12-LETTER WORDS
MOUNTAINS
FLOWERS
BIRTHSTONES
100
Shutterbug is slang for this, especially an amateur one
a photographer
100
This mountain chain has 6 peaks that tower over 27,000 feet
the Himalayas
100
In 1960 the city of Rotterdam celebrated the 400th anniversary of this flower's introduction into Europe
tulips
100
It's lucky Elizabeth Taylor was born in February, because this February birthstone matches her violet eyes
an amethyst
200
It's another term for a state or federal prison
a penitentiary
200
The first recorded eruption of Mount Kilauea on this island occurred in 1970
Hawaii
200
The girasole, a type of this flower, gets its name from the Italian for "turning to the sun"
a sunflower
200
Birthstones may be inspired by Aaron's breastplate in the Bible, which had this many stones
12
300
It's a store or restaurant that specializes in cold cuts, smoked fish, cheeses & the like
a delicatessen
300
The name of this Sicilian volcano comes from the Greek for "I burn"
Etna
300
It's the colorful name for the group of flowers that includes carnations & sweet Williams
pinks
300
In Italy this December birthstone is known as la turchese
turquoise
400
It's defined as the official care & preservation of natural resources
conservation
400
This highest Canadian peak was named for a director of the Geological Survey of Canada
Mount Logan
400
Early Spanish explorers associated parts of this flower with Christ's crucifixion
a passionflower
400
This March birthstone is perfect for a hematologist
a bloodstone
500
In grammar it's an exclamatory word or phrase such as oh! or ouch!
an interjection
500
In 1848 Johannes Rebmann became the first European to sight this Tanzanian mountain
Kilimanjaro
500
This flower is a symbol of the former City of Scarborough
columbine flower
500
Citrine is a semiprecious yellow stone that resembles this other November birthstone
topaz