
This expensive cut of Japanese beef can set you back upto $700 in some restaurants!
What is Kobe?
300
It completes the line "Shall I compare thee to a..."
What is "A summer's day"?
300
The Great Pyramids of _____
What is "Giza"?
300
These were the wares of the man Simple Simon met whilst going to the fair.
What is pie?
300
This type of gas, created by chlorofluorocarbons, is responsible for depleting the Ozone layer.
What is greenhouse?
300
For the record there's no fish called a lox; the lox on your bagel is made from this fish.
What is salmon?
400
Logically, it's the middle book of Dante's "Divine Comedy"
What is Purgatorio/Purgatory?
400
The Lion, the ____, and the Wardrobe.
What is "the witch"?
400
This stockbroker operated a Ponzi scheme considered to be the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.
Who is Bernie Madoff?
400
A politically incorrect costume that entails smearing dark pigments on one's visage in an attempt to appear ethnic.
What is blackface?
400
Ever crave a Belgian one of these treats, made in an iron & served with butter & maple syrup?
What is waffle?
500
He occupied a throne over which a "Sword of" him was suspended by a single thread.
Who is Damocles?
500
"Four score and ____ years ago" - The Gettysburg Address
What is "seven"?
500
In 'The Farmer in the Dell', the farmer takes a wife, the wife takes a child, the child takes a nurse, and the nurse takes this.
What is a cow?
500
An acute viral disease caused by the bite of the female mosquito. Symptoms include muscle pain, fever, jaundice, and headaches.
What is yellow fever?
500
Commonly known as Shooting Stars, people wish upon them as they enter the atmosphere.