Game Changers
A 15th century rule change transformed the weakest chess piece to this one, the strongest on the board
The Queen
Secured firmly in place, or a period without food
fast
In the story of this pair, the witch asks, "Nibble, nibble little mouse, who is nibbling at my house?"
Hansel and Gretel
Hound Dog & Tutti Frutti
1950s
Silver iodide is often used to produce condensation for "seeding" these
clouds
In 1990 this classic card game was included as part of Windows 3.0, turning millions of casual computer users into gamers
Solitaire
To strike down hard with a foot, or something that's affixed to show a fee has been paid
stamp
This Dr. Seuss character shows up one boring rainy day when "our mother was out of the house"
The Cat in the Hat
AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE
1990s
In vein deposits, gold often appears with fool's gold, also called this
Pyrite
In 1875 a British army lieutenant modified a form of pool to create this very British billiards game
Snooker
A quantity of liquid, or to allow to fall
drop
An annual read aloud book award is named for this "Stuart Little" and "Charlotte's Web" author
E.B. White
Sugar Sugar, Hey Jude, and Light My Fire
1960s
When they're bars & ingots, gold & silver are called this, which sounds like a soup broth
boullion
The elephant is the largest land animal by weight; this animal is 2nd
The Rhinoceros
This card game scored with pegs on a board evolved from an earlier one called Noddy
Cribbage
A mode of transport, or to direct a plant to grow in a particular way
train
Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger in "The Jungle Book", threatens that this character "is mine & to my teeth he will come in the end"
Mowgli
Get Lucky, Uptown Funk
2010s
It's atomic number is 79
Gold
In 2019 season 10 of this online survival game ended with a giant asteroid blowing up its virtual island, leaving a black hole
Fortnite
To surmount, or distance info on a map
scale
Billy has a pair of hounds named Old Dan & Little Ann in the kids' classic "Where" this plant "Grows"
Red Fern
In The Mood, God Bless America, and Over The Rainbow
1930s
Silver is valuable due to its brilliance, scarcity & resistance to this process, meaning it won't rust
oxidation