COLLECTIVE ANIMAL NAMES, WITH OPTIONS
THE LANGUAGE OF FAITH
SCRIPTED TV LINES
HISTORIC HISTORY
WORDS FOR THE YOUNG
400
I'm a proud non-smoker, but why are these "ships of the desert" in a caravan when a pack of them would have been spot on?
Camels
400
A setback that later leads to a great outcome is one of these "in disguise"
A blessing
400
Roman Roy, on his brother's run for prez: "Do you think that that's like a natural progression from never done nothin', never?"
Succession
400
This leader rendered unto us the humblebrag "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered")
Julius Caesar
400
This adjective for a whippersnapper advanced in knowledge or skill comes from Latin words for "ahead" & "to cook"
Precocious
800
A bunch of turkeys seems perfect, but they collectivize as a this, a group gathered by a sheriff to go after Old West bad guys
Posse
800
A business opportunity too good to be true or some foods mentioned in the book of Leviticus may not be this
DAILY DOUBLE
Kosher
800
Taking a new, "opposite" approach in meeting women: "My name is George. I'm unemployed & I live with my parents"
Seinfeld
800
This German wasn't trying to break up with the Roman Catholic Church with his 95 Theses, but the Church broke up with him
Martin Luther
800
Young mariners who've not yet crossed the equator have this nickname, another word for tadpole
Pollywog
1200
A neck of these African beasts would have almost been as appropriate as a tower of them is
Giraffes
1200
Hindu belief led to this phrase meaning a person or idea that no one dares criticize
A sacred cow
1200
Tyrion: "Though I would treasure your friendship, I'm mainly interested in your facility with murder"
Game of Thrones
1200
During World War II "Uncle Joe" was a nickname for this world leader
Joseph Stalin
1200
A music genre is in this 2-word affectionate term from TikTok--it's a person who embraces the feminine side of things
Girlypop
1600
A hypnosis of cobras would have been pretty cool to say, but the slitherers group as a this, a long case that holds arrows
Quiver
1600
My friend Ed reads the sports pages, Roxane Gay's Substack & especially the New Testament this way, with regularity
Religiously
1600
Narrator Ron Howard, after Michael Cera's George Michael was called "Opie": "Jessie had gone too far, & she had best watch her mouth"
Arrested Development
1600
Fletcher Christian led the 1789 mutiny on this ship; Captain Bligh & his followers were booted off
The Bounty
1600
This 4-letter word for a neglected or abandoned child has also come to mean an extremely thin person, usually female
Waif
2000
Damon Albarn led a band of them that ends with a "Z"; these primates band together as well, but we'd go with a magilla
DAILY DOUBLE
Gorillas
2000
It's an event no human could have prevented, & it may not be covered by your insurance
An act of God
2000
Hetty, dead since 1895 but still available to offer advice:
"Stop wasting your life sitting around not doing cocaine!"
Ghosts
2000
This "Affair" saw the French army wrongly accuse a Jewish officer of treason, resulting in Émile Zola's "J'accuse!"
Dreyfus
2000
2 Js are in this adjective describing juvenile ideas
Jejune