Simpl-Ex Machina
Tricky Questions*
Come at Me Hasbro!
Crayola Science
You Have Me In Stitches
100

This simple machine is described as a flat, sloped surface that raises an object to a greater height with less effort 

A Ramp

100

Just before Mount Everest was discovered, this was the highest mountain in the world.

Mount Everest

100

The names of the characters in this game change with each iteration.  In the most recent iteration, their names are Sweetie Potamus, Bottomless Potamus, Veggie Potamus, Picky Potamus.

Hungry Hungry Hippos

100

This color is defined as the absence of color, in the additive (light) sense.

Black

100

This Hans Christian Anderson fairytale features a tiny girl, the size of a thimble, who is born from a flower and has various adventures after being kidnapped by a toad. 

Thumbelina

200

This simple machine is described as a rigid beam pivoted at a fixed hinge or fulcrum  

A Lever

200

If you enter a room with a matchbook and there's a candle, oil lamp, and heater, this is what you'd light first.

The Match

200

In the classic 1960 version of The Game of Life, this is the highest paying job with a salary of $130,000.

Doctor

200

Red, Blue, and Yellow are all considered this because they cannot be created by mixing other colors.

Primary Colors

200

This type of stitch appears like an X or a + symbol.

Cross Stitch

300

This simple machine is described as consisting of one or two inclined planes, that tapers to a sharp edge and is used to separate, cut, or lift objects 

A Wedge

300

It's the 11-letter word that all Canadians pronounce incorrectly.

Incorrectly
300

In the 2016 version of Clue, this classic character was replaced with Dr. Orchid, a young biologist.

Mrs. White

300

These are the three secondary colors.

Orange, Green, Purple (Violet)

300

Outside of knitting, this common phrase can be used metaphorically to describe a process of combining different actions or elements to create a more complex or interesting result

Knit One, Purl Two

400

This simple machine is described as consisting of a grooved wheel and a rope or cable, used to lift heavy objects 

A Pulley

400

If a British farmer has 22 sheep and all but 9 die in a tragic shearing incident, this is how many he has left.

9

400

The game of Monopoly, originally published in 1936, had the following 6 tokens: a top hat, a cannon, an iron, a battleship, a boot, and this.  (Hint: It's not a race car).

A Thimble

400

Found on opposite sides of the color wheel, complementary color pigments make this color when mixed together.

Brown (or gray)

400

This type of stitch is nearly invisible and used to join two pieces of fabric without the thread showing.

Blind Stitch

500

This simple machine is described as a cylinder with an incline plane wrapped around it.

A Screw

500

It's the main reason in Wyoming why a man can't marry his widow's sister.

He's dead

500

DAILY DOUBLE

The original 1948 box art for Candy Land depicted a child in leg braces, harking back to the intent of the game to be a distraction for children during their treatment of this disease.

500

This color combination is described as using variations of a single hue (by adding white, black, or gray) to create a cohesive and visually appealing palette.  

Monochromatic

500

This is the term for a loosely coiled length of yarn, thread, or similar material, often wound on a reel for storage and sale.

Skein

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