The Bear
Fun around the U.S
8-Letter Words
3-Word Phrases
Science
200

Leonard is the dad in the family of bears that endear this brand of toilet paper to us

What is charmin

200

This innovator's museum in Dearborn, Michigan has all sorts of wheels, including Rosa Parks' bus &, of course, a Model T

Who is Ford

200

If you've cemented your plans & they are set in stone, they may also be described as this, a hard building material

What is concrete

200

Our relationship is strictly NSA, this

What is no strings attached

200

The pineal gland in the brain secretes this "sleep hormone" into the fluid around the brain & spinal cord

What is melatonin

400

The 2017 sequel to the movie about this lovable bear was a "Hugh" success with Hugh Grant & Hugh Bonneville in the cast

What is paddington

400

While in Connecticut visit this college's Peabody Museum of Natural History & see a mummy or a dinosaur

What is Yale

400

Hard container of albumen & yolk

What is eggshell

400

The Atlantic gets a lot smaller in this phrase meaning over in America to a Brit, or vice versa

what is across the pond

400

This measurement isn't talking about the annoying critter in your yard, it's Avogadro's number, or 6.02 times 10^23

What is a mole

600

His theme song says, "at a picnic table you will find him there, stuffing down more goodies than the average bear"

Who is Yogi bear

600

Learn more about Marie Laveau, a priestess of this, in the New Orleans museum devoted to it

What is voodoo

600

It pairs with "hunter" to describe a person who forages for food

What is gatherer

600

An uneasy accord has been reached when you do this rhyming phrase, politely let go of a dispute without resolution (you're still wrong)

What is agree to disagree

600

This pigment gives bile its yellowish color & can lead to gallstones

What is bilirubin

800

This kids show place had better be sizable as the title says--the "bear in" it is a 7-footer

Who is Bear in the Big Blue House

800

Fjords aren't just for Norway! A cruise that visits the Kenai Fjords in this state can prove it to you

Where is Alaska

800

Latinate noun, starting with A, for the world of teachers & educators

What is academia

800

To pine for someone, or more literally, to participate in a pre-Olympics ceremony

What is carry a torch

800

The field of organic chemistry is the study of compounds that contain this element

What is carbon

1000

16th century scholar Zacharias Baer wrote under a form of the Latin for "bear"; thus, Zachie, mascot of this suburban Philly college

What is ursinus

1000

The name of this famed Delaware beach city is from a Hebrew word meaning "broad spaces"

Where is Rehoboth

1000

On a big sailing ship, it's the principal spar located between the fore & mizzen ones

What is mainmast

1000

It means doing everything right, or getting a hit every time up, though the math doesn't strictly work on that last one

What is batting 1.0
1000

When a ray of light strikes a mirror, the angle of incidence equals the angle of this

What is reflection