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100

In “Hickory Dickory Dock,” this ran up the clock.

What is the mouse?

100

This classic building toy uses real wood, with notched pieces designed to build cabins and forts.

What are Lincoln Logs?

100

In the Curious George books, George’s caretaker is known by this title.

Who is the Man with the Yellow Hat?

100

What does the word "Espresso" mean in Italian?

What is pressed out?

100

A pregnancy is usually about this many weeks long.

What is 40 weeks?

200

In “Little Jack Horner,” what did Jack pull out of the pie?

What is a plum?

200

This light-up art toy uses colorful pegs and templates to create glowing pictures.

What is Lite-Brite?

200

In Corduroy, what missing item sends him exploring the department store at night?

What is a button?

200

Which color apron signifies a Coffee Master at Starbucks?

What is black?

200

Newborns see these high-contrast colors especially well.

What are black and white?

300

In “Old King Cole,” how many fiddlers did he call for?

What is three?

300

This iconic drawing toy has a gray screen and two white knobs that control horizontal and vertical lines.

What is an Etch A Sketch?

300

In Goodnight Moon, the bowl on the bedside table is full of this.

What is mush?

300

Which country is the largest coffee exporter?

What is Brazil?

300

The soft spots on a baby’s head are called these.

What are fontanels?

400

In “Little Bo-Peep,” what do the sheep come home “bringing” behind them?

What are their tails?

400

This geometric drawing toy uses gears and rings to create intricate spiral patterns.

What is Spirograph?

400

In Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh tries to get honey from the bees by disguising himself as this.

What is a little black rain cloud?

400

Folgers coffee is roasted not too far from the World War II Museum and Cafe du Mond in what Southern US City?

What is New Orleans?

400

A newborn sees most clearly at about this distance.

What is 8 to 10 inches?

500

In “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” what was the maid doing when the blackbird pecked off her nose?

What is hanging out the clothes?

500

This construction toy, introduced in 1914, uses wooden spools and rods that can be joined to build towers, bridges, and windmills.

What is Tinkertoy?

500

In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, after losing one shoe in the cabbages and the other among the potatoes, what does Peter lose?

What is his little blue jacket?

500

What chocolate-flavored coffee drink gets its name from a city in Yemen that was once the center of the coffee trade? 

What is Mocha?

500

This fine, downy hair is sometimes seen on a newborn’s back or shoulders.

What is lanugo?

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