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Tricky Questions
100

Adam’s mate.

Who is Eve?

100

Lions and tigers and…

Bears.

100

This is what is expressed to someone who has helped you.

What is appreciation?

100

Spell deciduous, in reference to trees and shrubs seasonally shedding their leaves. 

D E C I D U O U S

100

This is the 11-letter word that all Canadians pronounce incorrectly. 

What is “incorrectly.”

200

Frozen water. 

What is ice?

200

Athos, Porthos, and..

Aramis.  The three musketeers.

200

Someone who is concerned about the earth and its resources is said to have this kind of awareness. 

What is environmental?

200

Spell conscientious, meaning

C O N S C I E N T I O U S

200

If a British farmer has 22 sheep and all but 9 die in a tragic shearing accident, how many does he have left.

Nine. 

300

This Native American tribe has a state named for it. 

Who are the Ute tribe?

300

Charlotte, Emily, and…

Anne.  The Brontë sisters. 

300

This system of the body is also known as the cardiovascular system. 

What is the circulatory system. 

300

Spell Worcestershire, a sauce typically made with vinegar and spices. 

W O R C E S T E R S H I R E 

300

Just before Mt. Everest was discovered , this was the highest mountain in the world. 

What is Mt. Everest?

400

Everyone living has one of these. 

What is an age?

400

Melchior, Balthasar, and 

Caspar (or Gaspar) the three wise men. 

400

This attractive force exists between any two objects that have mass and pulls them toward each other. 

What is gravitational force?

400

Spell entrepreneur, a person who enters business ventures and assumes risks. 

E N T R E P R E N E U R

400

If you enter a room with a match book, and there’s a candle, oil lamp, and heater, this is what you’d light first.

What is the match?

500

A distinct period of history with a particular characteristic.

What is an era?

500

Placid Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and…

Jose Carreras. The three tenors

500

This. The occurrence of events in an unplanned and beneficial way. 

What is serendipity or serendipitous?

500

Spell acquiescence, meaning acceptance of something without protest. 

A C Q U I E S C E N C E 

500

It’s the main reason in Wyoming why a man can’t marry his widow’s aunt.

What is, Because he’s dead.

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