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A different look at Christmas songs
400
For tenpin, these are all 8.5 inches in diameter & can weigh up to 16 pounds
What is Bowling?
400
The 10 Commandments say not to do this to another man's house or wife
What is Covet?
400
Scripts to master in this art of beautiful handwriting include copperplate & Spencerian. Known in Japan as Shodo.
What is Caligraphy?
400
A Greek myth gives us this anatomical term for a vulnerable point
What is Achilles' Heel?
400
A rental contract
&
an artist's canvas supporter
What is lease and easel?
400
He's "the most famous reindeer of all", but he's bullied horribly & only loved after bailing everyone out on Christmas Eve
Who is Rudolph?
800
This inorganic salt is the main component for the powdery substance that climbers cover their hands in to dry their hands during climbing.
What is Magnesium Carbonate, MgCO 3, or magnesite
800
Daily Double!
There are 2 Vs in this word meaning extreme enthusiasm or spirit
What is verve?
800
Originally called Number Place, this puzzle about placing unique 1-9's into rows and columns got its more familiar name after appearing in a Japanese magazine.
What is Sudoku?
800
The eponymous man's 1889 formulation of this dictum: "One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off"
What is Chekov's Gun?
800
A male duck
&
collected the leaves
What is drake and raked?
800
This title daredevil lives to the max! Though the Sun can kill him, he sings, "Let's run & we'll have some fun now before I melt away"
Who is Frosty the snowman?
1200
Hybrid golf clubs are so named because they combine the qualities of these 2 traditional types of clubs
What are woods and irons?
1200
It's a small, secret group of plotters & can also mean their conspiracy
What is Cabal?
1200
Folks pursuing this -alogy speak of frustrating "burned counties" where courthouse records have been lost
What is 'Genealogy'?
1200
A structure of ropes & wooden steps for ascending a ship's rigging, or something that appears in Genesis 28:12
What is Jacob's Ladder?
1200
A Spanish cattle farm
&
what holds a ship in plac
What is anchor and rancho?
1200
"Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)" is by this "Take Me Home, Country Roads" singer
Who is John Denver?
1600
Daily Double!
Some tennis rackets are made with this DuPont product that's also used to make bulletproof vests
What is Kevlar?
1600
This word for the sound a bell makes rhymes with bell
What is Knell?
1600
Not just cucumbers are used in this craft that employs Mason jars, vinegar & spices
What is pickling?
1600
Named for a Frenchman, it's the argument that you should gamble on the belief in God, as the potential upside is so big
What is Pascal's Wager?
1600
One from Earth
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word to describe a wandering knight
What is a terran and errant?
1600
You don't think of Christmas tunes as black market body part movers, but "All I Want For Christmas Is" this pair of choppers
What is My two front teeth?
2000
This brand makes bats & racquets too, but since the movie "Cast Away" came out, it may be best known for volleyballs
What is Wilson?
2000
This adjective meaning "full of substance" is also a punny way to describe the hat seen here 
What is Pithy?
2000
It's a period in British history, or a hobby involving refurbishing old cars
What is restoration?
2000
A British actor named Simon Prebble gave the motion law-demonstrating science toy seen here this name 
What is a Newton's cradle?
2000
Above an intended pitch musically
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the instruments that might attempt it
What is sharp and harps?
2000
An omnipresent being 'sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake' in this classic Christmas hit about someone judging the worth of your actions and rewarding you accordingly.
What is 'Santa Clause is coming to town?'