Any basic device for applying force such as an inclined plane, lever, or wedge is called this type of machine.
What is SIMPLE ?
100
This translucent fossilized resin is considered a semiprecious gemstone as well as the name of the color describing it. You may also have a friend named this.
What is AMBER ?
100
A diamond or any other gem set in a piece of jewelry by itself gave name to this one player game.
What is SOLITAIRE ?
100
A low-lying land that is saturated with stagnant water, abundant with aquatic plants, and forested with trees.
What is a SWAMP ?
100
A separate introductory section of a literary work.
What is a PROLOGUE ?
200
The two common types of screws and screwdrivers are called FLATHEAD and this one that sounds like a man's name.
What is PHILLIPS ?
200
Because of its mountains, abundant wildlife, hot springs, clear lakes, and mineral deposits, this state in the US is nicknamed "The Natural State."
What is ARKANSAS ?
200
The alternate name for the number 2 in a deck of cards. Sometimes it's wild.
What is DEUCE ?
200
Spot in river, creek, or stream with fast moving water; also referred to as "whitewater."
What are RAPIDS ?
200
A piece of information notated at the bottom of a page in order to support the main text.
What is a FOOTNOTE ?
300
Considered a small type of shovel, this gardening tool sounds like a card game.
What is a SPADE ?
300
This animal is native to Africa. It is known as a burrower meaning it likes to dig and nocturnal meaning it only comes out at night.
What is an AARDVARK ?
300
In playing cards, dice, and dominoes, the number 3 is also called this name. (It may sound surprisingly familiar!)
What is TREY ?
300
The top part or opening of a volcano is called this.
What is a CALDERA ?
300
This genre is rising in popularity with roots in science-fiction, young-adult fiction, and suspense; it is driven by the setting which exists in a state of bad times.
What is DYSTOPIAN ?
400
Trey was on his way to work when he discovered road construction on Highway 308. To his surprise (and frustration) he was forced to cross the bayou after approaching an orange sign with an arrow that said ______.
What is DETOUR ?
400
Considered a stone fruit because of its hard central pit, this fruit is closely related to plums, cherries, and olives.
What is an APRICOT ?
400
In equestrian sport, the speed and method of a horse's movement is measured in "gait." At his fastest, his "gallop" becomes a "run", but his slowest pace is referred to as a "_____"
What is a TROT ?
400
Tundra is the coldest biome on earth with flat treeless land covered in this permanently frozen subsoil.
What is PERMAFROST ?
400
A poetical term describing two rhyming lines with matching meter which stand together as one complete thought. It is also found at the end of a sonnet.
What is COUPLET ?
500
Double doors that share a frame with no center member is referred to as this nationality.
What is FRENCH ?
500
A political position that developed in opposition to proposals for the removal of the Anglican church's status as the state church of the England, Ireland, and Wales.
What is ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM ?
500
The Face Cards in a standard deck are Jack, Queen, and King; before the Jack got his new name, he was previously known as this.
What is KNAVE ?
500
An area near the equator where sailing ships will get stuck because of the lack of wind.
What is the DOLDRUMS ?
500
The blank page or pages in a book either at the beginning and/or at the end.