IN THE SPANISH DICTIONARY

MOUNTAINS
AN "AX"
TO GRIND
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Final Jeopardy
200

Under E:
You should know it's Spanish for school

escuela

200

The altitudes of mountains, like 13,160 feet for Wheeler Peak, are measured as heights above this

sea level

200

This curved reed instrument was invented by a Belgian in the 1840s

a saxophone

200

Keeping this body part "to the grindstone" means applying yourself

nose

200

In some schools in Australia, both boys and girls wear this hot type of jacket

a blazer

200

The OED added the name of this "Winnie-the-Pooh" character to mean any gloomy person

Eeyore

200

MAMMALS

Scientific name Mellivora capensis, this 2-word weasel family member was named "most fearless mammal"

400

Under L:
Lavaplatos is this appliance

a dishwasher

400

Molten rock that hardens but doesn't erupt forms this type of mountain, named for its rounded top



a dome mountain

400

These can be spiral, elliptical or barred spiral, like NGC 1300

a galaxy

400

Most waiters consider this tool a real grind when using it to add seasoning to salads

a pepper grinder (or pepper mill)

400

Also known as tartan, this checked pattern seen on Scottish kilts is popular for uniform skirts

plaid

400

You see all the episodes of a TV series in quick succession when you do this type of watching

binge

400

Scientific name Mellivora capensis, this 2-word weasel family member was named "most fearless mammal"

a honey badger

600

Under C:
Castillo de arena is this, something you see at the beach

a sandcastle

600

The solar system's tallest volcano, Olympus Mons on this planet climbs 16 miles high

Mars

600

The point in a plot with the greatest emotional intensity

the climax

600

Grinding guides can help you efficiently get to level 10 in this Blizzard game set in Azeroth

World of Warcraft

600

Boys at England's Eton College are shown here in this type of hat they had to wear until the mid-1900s

a top hat

600

The Greek for "numbness" & "seizure" gives us this disorder characterized by sudden bouts of deep sleep

narcolepsy

800

Under A:
This word for yellow (as any Texan should know)

amarillo

800

The Scottish highlands & these 1,500-mile-long mountains of the eastern U.S. are remnants of the same ancient range

the Appalachians

800

This all-natural substance secreted by insects can be used when making your own rolled candles & they burn longer

beeswax

800

To grind their food, birds use this organ that also starts with "G"

gizzard

800

You can shop for unis by school with this catalog & online retailer that sounds like you've arrived at the sea


Lands' End

800

Opera is a plural form of this 4-letter word

opus

1000

Under Z:
You'll find zócalo for a main square & this masculine word for shoe

zapato

1000

A rugged 1,500-mile range in western Siberia, these mountains form a traditional boundary between Europe & Asia

the Urals

1000

This infectious animal disease can be transmitted to humans by contaminated wool

anthrax

1000

Mt. Suribachi was the site of a famed flag raising on this WWII island; Meat Grinder Hill was also a tough battle there

Iwo Jima

1000

In 1987 schools in D.C. & this "Old Line State" began to implement the first use of uniforms in U.S. public schools

Maryland

1000

It's government by the wealthy, not by Mickey Mouse's dog

a plutocracy