HISTORY
WORDS & PHRASES
BOARDING SCHOOL
PATENTS
WHAT KIDS ARE READING THESE DAYS
200
'(Sarah of the clue crew gives the clue from Newseum in Washington, DC.) Now sitting harmlessly in the Newseum, this guard tower was once used to shoot down those trying to cross this barrier between communism & freedom'
the Berlin Wall
200
'The word language comes from "lingua", Latin for this body part'
tongue
200
'Many boarding schools are also prep schools, prep being short for this adjective'
preparatory
200
'1860: Christopher Spencer's breech-loading repeating this'
a rifle
200
'A "howling" success, Maggie Stiefvater's "Shiver" is the first entry in the series these "of Mercy Falls"'
Wolves
400
'The martial artists who fought against Western control of China from 1898 to 1900 were known as these'
the Boxers
400
'It pairs with "odds" in a 3-word term for miscellaneous items'
ends
400
'From 1896 to 1974 Choate was just for these; then it merged with Rosemary Hall'
boys
400
'1846: Drs. Morton & Jackson for this, used in surgery... zzzz'
anesthesia
400
'This horror master's "Full Dark, No Stars" is a collection of creepy campfire tales'
(Stephen) King
600
'Louis XIV wanted to make this German river France's eastern border'
the Rhine
600
'Meaning to be skeptical, to take something "with" this comes from an old Roman recipe for a poison antidote'
a grain of salt
600
'Famed for another signature, he signed the 1782 incorporation of Dummer Academy (now Governor's Academy)'
(John) Hancock
600
'1866: Haven & Hettrich's whirligig, better known now as this stringed toy'
a yo-yo
600
'Lauren Kate's "Fallen" tells the story of Luce, a young woman in love with a guy who's actually one of these'
a (fallen) angel
800
'In the early 1500s Shah Ismail conquered what is today Iran & converted the region to this branch of Islam'
the Shia
800
'Today representing a family or country, it's the 3-word name for the emblem painted on a medieval knight's shield'
a coat of arms
800
'Olney Friends School was founded in 1837 by this religious group & still teaches its values'
the Quakers
800
'1878: Joseph Winters for a wagon-mounted fire escape one of these'
a ladder
800
'In the 4th volume of a series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians must fight "The Battle of" this puzzling place'
The Labyrinth
1000
'As Vice Admiral, this circumnavigator helped command the fleet that beat the Spanish Armada in 1588'
(Sir Francis) Drake
1000
'Heard here, this musical style that combines Caribbean & Creole influences may take its name from the French word for "beans"'
zydeco
1000
'For 66 years at Deerfield Academy, Frank Boyden held this 10-letter title, equivalent to principal'
headmaster
1000
'1975: Donald Bateman's ground proximity warning system designed for use in these'
airplanes
1000
'"I Shall Wear" this is Terry Pratchett's latest bestseller about young witch Tiffany Aching'
Midnight
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