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WORLD CAPITAL MUSEUMS
HOMOPHONES
OUR NATION'S CAPITAL BEFORE & AFTER
FAMILIAR PHRASES
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One theory says that this endearing cat sound is caused by the vibration of the false vocal cords

a purr

100

The Guinness Storehouse

Dublin

100

To aimlessly wander, or Italy's capital city

roam/Rome

100

Our nation's top judicial body employs this professional fool

Supreme court jester

100

Someone who looks ill or nauseated is said to be green around these fish organs

Gills

200

The Siberian is the largest of these, the largest member of the cat family

a tiger

200

The Edvard Munch Museum

Oslo

200

A whole seed grain of corn, or a military rank

kernel/colonel

200

Government body that protects the great outdoors & brings color & fabric swatches for the indoors

Department of Interior designers

200

"When all else fails, read" these

the instructions

300

Because its smell is exciting to cats, this aromatic herb of the mint family is often used as a stuffing for cat toys

catnip

300

The Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

300

Expected at a certain time, like a library book, or moisture condensed from the air

due/dew

300

A 2-time Oscar-winning actor is honored by a 554-foot obelisk

the Denzel Washington Monument

300

The line about eating this & having it too was recorded in a 1546 book by John Heywood

Cake

400

The face of this fastest cat has black lines that curve from the eye's inner corner to the mouth's outer corners

a cheetah

400

The Borghese Gallery

Rome

400

Percussion instruments that clang, or things that represent other things

cymbals/symbols

400

Coffee maker with a plunger that holds briefings for journalists

the French press secretary (or the French press room)

400

A 17th century prince reportedly said he'd fight until he died in this, now found before "effort"

(till he died in the) last ditch

500

This larger cousin of the Bobcat can be found in northern forests in North America, Asia and Europe

A lynx

500

The Bauhaus Archives & Museum of Design

Berlin

500

To modify, or a place where sacrifices are performed

alter/altar

500

A disaster-defying breakfast chain that serves pancake alternatives to 435 members

the Waffle House of Representatives

500

This French phrase means "reason for being"

raison d'ĂȘtre