Algae Whiz
History Will Note
The Secret of Homonym
Skyscraper City
The View from the Top
Funk and Games
100
The "phyto" type of this algae is a major food source directly or indirectly of many sea organisms
Plankton
100
An Aug. 12, 1961 decree by the East German Volkskammer led to the start of building this land-mark that night
The Berlin Wall
100
The pelt or coat of a large animal, or to conceal from sight
Hide
100
The Gherkin, AKA 30 St. Mary Axe
London
100
Orson Welles, atop this ride in "The Third Man": "Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever?"
Ferris Wheel
100
The 17th-century painting seen here shows a game of tric-trac, a variant of this dice & counters game 
Backgammon
200
Algae range from microscopic organisms up to giant species of this saltwater type that reaches 200 feet in length
Kelp
200
From Dec. 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, camping was pretty rough for the Continental Army at this location
Valley Forge
200
A soft chocolate candy, or to avoid being specific about details
Fudge
200
101
Taipei
200
If you've summited this "royal" kids' game, survey your subjects below as they try to knock you off
King of the Hill
200
"Give Up The Funk" is a classic from this band that sounds like the legislature of Great Britain
Parliament
300
Like virtually all photosynthetic organisms, algae contain this pigment that absorbs energy from light
Chlorophyll
300
Charles I, Spain's king from 1516 to 1556, also moonlighted as Charles V of this empire
The Holy Roman Empire
300
A plate on a lizard, or to climb up
Scale
300
Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur
300
In the Civil War the Union got valuable intel from over 3,000 missions by these, with Thaddeus Lowe in charge
Balloons
300
To avoid getting bumped back to start, you can hide in your color's safety zone in this board game
Sorry!
400
Some green algae reproduce through asexual mitosis, in which these important genetic components are split into identical pairs that migrate to the two new cells
Chromosomes
400
On Dec. 2, 1954, at long last, decency prevailed in a 67-22 Senate vote condemning this member of the body
Joseph McCarthy
400
A tree, or a word preceding "up" meaning "to neaten"
Spruce
400
Transamerica Pyramid
San Francisco
400
This mongoose relative, also called a suricate, emerges from its burrow, sits up tall & scans the horizon
Meerkat
400
In the early 1800s a tenth one of these was added to a popular game to circumvent gambling laws
A pin
500
Some algae have been classified in this kingdom neither fully plant nor animal
Protista
500
5 years after a successful 1971 military coup, Idi Amin became life president of this nation
Uganda
500
A dull person, or the caliber of a firearm
Bore
500
The Kingdom Tower (future)
Jeddah
500
In ballet versions of this Ravel piece, the ballerina dances high atop a large table surrounded by men
Bolero
500
A "Part-Time Lover" of funk, this superstar recorded "Higher Ground" prior to a near fatal car crash
Stevie Wonder