PALINDROMIC YEARS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
KANGAROO WORDS
BAD-JECTIVES
GROUP NAMES OF MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES
A GEM OF A TALE
400
The act that created the Department of Homeland Security is passed
2002
400
It's the second-largest member of the violin family
the cello
400
Old Mother Hubbard found that the cupboard was this, not its kangaroo word "barren"
bare
400
This 5-letter word for anything bad also means to be infested with parasitic insects
lousy
400
A Merv of these hybrid creatures who guarded gold from the Arimaspians
griffins
400
Tuned to the Force, the Jedi use kyber crystals in these glowing weapons
a lightsaber
800
The Soviet Union dissolves
1991
800
On this much-maligned instrument, the melody is played on the finger holes of the chanter
bagpipes
800
Some said the debutante "blossomed" at the ball; others used this word
bloomed
800
This 10-letter word for evil schemes means belonging to or involving the devil
diabolical
800
A Bojack of these horse/men who tried to kidnap Lapith women after getting drunk at a wedding
centaurs
800
By accident or not, Rose drops the Heart of the Ocean into the sea at the end of this movie
Titanic
1200
Pat Garrett makes sure Billy the Kid will never be Billy the old man
1881
1200
This type of cymbal seen here can be operated with a foot pedal or struck with a drumstick
a hi-hat
1200
You "indolent" lazybones! Stop being so this
idle
1200
This word for "hateful" is related to the present-day French word "haine", meaning "hatred"
heinous
1200
(If there were more than one) a maze of these bullheaded monsters, the offspring of the wife of King Minos
minotaurs
1200
The Silmarils in this author's "The Silmarillion" are 3 Middle-earth jewels
Tolkien
1600
Though having financial problems & shunned, Rembrandt still receives several important commissions
1661
1600
The late Earl Scruggs was best known as a master of this instrument
a banjo
1600
You're safe to leave that precious item in my "charge", or in my this
care
1600
If someone calls you this, it can mean you are inadequate (or you arouse compassion)
pitiful
1600
A string of these foul-smelling bird/women monsters who meet Jason & the Argonauts
harpies
1600
The Crystal Gems on this Cartoon Network show are Pearl, Amethyst, Garnet & Steven, who is half gem & the title character
Steven Universe
2000
The doctrine of transubstantiation is reaffirmed by the Council of Trent
1551
2000
Sir Charles Wheatstone patented this instrument, that was largely replaced by the accordion
a concertina
2000
She led him down the path to "destruction", aka the road to this
ruin
2000
Not "were" but this 4-letter word for dreadful comes before the name of an extinct wolf
dire
2000
A panoply of these goaty guys, the Roman version of satyrs
fauns
2000
The purple Power Stone & the green Time Stone are just 2 of the 6 these Thanos searched for
Infinity Stones