I'M "STICK"ING TO IT
POPCORN
WHAT A Q____T!
SOUNDS SPOOKY
4-LETTER WORDS
100
Proper etiquette after eating a Japanese meal is to lay these down in front of you with the tips to the left
chopsticks
100
Legend says in 1621 Native Americans introduced the Pilgrims to popcorn by bringing it to this celebration
Thanksgiving
100
A bed's coverlet
a quilt
100
You don't have to keep it under wraps: a British kid might use this 5-letter word instead of mother
mummy
100
From French, it can replace the word "place" in "in place of"
lieu
200
The Keystone Kops & the 3 Stooges practiced this comedic art form
slapstick
200
Popcorn is mostly this type of carbohydrate that provides energy & also stiffens shirt collars
starch
200
A knight's adventurous expedition
a quest
200
Sanguinelli is a variety of this citrus fruit whose flesh can be deep red
a blood orange
200
A tamale is usually wrapped in a corn one
husk
300
A consumer who's confronted with the unexpected high price of a car is said to be suffering from this ailment
sticker shock
300
This product from Orville Redenbacher's is "a little sweet, a little salty--and a whole lot of yummy"
kettle corn
300
1,560 divided by 26 equals 60, 60 being this
the quotient
300
Also a Stephen King book title, this group of workers is the smallest amount possible to successfully fill a shift
a skeleton crew
300
2 vowels front this verb meaning "to remove from power"
oust
400
This decorative item is used to hold an ascot or necktie in place
a stickpin
400
In 2003 Governor Blagojevich signed a bill that made popcorn this state's official snack
Illinois
400
A 90-degree arc
a quadrant
400
There are 3 species of this mammal, which uses echolocation & feeds on livestock
vampire bats
400
A Washington, D.C. university honors this policy expert "of the year"
wonk
500
This hyphenated term for an old fogy dates back to the early 18th century
a stick-in-the-mud
500
In 1914 America got its first commercial popcorn brand, this one with an upbeat name
Jolly Time
500
Quiet, but with the possibility of coming back to life
quiescent
500
It's named for how some of its growth dangles down as if in a web
spider plants
500
It's the simple bouquet seen here
a posy