Nursery Rhyme Characters
The Planets
Words with silent consonants
That's Bananas
Words in Jeopardy
A Floral Category
200
The sudden appearance of an arachnid frightens her off her stool
Who is Little Miss Muffet?
200
Sunlight reaches this planet in less than 4 minutes and is about 7 times as bright as received on Earth.
What is Mercury?
200
Each finger has 3 of these; the thumb has 2
What are knuckles?
200
Bananas are a healthy source of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins & this indispensable chemical element with the symbol K
What is Potassium?
200
This word for a container of jam or pickles comes from the Arabic for a water vessel
What is a jar?
200
Van Gogh painted 5 large canvases of these flowers using 3 chrome yellows & yellow ochre
What are sunflowers?
400
Her quest to find canine sustenance in a storage cabinet ends in vain
Who is Old Mother Hubbard?
400
Ancient astronomers didn't know the size of this gas giant when naming it for the Roman ruler of the gods
What is Jupiter?
400
Miss Cleo, by TV profession; call me now!
What is a psychic?
400
Banana is a word in the language of these animated yellow sidekicks, whose banana song was in a trailer for "Despicable Me 2"
What are Minions?
400
This verb meaning to love & worship is found in the lyrics of "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
What is adore?
400
Types of this flower include tiger, stargazer & Easter
What is a lily?
600
She's misplaced her flock, but don't fret, they're bound to come back on their own
Who is Little Bo Peep?
600
In Polish, this planet with 28 known moons is 2 letters shorter than in English & presents no pronunciation dilemmas
What is Uranus?
600
Junior lien is another term for a second one of these
What is a mortgage?
600
Banana is one of the many fine flavors of this cocktail, & it's what Fredo Corleone orders in Cuba
What is a Daiquiri?
600
In 2023 Manny Machado agreed to a $350 million deal to remain one
What is a Padre?
600
The first U.S. envoy to Mexico introduced the U.S. to this flowering plant, now a favorite at Christmas
What is a poinsettia?
800
His impressive hurdling skills include leaping over a taper
Who is Jack?
800
Before it was discovered in 1846, scientists were able to predict its likely existence mathematically
What is Neptune?
800
Scattered remnants, the space type, millions of pieces strong, is a danger to satellites
What are debris?
800
"Travel & Safari Clothing Co." were part of its name when it began in California in 1978
What is Banana Republic?
800
The ancient poet Pindar was an early master of this type of lyric poem
What is an Ode?
800
Head to the end of the alphabet for these flowers that come in shapes called beehive, button & cactus
What is a zinnia?
1000
This deceitful guy made off with some small pies but learned his lesson in the end
Who is The Knave of Hearts?
1000
Weak gravity there has led to the tallest-known volcanoes in the solar system
What is Mars?
1000
Crypts for Christians in ancient Rome
What are catacombs?
1000
Bananas were introduced to the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in this year
What is 1876?
1000
A wagon, especially one without sides, used to haul heavy loads
What is a dray?
1000
The name of this can mean an overly sympathetic person
What is a bleeding heart?