4-LETTER WORDS
TOYS AND GAMES
CANADA
RULES OF THE GAME
MATHEMATICS
ANIMALS
RANDOM
100

Pronounced one way it's a fish, the other a deep male voice

bass

100

Its name means “one,” but you’ll never play just a single round

uno

100

Leaf of this tree is Canada’s national symbol

maple
100

From caverns to castles, this game lets you craft, explore, and endure block by block

minecraft

100

XIV minus IX equals this

5

100

Its height gives it the greatest range of vision of any terrestrial animal

giraffe

100

BOTANY: By counting them you can discover a tree's age 

rings

200

It makes a football sail, or a student not fail

pass

200

“King me” is the cry in this simpler version of chess

checkers

200

Eastern province that’s been threatening to withdraw

quebec

200

In poker, it beats 3 of a kind, but not a flush

straight

200

Number system: 0010011

binary

200

Animal symbol for the '88 Olympics & Frosted Flakes

tiger

200

ASTRONOMY: 1 of 2 seasons of the year we're in when the sun is "north of the Equator"

summer

300

Hamlet's thing to catch the conscience of the king

play

300

It’s been pressed, rolled, and shaped into countless creations—just don’t try to eat it

play-doh

300

Canada’s Pacific gem, where the mountains meet the sea and the 2010 Winter Olympics were held

vancouver

300

Players embark on quests, roll dice to survive, and let their imagination do the heavy lifting

dungeons and dragons

300

The reciprocal of 1/25

25

300

Its social circles are led by females, and its most noticeable features are extensions of its nose and ivory

elephant
300

GEOGRAPHY: The continent Israel is on

asia

400

A rare answer whose spelling verifies the rules of the category

four

400

Called “naughts & crosses” long before it went “Hollywood Squares”

tic-tac-toe

400

Canada’s official summer sport is fast on grass, while its winter counterpart is fast on ice

lacrosse and ice hockey

400

Propel 300 lb. opponent out of circle or have him touch ground with other than his feet

sumo wrestling

400

Branch named from the Latin word for pebble comes in "differential" & "integral"

calculus

400

Its name comes from the Spanish el lagarto, meaning "lizard"

alligator

400

BIOLOGY: Building blocks of proteins

amino acids

500

A little off the top & sides or tinsel on a tree or decorative edging

trim

500

Yellow ghost gobbler who is first video game hero with his own TV show

pac-man

500

A British colony until it became Canada’s 10th newest province in 1949

newfoundland

500

Solve word puzzles, spin for cash, and watch out for bankrupt spaces on this iconic game show

wheel of fortune

500

Sliding its beads along rods, one can calculate quickly using place value in this ancient tool

abacus

500

3-letter Australian bird of crossword puzzle fame, it's 2nd tallest in the world

emu

500

SPELLING: (Spelling of the name of the brackets surrounding this answer)

P-A-R-E-N-T-H-E-S-I-S

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