MULTI-HYPHENATES
PLANTS & ANIMALS
THAT'S A FACT
SPILL THE "T"
TRIPLE RHYME TIME
100

In 2018, she launched a lingerie brand, performed "Wild Thoughts" at the Grammys & hacked her way into "Ocean's 8"

Who is Rihanna?

100

The "7 hour flower" that blooms for a single night before dying is pollinated by a long-tongued species of this winged mammal

What is a bat?

100

A standard chessboard has this many each of light & dark squares, the same as the total number of pieces in a set

What is 32?

100

What a mess! I've spilled a bottle of this, used as a paint thinner & obtained from conifer resins

What is turpentine?

100

A vulgar naked fellow

What is a rude (crude or lewd) nude dude?

200

Along with writing & producing "Inventing Anna" & "Private Practice", this multi-hyphenate also plays the cello

Who is Shonda Rhimes?

200

Yams & potatoes are examples of these, edible underground stems that store energy for the following season

What are tubers?

200

Atop Brazil's Mount Corcovado is a 100-foot statue called him "the Redeemer"

Who is Christ?

200

I was making a chicken coconut curry & spilled the bottle of this ground yellow seasoning all over the kitchen counter

What is turmeric?

200

Pristine pinto perceived!

What is clean bean seen?

300

He acts!
He raps!
He sings!
He's Lando!
He's 'Bino!
He's Bando!
He's this guy

Who is Donald Glover?

300

The jaguar's spots are different from other cats in that these flowery-named circular markings have black spots in the middle

What are rosettes?

300

It's the most populous of Australia's states

What is New South Wales?

300

Blimey! How did I spill this lidded mug of ale? Probably by imbibing one too many?

What is a tankard?

300

An online journal chronicling canine running for casual exercise

What is a dog jog blog?

400

He won a Best Actor Oscar & a Grammy for "Blame It" & is giving me a run for my money as game show host on "Beat Shazam"

Who is Jamie Foxx?

400

For years, a lab in Bodega Bay run by UC Davis has worked to bring back the white type of this mollusk from the brink of extinction

What is abalone?

400

The first official one of these to be issued, in late 1936, began 055

What is a Social Security number?

400

I was visiting the bride-to-be & spilled the contents of a trunk containing this, from Old French for bundle

What is a trousseau?

400

The superior, more exquisite coal company employee coffee shop

What is the finer miner diner?

500

This star of "Samson and Delilah" from Hollywood's Golden Age worked on tech that would lead to Wi-Fi & Bluetooth technology

Who is Hedy Lamarr?

500

Sometimes called a money plant, this succulent that can be grown indoors shares its name with a gemstone

What is the jade plant?

500

When fire approached in 2021, this largest known living tree was wrapped with protective aluminum

What is the General Sherman?

500

Mistakes were made--I spilled a vial containing this isotope of hydrogen in water; yes, it's radioactive

What is tritium?

500

Someone really tedious on the subject of the daily task of replacing hinges

What is the door chore bore?