Shovel Talk
Birds in North America
Hard and Soft Wares
Restau-want
Everything Gouda
100

THIS SYNONYM FOR SHOVEL SHARES ITS NAME WITH A SUIT YOU MAY FIND IN A DECK OF CARDS

WHAT IS A SPADE?

100

OFTEN CONSIDERED A NOSTALGIC SOUND, THESE GRAY-TONED BIRDS HAVE A UNIQUE COOING CALL THAT YOU MAY HEAR WHEN WAKING UP

WHAT IS A MOURNING DOVE?

100

THE FOUR TYPES OF COMMON PC COOLING SYSTEMS ARE AIR COOLING, PASSIVE COOLING, HYBRID SYSTEMS, AND WHICH COOLING?

WHAT IS LIQUID COOLING?

100

NAMED FOR A SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION, THIS RESTAURANT CHAIN COINED THE SLOGAN, 'EAT FRESH, REFRESH'

WHAT IS SUBWAY?

100

THIS VIVIDLY ORANGE-YELLOW CHEESE APPEARS IN PACKAGED LUNCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

WHAT IS AMERICAN CHEESE?

200

THIS SMALL, VAGUELY TRIANGULAR SHOVEL IS TRADITIONALLY USED FOR GARDENING-- OR, ALTERNATIVELY, LAYING BRICKS

WHAT IS A TROWEL?

200

CONSIDERED THE MOST ABUNDANT BIRD IN NORTH AMERICA, THE AMERICAN BLANK HAS ABOUT 370 MILLION REGISTERED INDIVIDUALS ON THE CONTINENT

WHAT IS ROBIN?

200

IN PROGRAMMING TERMS, THIS BUTTON IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE MIDDLE BUTTON OF A MOUSE

WHAT IS THE MBUTTON?

200

IF YOU DINE AT A RESTAURANT OF THIS CUISINE, YOU MAY FIND ON THE MENU SPANAKOPITA, SOUVLAKI, OR GYROS

WHAT IS GREEK?

200

THIS CHEESE IS COMMONLY FOUND IN ITALIAN DISHES, NAMELY LASAGNA AND CANNOLI

WHAT IS RICOTTA?

300

YOU MAY FIND AN UNFORTUNATE EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING A HORSE AROUND WITH ONE OF THESE IN A PARADE

WHAT IS A POOPER-SCOOPER?

300

UNIQUE IN ITS SLATE BLUE AND WHITE CRESCENT FEATHER PATTERNS, THIS DUCK SHARES ITS NAME WITH A JESTER AND A DC VILLAIN

WHAT IS A HARLEQUIN DUCK?

300

THE PERMANENT MEMORY DRIVE OF A COMPUTER, ROM STANDS FOR WHAT?

WHAT IS READ-ONLY MEMORY?

300

NAMED AFTER A MONARCH, THIS RESTAURANT CHAIN FEATURES BOTH CHICKEN TENDERS AND WINTER-THEMED SWEET TREATS

WHAT IS DAIRY QUEEN?

300
SURROUNDED BY PUFF PASTRY AND COMMONLY TOPPED WITH ICING AND ALMONDS, DANISH PASTRIES CONTAIN AMPLE AMOUNTS OF THIS CHEESE

WHAT IS CREAM CHEESE?

400

THE FIRST FOLDABLE SHOVEL WAS INTRODUCED IN 1938, THE SAME YEAR THAT THIS JAZZ TRUMPETEER RELEASED THE FIRST RECORDING OF "WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN"

WHO IS LOUIS ARMSTRONG?

400

KNOWN FOR ITS PARTICULARLY VISCIOUS HUNTING PRACTICES, THE NORTHERN ___ IS NOTORIOUS FOR SPEARING ITS PREY ON SHARP BRANCHES

WHAT IS SHRIKE?

400

KNOWN AS THE SOFTWARE GLUE, THIS SOFTWARE TYPE ACTS AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN VARIOUS OTHER SOFTWARES

WHAT IS MIDDLEWARE?

400

IN AUGUST OF 2025, THIS FOOD CHAIN UNVEILED A NEW, INCREDIBLY SIMPLIFIED LOGO, ONLY TO SCRAP IT A WEEK LATER AFTER HEAVY BACKLASH

WHAT IS CRACKER BARREL?

400

THIS CHEESE GETS ITS DISTINCTIVE TASTE AND SMELL BY PIERCING WITH COPPER WIRES TO ALLOW AIR TO ENTER AND MOLD TO FORM

WHAT IS BLUE CHEESE?

500

IN THE 1700s, A SHORT-HANDED SHOVEL CALLED THE 'BANKER'S SHOVEL' WAS USED TO SHOVEL THIS FOR HEAT

WHAT IS COAL?

500

NAMED FOR A COMMON PARASITE OF SHELLFISH AND WHALES, THIS SPECIES OF GEESE ARE ALSO FOUND IN GREENLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND

WHAT IS A BARNACLE GOOSE?

500

THIS TITLE IS GIVEN TO A DEVELOPER WHO WORKS BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK ENDS OF A WEBSITE

WHAT IS A FULL STACK DEVELOPER?

500

POPULARIZED IN UTAH RESTAURANTS, THIS HYBRID SAUCE RECEIVED THE NAME 'MAYOCHUP' WHEN IT WAS WIDELY RELEASED BY HEINZ IN 2018

WHAT IS FRY SAUCE?

500

FORMED BY FLATTENING A BALL OF MOZZARELLA AND FILLING IT WITH CHEESE AND CREAM, THIS SPECIALIZED CHEESE HAS A HARD OUTER SHELL AND A SOFT, SOUPY CENTER

WHAT IS BURRATA?

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