"D" ADJECTIVES
WEIRD SCIENCE
FAST FACT
HODGEPODGE
AT CROSS PURPOSES
100
It describes your ego after you've been taken down a peg or literally, a balloon that's lost its air
deflated
100
Scientists now believe a species of this flying mammal buzzes like a wasp to deter owls from eating them
a bat
100
These are the first 3 words in the first book of the King James Bible
In the beginning
100
In 1989 accidents on this exercise apparatus "bounced" nearly 16,000 people to the hospital
a trampoline
100
Using an unwashed knife on fruit after cutting up this for your coq au vin risks cross-contamination
chicken
200
It describes a country that's in the process of industrializing & modernizing; stay tuned
developing
200
A fabric that acts as a microphone could one day listen to this, just like an echocardiogram does
your heartbeat
200
It's the sweater seen here
a cardigan
200
Until 1967 it was illegal to teach this theory in Tennessee public schools
the theory of evolution
200
The type of view seen here, it can also mean a representative sample from a group
cross section
300
Meaning not working properly, it often describes families with troubled interpersonal relationship
dysfunctional
300
Bananas have a tiny amount of radioactivity due to this element, which can emit .01 millirems of radiation
potassium
300
The original tagline of this lodging-assist company was "Travel like a human"
Airbnb
300
You'll often find Alfred E. Neuman on the cover of this magazine
Mad magazine
300
In the Japanese TV show "Old Enough", kids as young as 2 run errands, using a yellow flag to help them do this
cross the street
400
This 8-letter adjective can be used to describe an extremely rich & satisfying dessert
decadent
400
Some scientists think Uranus' atmosphere may compress carbon atoms into these, putting the ice in ice giant
diamonds
400
Montana's state tree is the ponderosa this
pine
400
In 1779 this Virginia college became the 1st in the U.S. to offer professional training in law
The College of William and Mary
400
Roscoe Turner, who entertained folks when he flew with his lion pal, is one of the few civilian pilots to earn this medal
the Distinguished Flying Cross
500
A payment that's overdue or behavior that's unruly or criminal
delinquent
500
Liquids & solids are states of this that sit there; swirlons, such as flocks of birds, are parts of the newer concept of "active" this
matter
500
U.S. postage stamps bearing this word began going on sale in April 2007
Forever
500
In 1977 John Neumann, a bishop of Philadelphia, became the first American male to be made this
saint
500
This type of question should be very pointed and requires only a one-word answer, preferably “yes” or “no.”
A cross- examination