Apologies
You're Probably Going to Hate This
Books by Funny People
The Skeletal System
"AB"s Workout
(each starts with A-B)
Fashion with Buzzy Cohen
300

In a 1785 poem Robert Burns apologized to one of these small rodents, calling it "wee... tim'rous beastie"

a mouse

300

Ben Franklin assured us that "Nothing is certain but death and" these

taxes

300

He wrote about growing up in South Africa in "Born a Crime"

Trevor Noah

300

12 of these slender bones on each side of your torso make up a "cage" to help protect your insides

ribs

300

According to a proverb, it "makes the heart grow fonder"

absence

300

Back in the 1930s, the high fliers of the U.S. Army Air Corps needed eye protection & Ray-Ban came through with what we now call this iconic style of sunglasses, whose name means "pilots"

the aviator

600

"Sorry, Dave... when the crew are dead or incapacitated, the onboard computer must assume control" is a line in this sci-fi novel

2001: A Space Odyssey

600

"Blue" this day of the week in January is said to be the most depressing day of the year; none of them are my favorite

Monday

600

Her book projects include "Why Not Me?" & "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)"

Mindy Kaling

600

The spinal cord passes through these bones that join together to form the backbone

 

vertebrae

600

When we talk about working your ab muscles, "ab" is short for this

abdominals

600

Show off some personal style by wearing a flower in the buttonhole of your lapel, & show some panache by knowing it's called this, French for "buttonhole

the boutonniere

900

In this William Goldman book, Miracle Max says to Inigo Montoya & Fezzik, "I'm sorry... take your corpse with you"

The Princess Bride

900

You do this when you want to stop yourself from saying something; doing it by accident can be a painful mouth injury

biting your tongue

900

Seen here, she wrote "Dear Girls", a series of letters to her daughters

 

Ali Wong

900

Inside your bones is this soft tissue where blood cells & platelets are produced

marrow

900

It's another term for the yeti

he abominable snowman

900

Popular for both men & women, a closed shoe with a wide strap & a big buckle on the side is named for this religious job; since I'm twice as fashionable as most, I'm sporting the kind with a double strap

a monk strap shoe

1200

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!

In a movie, Cynthia Nixon played this woman called the Belle of Amherst & known for poems like "I'm Sorry for the Dead--Today

1200

The FCC suggests entering your information on this list if your phone keeps blowing up with extended warranty calls

the Do Not Call List

1200

Her memoir "The Bedwetter" was adapted into a stage musical with songs co-written by Adam Schlesinger

Sarah Silverman

1200

Also called the clavicle, it's a popular but, like all bones, a more painful tattoo site

the collarbone

1200

It means to formally give up the throne

abdicate

1200

You can turn the brim up on a porkpie as well as this felt hat immortalized by Indiana Jones & actually named for a 19th century play character

a fedora

1500

Near the end of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", this fairy says, "If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended"

Puck

1500

These uninvited insects likely make you itch; the Anopheles type can transmit malaria

mosquitoes

1500

This funny guy seen here included poetry inside his book "Egghead"

Bo Burnham

1500

 DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!

The patella is the protective flat bone at the front of this lower body joint

1500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!

This synonym for a deep chasm comes from a Greek word for "bottomless"

1500

Classic looks for summer include madras shorts & suits made from this striped fabric whose name is Persian for "milk & sugar"--a perfect description

seersucker

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