'In 1903 Mary Anderson invented this device that makes it easier to see when you're driving a car in the rain'
windshield wipers
200
'Attention, Colonel Sanders: the ghost of one of these birds has been seen flapping around Highgate since the 1600s'
chicken
200
'Alice in Wonderland could tell you that a looking-glass is a synonym for one of these'
mirror
200
'$20 gold coins were a specialty of this mint whose mark is a "D"'
Denver
200
'It's the hole & flap in your portal that allows your schnauzer to go in & out'
doggie door
400
'Margaret Knight invented a machine to make the square-bottomed variety of these grocery store items in 1870'
paper bag
400
'Dozens of drivers have reportedly seen a ghostly double-decker one of these careening around Kensington'
bus
400
'2 of the 3 animals for which pachyderm is a synonym'
elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros
400
'In 1973 Congress thought about making pennies in this light metal, but the copper industry objected'
aluminum
400
'It's a burger with cheese & grilled onions on rye bread and toasted in an iron skillet'
patty melt
600
'The holder of 28 patents, Helena Augusta Blanchard invented the first of these that could do a zigzag stitch'
sewing machine
600
'A ghost seen in a gutter at Whitechapel may be that of Polly Nicholls, this murderer's first victim'
Jack the Ripper
600
'This synonym for the Netherlands technically refers to only part of the country'
Holland
600
'If you like to roll your own coins, you know there are this many pennies in a standard roll'
50
600
'It's the abbreviation for a device that stores your data; a Palm Pilot, for example'
PDA
800
'A holder of 49 patents, Beulah Henry invented one of these to duplicate documents long before Xerox'
copy machine
800
'The Drury Lane, a famous one of these in London, is haunted by a "man in grey" who sometimes shows up for matinees'
theater
800
'As a verb, this Aboriginal weapon is a synonym for backfire'
boomerang
800
'Just prior to all those individual state designs, the quarter had one of these birds on the back'
eagle
800
'It's a soft pad used to apply makeup to the face, or an old derby for female pilots'
powder puff
1000
'Lillian Moller Gilbreth invented the type of this household item with the step-on opener still used today'
garbage can
1000
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from London) It's said the ghost of this nine-day queen appears on February 12, the anniversary of her execution on Tower Green'
Lady Jane Grey
1000
'If someone asks you for another term for one of these books made famous by Roget, tell him, "synonym finder"'
thesaurus
1000
'A study done in 1978 found people hated this coin even before it was issued; it looked too much like a quarter'
the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin
1000
'International travelers like this airport shop that eliminates import & export fees'