Which Religion's Holiday?
Misnamed Animals
A Call on the Homophone
"Ker"
Common Computer Abbrev.
100

Shrove Tuesday

Christianity

100

"Bear" sometimes follows the name of this Aussie mammal that's actually 100% marsupial

a koala bear

100

An antlered ruminant & a frothy whipped cream dessert

moose & mousse

100

He sang "The Rainbow Connection" in the movies

Kermit the Frog

100

Windows is one:
OS

operating system

200

Nirvana Day

Buddhism

200

This South American rodent is not from the African place in its name, nor will you hear it go "oink"

a Guinea pig

200

To enclose a gift box & to rhyme freestyle

to wrap & to rap

200

A babushka is one of these tied around the head

a kerchief

200

Hello:
IM

instant message 

300

Ganesh Chaturthi

Hinduism

300

This two-word "canine" is actually a burrowing rodent that belongs to the squirrel family

a prairie dog
 

300

A medieval union & to apply a valuable-looking cover layer

guild & gild

300

Billions worldwide still light their homes with this liquid obtained from distilling petroleum

kerosene

300

It's the brains of the operation:
CPU

central processing unit

400

Purim

Judaism

400

This word comes before "lemur", but the animal really only glides a couple of hundred feet--& isn't a lemur

a flying lemur

400

A wind indicator & part of the circulatory system

vane & vein

400

when you are adjusting the space between characters in typeset text you are ____

kerning

400

It's a measure of speed:
BPS

bytes per second

500

Pioneer Day

Mormonism (Church of Latter Day Saints)

500

Not a rodent as it might seem, the tufted this is a bird that feeds mainly on insects

a titmouse

500

A stage of development & to disconcert or disturb

phase & faze

500

This woolen fabric named for a village is not to be confused with a softer fabric named for an island

kersey

500

A regional computer linker:
LAN

local area network

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