THE OED DESCRIBES THE ANIMAL
THAT SONG SLAYS
CURRENCY
FUN & GAMES
LOONEY TUNES
100

"A large hornless ruminant quadruped, distinguished by its humped back, long neck, and cushioned feet"

a camel

100

"I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" is how one gets the "Folsom Prison Blues", per this singer

Johnny Cash

100

It's said this currency of India goes back to a silver coin introduced by Sher Shah in 1542

the rupee

100

Black & white pieces in this game are often called stones, which you want to get back home & then "bear off" to win the game

backgammon

100

In "Hare Tonic", he hopes to make wabbit stew fwom that twickster Bugs Bunny

Elmer Fudd

200

Of the carp family, "native to China... commonly kept in ponds, cold-water tanks, or... glass globes"

goldfish

200

"Mama, just killed a man... life had just begun, but now I've gone & thrown it all away" is part of this tune, & no, we will not let you go

Bohemian Rhapsody

200

Add a letter to the Angola currency & it becomes this December Pan-African holiday

Kwanzaa

200

A 2023 film pulled back the curtain on how this video game took over the world, one falling block at a time

Tetris

200

In "Buccaneer Bunny", he calls himself the "blood-thirstiest, shoot-'em firstiest, doggone worstiest"

Yosemite Sam

300

"Mouse-like quadrupeds... having the fingers extended to support a thin membrane"

a bat

300

"Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3, it's as easy to learn as your ABC", sang this group in 1983; someone should call them about that

The Police

300

In a symbol for Japanese currency, parallel bars adorn this letter

a Y

300

Ludo is another name for this board game, sometimes called India's national game

Parcheesi

300

An anvil, rocket skates & a do-it-yourself tornado kit are items Wile E. Coyote has bought from this corporation

Acme

400

"One of several large eared seals" including "the distinct species (Zalophus) californianus"

sea lions

400

In a song that really slays, "In The Pines" is the answer to this question asked by Nirvana & by others long before

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

400

The front of a 2015 Argentine 50 peso note features a map of these islands

the Falklands

400

Bamboos & winds are names for some of the tiles called pais in this game

mahjong

400

I say, he got above-the-title billing in the punningly named "Of Rice and Hen"

Foghorn Leghorn

500

"Popular name of various acalephs, medusas, or sea-nettles, from their gelatinous structure"

jellyfish

500

He uses his "silver hammer" to take out a quizzical Joan, an annoyed school teacher, & even the judge at his trial

Maxwell

500

Curacao uses the Netherlands Antillean this, the name of the old Dutch currency

a guilder

500

Cutthroat is one type of this card game that has a name derived from French for "two-eyed"

pinochle

500

In "Hare-Way to the Stars", he informs Bugs that he's going to blow up the Earth because it obstructs his view of Venus

Marvin the Martian