ROOMMATES
TITLES CONTAINING TITLES
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
VIDEO GAMES
SUBTRACT A LETTER
200
'Al Gore & Tommy Lee Jones were roommates at this Ivy League school'
Harvard
200
'Hans Christian Anderson:
"The ____ and the Pea"'
Princess
200
'New World vultures lack a organ called a syrinx, so they also lack this; all they can do is hiss & grunt'
vocal cords
200
'Get your feet moving to this game based on an NBC reality show that wants to help you shed some pounds'
The Biggest Loser
200
'...from "native" & it becomes this--simple & unsuspecting'
naive
400
'These Sesame Street Muppet roommates have shared an apartment since 1969'
Bert & Ernie
400
'Sophocles:
"Oedipus ____"'
Rex
400
'Sometimes it dines on crustaceans & fish, but the palm-nut vulture's diet is primarily this, aka herbivorous'
vegetarian
400
'This "colorful" game from Rock Star follows former outlaw John Marston as he tames the West'
Red Dead Redemption
400
'...from "portion" & you get this type of magic drink'
potion
600
'As a senator, this bachelor president roomed with future Vice President William King'
James Buchanan
600
'Machiavelli:
"The ____"'
Prince
600
'A New World vulture known as the Andean this is so large that it sometimes preys on newborn calves'
condor
600
'I hit it big when Nintendo re-created my likeness with one of these, which rhymes with the gaming console you play on'
Mii
600
'...from "insane" to get this word meaning silly'
inane
800
'While rooming with his brother Vincent van Gogh, he introduced Vincent to some Impressionist friends'
Theo van Gogh
800
'Spenser:
"The Faerie ____"'
Queen
800
'When feeding, vultures keep strict order based on body size & the strength of this, used for tearing hide & flesh'
a beak
800
'"Dante's Inferno", which is loosely based on this 14th century poem, involves a hellish journey to find Beatrice'
The Divine Comedy
800
'...from "invert" & you'll render it this, meaning motionless'
inert
1000
'At Juilliard in the '40s, this "Bird" of a sax player roomed with trumpeter Miles Davis'
(Charlie) Parker
1000
'Oscar Wilde:
"____ Windermere's Fan"'
Lady
1000
'This word for the type of bird vultures are is from an old word meaning a toll collector'
scavenger
1000
'With the Green Lantern, Wonder Woman & Superman, you've got to be gaming in this comic book label's universe'
DC
1000
'...in "sentiment" to become this--conscious or aware'
sentient