HYPHENATED WORDS
RED, WHITE, OR BLUE

FAMILIAR FURNITURE
THE STATES

"A" MY NAME IS...
100

Designed to prevent pilferage, like devices attached to some merchandise

anti-theft

100

This international humanitarian society is dedicated to relieving human suffering, especially in times of disaster.

The International Red Cross (or Red Crescent) Societies

100

A chesser is a portmanteau of these 2 storage units

a chest & a dresser

100

This state’s song is “Home on the Range,” not “Over the Rainbow.”

Kansas

100

Minnesota's Senator Klobuchar

Amy

200

There are 2 hyphens in this word for someone who pretends to omniscience, & I better not hear you call me one

know-it-all

200

This infrequent lunar event has become a common term to mean any rare occurrence.

Blue Moon

200

This type of sofa is named for its individual pieces that can be rearranged in whatever wacky way you please

a sectional

200

This is the only state that begins with the letter A but does not end with the letter A.

Arkansas

200

Davis Cup U.S. team captain from 1981 to 1985 Mr. Ashe

Arthur

300

A life-like depiction of a character, or more literally, having length, breadth & depth

three-dimensional

300

What flavor, in hard candies and popsicles for example, is often colored blue?

Raspberry (This is done to help distinguish among strawberry, watermelon, cherry, and raspberry flavors.)

300

Quite comfy, these overstuffed chairs share a name with a suit in a deck of cards

a club

300

Most people know that Delaware and Rhode Island are the two smallest US states, but what state is in third place?

Connecticut

300

Come on, Vogue!
Ms. Wintour

Anna

400

A minor role for a stage actor, or an unrecruited athlete who tries out for a college team

a walk-on

400

There are approximately four billion of these in the human body, including lymphocytes, monocytes, and granulocytes, and they are important in protecting the body against infectious disease and foreign entities.

White blood cells

400

It can be a meal where you pick what you want or a sideboard table to store your china

buffet

400

This New England state is almost as large as the other five New England states combined.

Maine

400

Choreographer
Ms. de Mille

Agnes

500

It originally meant a race contestant who performed best while in the lead; now it just means the current leader

front-runner

500

She was the first female photojournalist for Life magazine, covering the people and events of the 1930s and 1940s, from the Dust Bowl, to the liberation of Buchenwald, to the daily life of Mahatma Gandhi.

Margaret Bourke-White

500

A diminutive word, this type of long bench is commonly found in restaurants

banquette

500

Name three of the four states that are officially called commonwealths.

Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia

500

"Cities of the Interior" author
Ms. Nin

Anais