THE SECRET OF HOMONYM
A CONTROVERSIAL CATEGORY
KITCHEN CONFUSION
FOUR LEGS GOOD
BEST SONG OSCARS
TITLE PEOPLE: HOW NOVEL!
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The pelt or coat of a large animal or to conceal from sight
HIDE
100
Let's combine religion & politics & discuss separation of these 2; JFK said it should be absolute
CHURCH AND STATE
100
If this spicy powder ends with an E it's likely pure; with an I it's a blend
CHILE OR CHILI POWDER
100
The spotted one of these does a handstand as a warning before spraying an enemy
A SKUNK
100
Whatever Will Be Will Be, also known by this Spanish title, won the Oscar in 1956
QUE SERA SERA
100
John Irving's The World According to him, begins with his mom arrested in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater
GARP
200
A soft chocolate candy or to avoid being specific about details
FUDGE
200
Some say loudly that this common condiment, that evolved from Asian fish sauce, should never be used on eggs
KETCHUP
200
Broth is mainly made from the meat of the animal while stock comes from these other parts
BONES
200
One species of this striped squirrel can weigh barely an ounce fully grown
CHIPMUNK
200
Sung by Celine Dion, it was a Titanic hit, winning a 1997 Oscar
MY HEART WILL GO ON
200
This author's Vampire Lestat introduces himself & says I'm immortal. More or less.
ANNE RICE
300
A plate on a lizard or to climb up
SCALE
300
Resolved: Humans are fundamentally different from other animals, was a 2017 big question from the National Speech & this Assn.
DEBATE
300
The main difference between a traditional Italian pesto & French pistou, is the use of these nuts in pesto
PINE NUTS
300
Unlike most livestock, they are browsers, not grazers & prefer shrubs, woody plants & even wood products to grass
GOATS
300
The 1939 Oscar went to this song, with music by Harold Arlen
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
300
Rachel Cohn & David Levithan compiled the Infinite Playlist of these 2 in 2006
NICK AND NORAH
400
A tree or a word preceding up meaning to neaten
SPRUCE
400
The voting rights of these people, defined as those who've committed a crime such as murder or arson, are controversial
FELONS
400
The difference between baking soda & baking powder is that baking powder contains an acid like cream of this
TARTAR
400
This venomous lizard named, for a body of water, can be found in Saguaro National Park
A GILA MONSTER
400
Talk To The Animals, from this 1967, film was a winner
DOCTOR DOOLITTLE
400
A cargo ship out of India loaded with zoo animals doesn't make its final port in this Yann Martel novel
THE LIFE OF PI
500
A dull person or the caliber of a firearm
BORE
500
Should taxpayers fund pro sports venues? They are for Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which replaced this dome
THE GEORGIA DOME
500
Ouzo is a Greek liquor; this is a 4-letter Japanese citrus fruit
A YUZU
500
This deer is the biggest animal followed by hound in the name of an AKC dog breed
AN ELK
500
Songs from both The Towering Inferno & this maritime disaster movie, won Oscars in the early 1970s
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE
500
In a Henry James novel, What this Girl Knew, includes that her new stepmother & stepfather are having an affair
MAISIE