4-LETTER WORDS
NUTS
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
CLASSICAL MUSIC
BOTANY
100
Fly an aircraft without a companion or instructor
Solo
100
California is the largest domestic producer of this nut, Pistacia vera, often used in ice cream
pistachio
100
Wedding guests throw this at a newly married couples because it's a symbol of fertility
rice
100
The "van" in his name was from the Dutch, not the German
Ludwig van Beethoven
100
This external covering on the giant sequoia is over a foot & a half thick
bark
200
A spoiled child or a small sausage
a brat
200
In Europe a sweetened paste is made from this nut & used in pastries & marzipan
almonds
200
This sign of the zodiac is symbolized by 2 fish swimming in opposite directions
Pisces
200
His 1st opera, "La Finta Semplice", was composed for Vienna, but was 1st performed in Salzburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
200
Honey guides, spots or lines on flower petals, direct insects to this sugary substance
Nector
300
A sharp spasm of pain; you might feel a hunger one
a Pang
300
The tree of this comma-shaped nut produces a gum used in varnishes
a cashew
300
This beast is credited as a symbol of hope or confidence in success
Bull
300
Most of Haydn's works were written while he was a court composer in Eisenstadt, now in this country
Austria
300
Fungi such as mushrooms differ from green plants in that they don't contain this pigment
chlorophyll
400
A Spanish exclamation of approval or a paper towel from Scott
Viva
400
The first commercial orchards of this nut were planted in Hawaii in the 1920s
macadamias
400
A lion holds one of these symbols of Canada on Canada's coat of arms
a Maple Leaf
400
This lieder composer gave his first public concert March 26, 1828, it was a success (famous pieces Symphony No. 9 in C Major & Erlkönig)
Franz Schubert
400
The potato is an example of this short, swollen part of a stem that grows underground
Tuber
500
The hinged bar on a typewriter or printer that holds the paper against the platen
a bail
500
2 common kinds of this nut are English & black
walnuts
500
An official seal placed on a document in lieu of a signature, or the kind of ring used to impress it
a signet
500
Russian composer of "Rhapsody on a Theme by Pagnini" who became a U.S. cit. just before his death in 1943
Rachmaninoff
500
The offspring of 2 genetically different parents are called these, like some popular roses
Hybrid
