Before and After
Teen-Letter Words
Odd Ends
World Capitals
Vocabulary
100
Before: NBA franchise located in Florida After: 1993 card game by Wizards of the Coast
What is Orlando Magic: the Gathering?
100
13 letters: A throat process common in children in which the Palatine bones are removed
What is a Tonsillectomy​?
100
Put 3 letters before "Trial" to get this, a trial ended by the judge with no verdict
What is a mistrial?
100
Portugal
What is Lisbon?
100
The word "smog" is a blend of these two words
What are Smoke and Fog?
200
Before: Author of "The Shining" After: His touch turns all to gold
What is Stephen King Midas?
200
17 letters: the philosophy of Thoreau and Emerson
What is transcendentalism?
200
While being grilled to death, St. Lawrence said "Please do this, I'm done on one side"
What is turn me over?
200
Indonesia
What is Jakarta?
300
Before: Symbol of Judaism After: Fills in the movie title: Bend it like _______
What is Star of David Beckham?
300
13 letters: A technological device linking up smaller ones to calculate incredibly fadt
What is a supercomputer?
300
In an O. Henry story, a boy kidnapped for this payment is so much trouble that the kidnappers ultimately pay to return him
What is ransom?
300
Canada
What is Ottawa?
300
"Mum" is a word for this flower with a longer name (DD)
What is a Chrysanthemum?
400
Before: 1993 drama directed by Nora Ephron After: NFL team located in Washington State
What is Sleepless in Seattle Seahawks?
400
13 letters: Swiss and Portuguese are two of these (DD)
What are Nationalities?
400
In college football, "The Play" is the one on which Cal beat Stanford with 5 of these sideways passes
What is a lateral?
400
Venezuela
What is Caracas?
500
Before: An online auction site beginning with a vowel After: The storming of the Beaches of Cuba
What is E-Bay of Pigs?
500
16 letters: Embezzlement or other improper use of funds
What is misappropriation?
500
This hissing sound can also mean to end feebly after a promising start
What is fizzle (out)?
500
Mexico
What is Mexico City?
500
Having all 5 vowels in alphabetical order, it means cleverly amusing, but it can also be snarky in tone
What is facetious?
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