Nursery Rhyme Characters
The Planets
Words with silent consonants
That's Bananas
Words in Jeopardy
A Floral Category
200

The sudden appearance of an arachnid frightens her off her stool

Who is Little Miss Muffet?

200

Sunlight reaches this planet in less than 4 minutes and is about 7 times as bright as received on Earth.

What is Mercury?

200

Each finger has 3 of these; the thumb has 2

What are knuckles?

200

Bananas are a healthy source of fiber, antioxidants, vitamins & this indispensable chemical element with the symbol K

What is Potassium?

200

This word for a container of jam or pickles comes from the Arabic for a water vessel

What is a jar?
200

Van Gogh painted 5 large canvases of these flowers using 3 chrome yellows & yellow ochre

What are sunflowers?
400

Her quest to find canine sustenance in a storage cabinet ends in vain

Who is Old Mother Hubbard?

400

Ancient astronomers didn't know the size of this gas giant when naming it for the Roman ruler of the gods

What is Jupiter?

400

Miss Cleo, by TV profession; call me now!

What is a psychic?

400

Banana is a word in the language of these animated yellow sidekicks, whose banana song was in a trailer for "Despicable Me 2"

What are Minions?

400

This verb meaning to love & worship is found in the lyrics of "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

What is adore?

400

Types of this flower include tiger, stargazer & Easter

What is a lily?

600

She's misplaced her flock, but don't fret, they're bound to come back on their own

Who is Little Bo Peep?

600

In Polish, this planet with 28 known moons is 2 letters shorter than in English & presents no pronunciation dilemmas

What is Uranus?

600

Junior lien is another term for a second one of these

What is a mortgage?

600

Banana is one of the many fine flavors of this cocktail, & it's what Fredo Corleone orders in Cuba

What is a Daiquiri?

600

In 2023 Manny Machado agreed to a $350 million deal to remain one

What is a Padre?

600

The first U.S. envoy to Mexico introduced the U.S. to this flowering plant, now a favorite at Christmas

What is a poinsettia?

800

His impressive hurdling skills include leaping over a taper

Who is Jack?

800

Before it was discovered in 1846, scientists were able to predict its likely existence mathematically

What is Neptune?

800

Scattered remnants, the space type, millions of pieces strong, is a danger to satellites

What are debris?

800

"Travel & Safari Clothing Co." were part of its name when it began in California in 1978

What is Banana Republic?
800

The ancient poet Pindar was an early master of this type of lyric poem

What is an Ode?

800

Head to the end of the alphabet for these flowers that come in shapes called beehive, button & cactus

What is a zinnia?

1000

This deceitful guy made off with some small pies but learned his lesson in the end

Who is The Knave of Hearts?

1000

Weak gravity there has led to the tallest-known volcanoes in the solar system

What is Mars?

1000

Crypts for Christians in ancient Rome

What are catacombs?

1000

Bananas were introduced to the U.S. at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in this year

What is 1876?

1000

A wagon, especially one without sides, used to haul heavy loads

What is a dray?

1000

The name of this can mean an overly sympathetic person

What is a bleeding heart?