IN THE "CURRICULUM" (Responses are made up of letters "in the curriculum".)
Nonfiction
10 Letter Words
Company Colors
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
100

An ol' pal, or chopped up fish used to attract bigger ones

Chum

100

"Apple", "Cancer" & "Legacy" are chapters in a biography about him, "The Man Who Thought Different"

Steve Jobs

100

Footbridge is a 10-letter word that you use if you're this kind of 10-letter traveler

Pedestrian

100

Home Depot is known as "Big" this

Orange
100

"Out of" this color means totally unexpected

The Blue

200

An old special object kept due to its association with a saint

Relic

200

This bestselling memoir about a woman's quest to find balance in her life was published in Spanish as "Come, reza, ama"

Eat, Pray, Love

200

Yep, people still use this handy measuring tool in math class & in certain professions when trying to draw the perfect circle

Protractor

200

The A&W browns remind us of the color of this A&W product which predates the restaurant

Root Beer

200

If you are saving something for later use (like a plan, idea, or advantage that is kept back and not immediately revealed), you can be said to be keeping it here.

in your back pocket

300

You rang? It's a sudden move in an unexpected direction

Lurch

300

Edward Gibbon's historical work "The Decline and Fall of" this famed civilization of antiquity was published in 6 volumes between 1776 & 1788

Roman Empire

300

This biology branch that shares a Nobel Prize category deals with the functions of living organisms

Physiology

300

This company slogan is "What can Brown do for you?"

UPS

300

Using a forceful manner to attack a problem is to do it this way, like a "Die Hard" film title or a Madame Defarge friend

With a vengeance

400

There's a "Pop" this category in trivia or part of an 80s band that sang "Karma Chameleon".

Culture

400

"The Immortal Life of" this woman tells how her HeLa cells aided medical research, without her knowledge or consent

Henrietta Lacks

400

This word meaning "harmful" is also the name of Sleeping Beauty's nemesis

Maleficent

400

This company that grew out of one called Zimride has used pink to convey that it's female friendly

Lyft

400

Claritin, Gaviscon & Midol are classified as this type of drug

Over-the-counter

500

This stomach trouble is caused by the H. pylori bacterium & can be made worse by too many pain relievers

Ulcer

500

He has tried to make science engaging to the general population with works like "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

500

From Greek for "to show through", it's used to describe a delicate, translucent fabric, perhaps a bridal veil

Diaphanous

500

The purple feather means premium content on this streaming service

Peacock

500

Splinters are an indication that you're sanding or planing wood this way, also meaning contrary to my inclinations

Against the grain