Video Game Currencies
Marine Biology
Art History
American Literature
The Room
100

Nintendo got lazy with naming the currency that exists in the mushroom kingdom, although if Mario gets 100 of them, he will get an extra life

Coins
100

Unlike the stingray, this "devilfish" doesn't have a stinger in its tail

manta ray

100

People of this nation AKA Nippon wrote with a brush, so painting became the preferred form of artistic expression

Japan

100

Scout is a curious little girl still trying to figure out life in the American South in this classic novel

To Kill a Mockingbird

100

BYU has one of the USA's top programs for the type of dance named for this room

ballroom

200

Rings not only act as currency, but also as life insurance in this platformer series that includes characters such as Tales and Knuckles alongside the main protagonist.

Sonic the Hedgehog

200

This "colorful" tide occurs in warm waters when there is an increase of protozoa called dinoflagellates

red tide

200

This Spaniard's contributions include pioneering Cubism & making collage an art technique

Picasso 

200

Part 3 of this novel by Ray Bradbury is called "Burning Bright"

Farenheit 451

200

This term for a women's lavatory, typically in a public place, includes a type of makeup

Powder Room

300

Bottle cap collectors rejoice! Caps are the primary form of currency after the apocalypse in this role playing game series.

Fallout

300

The American eel begins life in this area of the north Atlantic but eventually migrates to fresh wate

Sargasso Sea

300

Bernini's work for St. Peter's exemplifies this style of sculpture that dominated from 1600 to 1750

Baroque

300

The narrator & protagonist of "The Catcher in the Rye" also appeared in other stories by J.D. Salinger

Caulfield

300

Not every dad designs an Arabian nights mural for this kiddie fun room, but Frank Lloyd Wright did

Playroom

400

Castlevania confused players when it first came on the market, as the primary form of in game currency was this item, which is more commonly associated with healing.

Hearts

400

Since it is lighter than water, the oil mainly in this organ prevents sharks from sinking

Liver

400

The late works of Michelangelo are considered to be the some of the first works in this 16th century art movement, which was defined by elongated features, softened forms, and distorted perspective.

Mannerism

400

Kidnapped & sold into slavery, Solomon Northup told of his experiences in this memoir that became a movie

12 Years a Slave

400

Sherlock Holmes says your brain is like "a little empty" this upper room & you chose how to stock it

Attic

500

The main currency in this Medieval Fantasy Trilogy are the souls you collect from fallen enemies.

Dark Souls

500

Australian waters contain many species of this sea snail, including the greenlip & blacklip

abalone

500

Though his eyesight began to fail, he continued painting water lilies at his Giverny home

Monet

500

Originally published anonymously, his essay on "Nature" helped launch Transcendentalism

Emerson

500

This can refer to a room where an artist works; make it plural for a place like Sony Pictures

Studio