Birding
Left Behind on the Moon
European Peninsulas
Monks
Before Beauty (The answer comes shortly before "beauty" in the dictionary)
100

The fastest known bird, capable of diving at 200 mph

What is a Peregrine Falcon?

100

Brought by the last 3 manned missions, these vehicles are still there and ready to go

What is a lunar rover?

100

2 nations make up this peninsula whose name is related to the Ebro River

What is the Iberian Peninsula?

100

20th century monk John Main popularized meditation among Christians, including saying this, a personal sacred word

What is a mantra?

100

An open-mouthed scientific container, or a squeaky Muppet

What is a beaker?

200

The highest-rated of these include the Bushnell Legend Ultra HD

What are binoculars?

200

A gold replica of one of these natural symbols of peace

What is an olive branch?

200

This 10,400-square-mile peninsula  sits between the Black Sea & the sea of Azov

What is the Crimean Peninsula? 

200

The biography "The Monk in the Garden" is about this man, who is also called "The father of Genetics"

Who is Gregor Mendel? 

200

A hyphenated term for an accountant

What is a bean-counter?

300

A good beginner's sighting is this largest North American thrush, with it's red breast and "Cheerio, cheery-up" song

What is a robin?

300

The plaque titled "For All Mankind" was left by this mission

What is Apollo 11?

300

This French region protrudes into the Atlantic and has a name related to the land to its north

What is Brittany?

300

This 17th century monk and cellar master at the Abbey of Hautvillers was a pioneer of fine champagne

Who is Dom Perignon?

300

An unconventional '50's cool cat subscribed to an anti-materialistic, artistic lifestyle

What is a beatnik?

400

In 1934 Roger Tory Peterson made this 2-word type of book "to the Birds", the first of many used by birders

What is a field guide?

400

Alan Shepard left 2 of these small sport items

What are golf balls?

400

Cape Apostolos Andreas is the easternmost part of this island nation's Karpaz Peninsula, which stretches towards Turkey

What is Cyprus?

400

The monk Theophanes is among the holy men to be given this title, meaning that he spoke out about his faith, not that he listened to others' sins

What is a confessor?

400

An 8-letter French word meaning "a lot"

What is beaucoup?

500

For many birders, their pride & joy is this alliterative "list", a personal history of all bird species they've encountered

What is a life list? 

500

A feather and a hammer dropped by an astronaut in 1971 confirmed the theory of this man, four centuries before

Who is Galileo?

500

Schleswig and Holstein in northern Germany are at the southern end of this peninsula

What is Jutland?

500

Thich Nhat Hanh, called a "celebrity monk", has been praised by Oprah and is known as Thay ("teacher") in which language? 

What is Vietnamese?

500

This name comes before "wind force scale" in a meteorological ranking system

What is Beaufort?