Idioms
Birds
Famous Names
Children's 19th Century Classics
Constitutional Amendments
100
This idiom likens frenzied behavior to poultry.
What is "like a chicken with its head cut off"
100
This small bird is the only bird that can fly backwards, and includes the ruby-throated, calliope, and rufous.
What is a hummingbird
100
“The Wizard of Menlo Park” and inventor of the first commercially practical light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison
100
This American author brought to life characters including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Who is Samuel Langhorne Clemens or Mark Twain
100
Freedom of speech
What is the first amendment
200
This sweet treat could also mean getting something on top of what you already have when you already have it good.
What is "icing on the cake"
200
This flightless New Zealand bird shares its name with a type of fruit.
What is a kiwi
200
Legendary American nurseryman who pioneered the spread of apple trees across the eastern United States.
Who is Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman
200
This mathematician's children's works include Through the Looking Glass
Who is Lewis Carroll
200
Right to a speedy trial and to call witnesses
What is the 6th amendment
300
Something expensive may cost you your limbs in a literal interpretation of this idiom.
What is "an arm and a leg"
300
This bird is famous for singing at night
What is a Nightingale
300
“The Lady with the Lamp” and founder of modern nursing
Who is Florence Nightingale
300
This prolific Danish author was best known for his fairy tales
Who is Hans Christian Anderson
300
Women’s suffrage
What is the 19th amendment
400
This August did not give us these hottest days of the year.
What is "the dog days of summer"
400
This bird was baked in a pie in a popular children's rhyme
What are blackbirds
400
Existentialist feminist and Jean Paul Sartre’s philosopher friend
Who is Simone de Beauvoir
400
French author of The Count of Monte Cristo
Who is Alexandre Dumas
400
Voting age set to 18 years
What is the 26th amendment
500
This idiom would send you to sleep in a barn!
What is "hit the hay"
500
Standing up to 5 feet tall, this is the tallest bird in North America
What is the whooping crane
500
Greek mathematician and "Father of Geometry"
Who is Euclid
500
Author of the serially published The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby
Who is Charles Kingsley
500
Presidential two-term limit
What is the 22nd amendment
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