Made-up words that became real
Toonie wore a hat
Palindromes
Weird Mascots
Homophones
100
This term for non-magical people was popularized by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series
What is a Muggle
100
He didn't normally wear a hat, but he wore this one to play a sorcerer's apprentice in Fantasia
Who is Mickey Mouse
100
5 letters. Starts with C.
Relating to a city or town, especially its administration. Also a model of a Honda car
What is civic
100
This criminal was totally redesigned in 2015...and then dropped completely
Who is the Hamburglar
100
To cease living, and to color fabric
What is Die and Dye
200
First used by humorist Gelett Burgess in 1907 to describe promotional text on book jackets, this five letter word now means 'a short written description or endorsement'
What is a Blurb
200
This famous sailor-man wore this sailor-cap
Who is Popeye
200
7 letters. Start with R: a motor vehicle designed to compete at high speed against other vehicles.
What is a Racecar
200
This Microsoft Office assistant was removed in 2007 after complaints and criticism from a wide range of users, and from Microsoft employees
Who is Clippy
200
To stay in one place, and the measurement of mass
What is wait and weight
300
This 9 letter word that starts with 'F' was originally used in Ivanhoe (written in 1819) by Sir Walter Scott to describe a knight with no allegiance. Today, it means 'working independently rather than for a single employer'
What is Freelance
300
He's a Fedora-wearing monotreme
Who is Perry the Platypus
300
5 letters. Starts with M.
An old fashioned, polite way to address a woman
What is madam
300
This Burger King mascot was retired in 2011 but made a comeback in 2015
Who is The King
300
A story or narrative, and the end part of an animal or object
What is tale and tail
400
This four letter word that now means 'a socially awkward or intellectually obsessive person' was originally used as a type of imaginary animal in Dr. Seuss’s If I Ran the Zoo (1950)
What is a Nerd
400
He puts on an aviator cap and goggles to pilot his imaginary biplane
Who is Snoopy
400
5 letters. Starts with R.
To mention or allude to
What is refer
400
This three-eyed fish on the Simpsons was created by waste from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Who is Blinky
400
An opening or gap, and 'complete, entire'
What is hole and whole
500
This 5 letter word was coined by James Joyce in Finnegans Wake (“Three [of these] for Muster Mark!”), and was later adopted by physicist Murray Gell-Mann to mean ' a subatomic particle'
What is a Quark
500
He's a sword-wielding member of the Shrek films
Who is Puss in Boots
500
7 letters. Starts with D.
Worshipped or regarded as a god.
What is deified
500
He was removed from ads in 1997 after backlash claiming a cartoon camel made smoking look cool to kids.
Who is Joe Camel
500
To recover or make better, and the back part of a shoe or foot
What is heal and heel