The Category is...Mother
Name that Grapheme
An Abundance of [C]atherines
Capitonyms
Engage ___ Protocol
100
The annual recognition day celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the U.S.
What is Mother's Day?
100
This punctuation mark comprised of a superimposed question mark (?) and exclamation point (!)
What is an interrobang?
100
The country Catherine the Great (1762-1796) was empress of
What is Russia?
100
When lowercase, it means "land" or "soil."
When capitalized, it is the planet we live on.
What is earth/Earth?
100
The largest country to sign--but not ratify or implement--the Kyoto Protocol on climate change
What is the United States of America? FREEDOM AND GAS GUZZLERS, BABBBYYY
200
The historically BIPOC, queer and trans subculture that gave rise to the American queer usage of "mother"
What is ballroom?
200
The squiggly grapheme above the Spanish letter (ñ) or punctuation mark denoting approximation in English (~).
What is a tilde?
200
The band with a song titled Cath...
What is Death Cab for Cutie?
200
When lowercase, another word for loaned.
When capitalized, the period in Christianity in preparation for Easter.
What is lent/Lent?
200
The four components of the RICE Method/Protocol for acute inflammation in soft tissue (like a twisted ankle)
What is rest, ice, compression, and elevation?
300
The half-woman, half-snake creature from Greek mythology sometimes called the "Mother of Monsters"
Who is Echidna?
300
The name for this symbol, similar to a percent sign (%) with an extra zero
What is a per mille sign?
300
The author of An Abudance of Katherines
Who is John Green?
300
When lowercase, it means "respected" or "impressive."
When capitalized, it refers to a month of the year.
What is august/August?
300
In Star Wars, the official name of "the Order" that activates mind control chips in the Clones to execute all Jedi
What is Protocol 66, Clone Protocol 66, or Order 66?
400
The "mother" in the Japanese dish oyakodon (meaning parent-and-child donburi)
What is chicken?
400
Unlike a copyright symbol (©), this symbol denotes certain freedoms over the copies of copyrighted works
What is a copyleft symbol?
400
The Jane Austen novel featuring Catherine Morland
What is Northanger Abbey?
400
When lowercase, it means a small town.
When capitalized, it is a famous Shakespeare play.
What is hamlet/Hamlet?
400
The international environmental treaty designed to protect the ozone layer
What is the Montreal Protocol?
500
According to Escoffier, the number of mother sauces in French cuisine
What is five?
500
The name for a backtick (`) when it is used as an accent mark, such as on "è"
What is a grave?
500
The name shared by this type of window and firework pattern
What is a Catherine Wheel?
500
When lowercase, it means socially unconventional or artistic.
When capitalized, it refers to people or dialects from part of the Czech Republic.
What is bohemian/Bohemian?
500
The full name of HTTPS
Hint: The "P" stands for "protocol!"
What is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure?