NATURE
ANCIENT HISTORY
KIDS IN LIT
DOUBLE THE BONES
SHORTENED WORDS
200


It's the weed seen here spreading more little ones

Dandelion

200

The Olympic Games began in 776 B.C., took a long break & reappeared in 1896 in this country

Greece

200

This orphan boy lives in a cupboard under the stairs and finds out some magical detail about his life on his 11th birthday.

Harry Potter

200

Humans have 12 pairs of these bones, 7 pairs of which attach to the sternum

Ribs

200

Flu;
we hope you don't come down with it

Influenza

400

From the Latin for "gnawing", it's the order of mammals that includes mice & hamsters 

Rodent

400

After this queen died in 30 B.C., Egypt fell under Roman domination

Cleopetra

400

This curious little girl finds herself in a mysterious wardrobe that leads to a magical land called Narnia.

Lucy Pevensie

400

The 2 patellas cap & protect these 2 vital body hinges

Knee

400

Con;

like one serving time in prison

Convict

600

Most bats are this 9-letter adjective, so they don't mind if you call them at 2 in the morning

Nocturnal

600


Covering 120,000 square miles from Mexico into Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador & the Honduras, this civilization peaked from 250 to 900 A.D.

Mayans

600

"I beg your pardon, sir!" This orphan "has asked for more!", 'cause that gruel was awesome

Oliver twist

600

It's the 2-word name for the 2 triangular bones of the upper back aka scapulas

Shoulder Blades

600

Memo,
a short note or reminder

Memorandum

800

While not all grow so quickly, one of these giant, hollow, woody grasses grew 3 feet in 1 day

Bamboo

800

Born in China in 551 B.C., this teacher & philosopher is also referred to as Kongfuzi, or "Master Kong"

Confucius 

800

In 2007 Greg Heffley's adventures began in "A Novel of Cartoons", book 1 of this series

Diary of a wimpy kid

800

If someone kicks you in these, they're kicking you in the tibias

Shin

800

Pants;
the longer word comes from the name of a character in Italian comedy

Pantaloon

1000

As seen here, fossilized resin, called this, can preserve an insect forever

Amber

1000

This ancient Phoenician city is often referred to as the birthplace of the alphabet and was known for its production of purple dye from murex snails.

Byblos

1000

This 19th century character asked, "Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"

Tom Sawyer

1000

The two parietal bones join together to help protect the two parietal lobes of this organ

Brain

1000

Pen,
a place that's full of cons

Penitentiary 

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