Saltines are a type of one
Cracker
A wading bird, or a machine with a hoisting arm at a construction site
Crane
In 1992 these 10-foot lizards were hatched for the 1st time outside of Indonesia at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
Komodo dragons
Rhinoplasty or appendectomy, for example
Operation
Try explaining to your kids how this 1972 4-letter arcade game from Atari was the coolest thing ever for a while
Pong
Heavy fabric is stretched tight & tacked into place on a frame to make one of these art surfaces
Canvas
Got up from the bed, or a prickly flower
Rose
In 2006 one of these in Steve Irwin's zoo died at around age 176; it was said to have once belonged to Charles Darwin
Tortoise
The USS Missouri is an Iowa-class one
Battleship
Introduced in 1982, this sequel had as big an appetite as her male predecessor
Ms pac man
Divided into 64 squares, it's usually found with royalty on it
Chess board
What you give to nourish livestock, or a live video signal
Feed
Among the smallest reptiles is the dwarf this, a type of lizard that can walk on your ceiling
A gecko
The Sherman Act of 1890 was meant to combat this type of business
Monopoly
He was a bouncing orange critter with a big nose & an asterisk in his name
Q*bert
Splash & ride are types of these on a drum kit
Cymbals
An object found in groups at certain alleys, or a brooch
Pins
The only species of this toothy beast besides the American is the Chinese, which lives along the Yangtze
An alligator
Slang for a tornado
Twister
Appropriately, the highest lance won in this classic game; less appropriately, there were flying ostriches
Joust
The X's give an extra hint to this popular form of embroidery
Cross stitch
A candy flavor, or a place that literally makes money
Mint
"Red on yellow, kill a fellow; red on black, venom lack" helps to identify these U.S. snakes
Coral snake
Nixon's spaniel
Checkers
You had left, middle & right fire buttons in this game, also the name of a U.S. Army unit known as MICOM
Missle command