Taking the Driving Test
CREATURE COMFORTS
HOMOPHONES
CEREAL
FINISH THE CLASSIC AMERICAN LYRIC
200

This state agency, the DMV for short, administers the test

The Department of Motor Vehicles 

200

It's a giant panda's favorite food


Bamboo

200

To tint & 

to perish

dye/die

200

2-time Olympic gold medalist Bob Richards was this cereal's first spokesperson

Wheaties

200

"Home, home on the range, where" these play

deer and antelope

400

This alliterative method to get your car alongside the curb just might be on the test

parallel parking

400

Mattresses for dairy cows come in rubber, foam, fabric & even this type that supports the animal's weight with hydraulic pressure

waterbed

400

A mineral supply &
a paddle

ore / oar

400

Cheerios are made with "100% whole grain" these

oats

400

"O beautiful for spacious skies..."

...for amber waves of grain

600

To take this test in most states, you'll need this proof of financial responsibility in case anything goes wrong. 

Insurance 

600

On Madagascar, these primates use a toxic secretion from millipedes as an insect repellent & (perhaps) to get high

 

lemurs

600

A good source of protein & a gathering for track events

meat / meet

600

"Wake up in the morning, there's a crackle in your face", said a 1964 Rolling Stones (yes, those Stones) jingle for this

Rice Crispies

600

"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when..."

...skies are grey

800

Mirrors aren't enough--look over your shoulder to check these areas before changing lanes

Blind Spots

800

Hippos & hogs are among the many animals who do this, roll in mud or liquid to soothe themselves

wallow / wallowing

800

An alloy &
to pilfer

steel / steal

800

This baked, square cereal shares its name with a board game & a magazine

Life

800

"Doe, a deer, a female deer; ray, a drop of golden sun; me..."

... a name i call myself

1000

Failing to give this 3-word clearance to pedestrians can be an automatic failure

Right of Way

1000

The cleaner species of this tropical fish make their neighbors more comfortable by removing dead scales & other irritants 


French and Indian wAR

1000

A type of liquor & an evil spirit in Islamic folklore

gin / Jinn

1000

These O-shaped delights with a fruit name were originally just orange; the green ones were added in 1998

Apple Jacks

1000

"Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine..."

...you are lost and gone forever, oh my darling Clementine.