FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
PARENTING TIPS FROM THE VICTORIAN ERA
CANADIAN GIRLFRIENDS
U.S. TERRITORIES
SWAP A LETTER
100
In a kids' book, we meet this title character along with his siblings Flopsy, Mopsy & Cotton-tail
Who is Peter Rabbit?
100
Victorian doc Henry Kennedy said kids got the best sleep pointed in this direction, like a compass, cuz, you know, electricity
What is North?
100
In the early 2010s, Brody Jenner had a Canadian girlfriend, this singer
Who is Avril Lavigne?
100
Halfway between Hawaii & Australia, Howland Island was a designated refueling spot for her in 1937, but she never made it
Who is Earhart?
100
The boss of a football team subs in a new middle letter to become this relaxing piece of furniture
What is couch (from coach)?
200
Quixada, Quesada or even Quexana may have been the original surname of the character who chose this name for himself
Who is Don Quxiote?
200
In 1839 Thomas Bull (M.D.) wrote that women with nervous temperaments "ought never to suckle" & should use this kind of nurse
What is a wet nurse?
200
Director Brian De Palma dated Margot Kidder in the early '70s, before her fame as this reporter for the Daily Planet
Who is Lois Lane?
200
Palmyra Atoll is home to the world's largest land invertebrate, the robber type of this crustacean; it can open coconuts
What is a crab?
200
A Roman emperor swaps a letter & becomes this foam-based Hasbro brand
What is Nerf (from Nero)
300
At the end of an 1831 novel, his skeleton is found in a cellar with a curved spine & soon crumbles into dust
Who is Quasimodo? (the Hunchback of Notre Dame)
300
Baby Constance needs a teething toy? Put the feet of one of these burrowing creatures around her neck & let her rip
What is a mole?
300
Leon Draisaitl stars for this northernmost NHL team but went to warmer Spain to propose to Celeste Desjardins
What is Edmonton?
300
Named for a British sea captain, Wake Island was used in 1975 to process refugees from this country that soon ceased to exist
What is South Vietnam?
300
A unit of legal tender changes its first letter & becomes this informal way of saying to apprehend a suspect
What is collar (from dollar)
400
A drug addict named William Lee is the narrator of this novel by William S. Burroughs
What is The Naked Lunch?
400
Dainty dresses allowed easy access for a diaper change; here's this future prez in one while rocking some mean bangs
Who is FDR?
400
The not so "Mysterious Affair" of this One Direction alumnus in 2023 & '24 was with Canadian actress Taylor Russell
Who is Harry Styles?
400
Puerto Rico is the easternmost island in this "Greater" chain that includes Jamaica & Cuba
What is Antilles?
400
A place you get your hair styled gets a new letter & becomes this sharp part of a bird of prey
What is a talon (from salon)
500
Jilted as a bride, she calls Satis House home in "Great Expectations"
Who is Miss Havisham?
500
Avoid giving tiny Agnes a green toy--it could have been painted with Paris green, full of this rat poison poorly regulated
What is arsenic?
500
If the word is apt after 9 years & 2 kids, the girlfriend of "Price Is Right" champ Jamie Linden is this "Hot Chick" from "The Notebook"
Who is Rachel McAdams
500
Saipan, the capital of these "Northern" islands in Micronesia, was the site of a major 1944 battle
What are the Northern Mariana Islands?
500
A verb for thrusting out your lips while sulking swaps a letter & ouch! It's now this type of inflammatory arthritis
What is gout (from pout)