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AROUND THE WORLD

200

'Luxembourg's is "Uns Heimat", which means "Our Homeland"'

National Anthem

400

'"Nyandete", whose name is Guarani for "spider web", is a type of this delicate open-work fabric made in Paraguay'

Lace

600

'You'll find the original Hard Rock Cafe on Old Park Lane in this capital city'

London

800

'Greenland has two official languages: Greenlandic & this'

Danish

1000

'Island country whose capital, Valletta, is named for a grandmaster who led the knights in 1565'

Malta

6-LETTER WORDS

200

'From old French meaning "to dine", it's the chief meal of the day'

Dinner

400

'A threat, like Dennis Mitchell'

Menace

600

'It's a shrill cry, made by a chicken after laying an egg'

Cackle

800

'This metal pot with a lid can be used to make stew or brew tea'

Kettle

1000

'This disease caused by a lack of vitamin C is characterized by bleeding gums & extreme weakness'

Scurvy

CRAFTS

200

'The name of this artistic composition of materials pasted to a surface comes from the Greek "kolla"'

Collage

400

'Morocco is one type of this material used in bookbinding'

Leather

600

'Pottery usually undergoes this heating process twice in the biscuit & glaze stages'

Firing

800

'This material used for making baskets comes from the core of the rattan palm'

Cane

1000

'Stumpwork, cutwork, and crewelwork are varieties of this textile art'

Embroidery

NATURE

200

'If this tall tropical bird stops eating certain algae, its pinkish feathers will turn white'

Flamingo

400

'These crustaceans that cling to ships & wharves also attach themselves to whales'

barnacles

600

'It's the term for the organism on which a parasite lives & feeds'

Host

800

'Made up of a filament & anther, this male organ of a flower varies in number from zero to hundreds'

Stamen

1000

'It's any tailed amphibian,including the newt'

Salamander

TV CARTOONS

200

'The musical group "The Bedrock Rockers" was featured in a comedy hour named for this cartoon family'

"The Flintstones"

400

'He was the Jetsons' family dog'

Astro

600

'After years as the movies' No. 1 son, Keye Luke finally played this detective in a cartoon series'

Charlie Chan

800

'A Tarzan spoof, this tree-swinger had a pet elephant named Shep'

"George of the Jungle"

1000

'This superhero team consisted of Reid Richards, The Invisible Girl, The Human Torch, & The Thing'

"The Fantastic Four"