STARTS WITH A PREPOSITION
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW
HAPPY 80th, UNITED NATIONS!
THE NATIONAL TOY HALL OF FAME
SOMETIME LAST CENTURY
100

A passively gazing bystander

onlooker

100

I assure you, there's nothing wrong with you, but if you insist, I'll prescribe this inert preparation, Latin for "I shall please"

placebo

100

In the spring of 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in this California city to draft the UN's charter

San Francisco

100

This
stacking
game
made the cut
in 2020
without
falling over

Jenga

100

The U.S. Supreme Court was no longer an all-boys club after she was confirmed unanimously by the Senate

Sandra Day O'Connor
200

Imperceptible to the sense of hearing

inaudible

200

Hurts to swallow, swollen tonsils with white patches, red spots in the mouth--looks like this, from the name of the bacteria

strep throat

200

2 Nobel peace prizes, in 1954 & 1981, have gone to the UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for these people

Refugees

200

Original inductees in 1998 included Barbie, Play-Doh & this mechanical drawing toy with a screen & control knobs

Etch A Sketch

200

206 years after becoming the capital of Russia, it retired from that status in 1918, but it didn't move to Florida

St. Petersburg
300

Laminated plastic used for countertops, flooring & more

Formica

300

That lump in your skin is just a dermoid type of this 4-letter sac of tissue; nothing to worry about, but I'll remove it

a cyst

300

Since 1948 more than 4,400 of these U.N. personnel have given their lives in the line of duty

the Blue Helmets (Peacekeepers)

300

Things were really cooking when this, inspired by New York City pretzel vendors, made it into the Hall

Easy Bake Oven

300

On Black Monday, October 28 of this year, the Dow lost 13% & 3 years later, was 89% below its peak

1929

400

The general vibe of a place, or a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch

atmosphere

400

We need to fix that knee; luckily it's a minimally invasive surgery using this fiber-optic tool

an arthroscope

400

In 1993 the U.N. created the ICTY, the International Criminal Tribunal on war crimes in this former member country

Yugoslavia

400

Josefina Montoya & Addy Walker are part of the historical characters series of these dolls inducted in 2021

American Girl Dolls

400

On March 24, 1989 this tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef & began spilling about 11 million gallons of oil

the Exxon Valdez

500

Computer talk for a group of 8 binary digits

a byte

500

I haven't seen a case of beriberi in years! We're putting you on a regimen of this vitamin, B1, stat!

thiamine

500

In 1946 the General Assembly adopted its first resolution, saying that this should be used for peaceful purposes, not weapons

nuclear weapons

500

"It is decidedly so" that this 1946 creation got the nod in 2018

Magic 8 Ball

500

This brutal Communist movement ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, killing millions

Khmer Rouge