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100

A rhythmic report regarding the rapid oxidation of a primary residential structure.

What is "Burning Down the House"?

100

The messy act of allowing a feline to escape from a burlap sack, thereby revealing a secret.

What is letting the cat out of the bag?

100

I am a heated metal box that intentionally burns your bread, then aggressively ejects it when I'm finished.

What is a Toaster?

100

A breakfast cereal featuring a sugary captain who also happens to be the "Hook"-handed villain from Peter Pan.

What is Cap'n Crunch Hook?

100

A long, narrow loaf of French bread.

What is baguette?

200

Atmospheric precipitation consisting of a secondary color created by the refraction of light through red and blue pigments.

What is "Purple Rain"?

200

A difficult search involving a tiny sewing tool and a massive pile of dried livestock fodder.

What is finding a needle in a haystack?

200

I am a cold, dark cabinet where your leftovers go to be forgotten until they eventually grow hair.

What is a Refrigerator?

200

The long-running sci-fi show about a Time Lord who is also a brand of lemon-lime soda.

What is Doctor Who Mountain Dew?

200

A dish made with beaten eggs, often cooked in a pan.

What is an omelette?

300

A state of matter where H2O is maintained below 0°C, followed by a term for a human infant.

What is "Ice Ice Baby"?

300

An astronomical event that happens only when Earth’s lunar satellite appears to be a distinct shade of azure.

What is once in a blue moon?

300

I am a spinning glass plate inside a box that uses invisible waves to make your soup lava-hot on the edges and ice-cold in the middle.

What is a Microwave?

300

The billionaire founder of multiple tech corporations who is also a shaggy, prehistoric-looking mammal found in the Arctic tundra.

What is Elon Musk Ox?

300

This plant causes a burning sensation when touched due to microscopic hairs on its leaves

What is nettle?

400

A formal inquiry regarding the specific identity of the individuals who facilitated the liberation of the domestic canines.

What is "Who Let the Dogs Out"?

400

The dangerous act of tossing a tiny human out the window along with the dirty liquid used for their hygiene.

What is throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

400

I am a vertical, four-sided metal tower used to shred blocks of dairy—and occasionally, your knuckles.

What is a Cheese Grater?

400

Oscar Wilde’s novel about a man whose portrait ages for him, which is also the name of a seminal 19th-century medical textbook.

What is The Picture of Dorian Gray’s Anatomy?

400

A short performance or scene, often humorous.

What is a vignette?

500

A declaration that the speaker consists entirely of a lustrous, silver-colored transition metal with the atomic number 22.

What is "Titanium"?

500

The unlikely meteorological phenomenon where domestic pets fall from the sky during a heavy storm.

What is raining cats and dogs?

500

I am a small, noisy, handheld wind-tunnel used to evaporate the moisture from your head follicles morning.

What is a Hair Dryer?

500

Jerry Garcia’s legendary psychedelic rock band that is also a hyper-saline lake bordering Jordan and the West Bank.

What is the Grateful Dead Sea?

500

Term used to refer to young woman or girl, often used in older texts.

What is a coquette?

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