IT'S ELEMENTAL, MY DEAR
HOW MANY FEET LONG?
FROM THE GREEK
POETIC PLACES
POP CULTURE
200
'Like diamond & graphite, fullerene is a form of this element'
carbon
200
'The tail of your average male housecat'
1
200
'Meaning "self-moving", this word often precedes pilot or transmission'
automatic
200
'In "Idylls of the King" Tennyson calls this place "the mighty hall that Merlin built"'
Camelot
200
'In a spin-off from "Keeping up with the Kardashians", these 2 sisters "Take Miami"'
Kourtney and Khloé
400
'This really light gas has the lowest boiling point of any element, -452 degrees Fahrenheit'
helium
400
'A meterstick'
3
400
'Greek for "overseer" gives us this chess piece big on 45-degree angles'
the bishop
400
'"What troubles you, Yankee phantoms?" asked Whitman in a ballad of this New England city'
Boston
400
'This game's new "Warriors of Rock" features narration by Gene Simmons of KISS'
Guitar Hero
600
'To earn a B.A. in chemistry, you'd better know that Ba is the symbol for this'
barium
600
'A Texas state flag that's 4 feet wide'
6
600
'4 horsemen could tell you this word is from the Greek for "Revelation"'
Apocalypse
600
'"Chalk-white arrows" lead to this title Shel Silverstein place that's located "before the street begins"'
Where the Sidewalk Ends
600
'This outfitter, whose logo is seen here, first took wing in 1977'
American Eagle
800
'Your daily diet should include ample amounts of this element, kalium in Latin'
potassium
800
'In MLB the baseline from home plate to first base'
ninety
800
'An essay topic or a written work similar to a dissertation, it's from the Greek for "putting down"'
thesis
800
'Sections of the lengthy Eliot poem about this place include "The Fire Sermon" & "What the Thunder Said"'
The Waste Land
800
'"Dear John" & "The Last Song" are among his bestsellers that have been turned into films'
Nicholas Sparks
1000
'This element named for a moon goddess is used in photoelectric cells & solar batteries'
selenium
1000
'The length of the shelf of classic books compiled by Harvard's president in 1909'
5
1000
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands by a map of the South Pacific.) The islands of the central & South Pacific are often divided into these three regions, whose names mean "little", "black" & "many islands"'
Micronesia, Melanesia & Polynesia
1000
'This "stately pleasure-dome" was situated "where Alph, the sacred river ran"'
Xanadu
1000
'"Miss Celie's Pants" & "Shug Avery Comin' To Town" are songs featured in this Broadway musical'
The Color Purple
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