Book of...
Botany
Where's that Darn Train?
Jeopardy Stumpers 1
Jeopardy Stumpers 2
400

A 19th century Egyptologist gave the title "Book of" this to a collection of spells written to be put in tombs

The Book of the Dead

400

From the Latin for "cap", the pileus is the circular cap on one of these fungi

mushroom

400

Its stopping distance is exactly 1 of these, so if the engineer sees you tied to the tracks 5,281' away, you're fine

mile

400

Biology
Your baroreceptors are sensory devices that keep this steady

blood pressure

400

Everything Has a Name
As opposed to a dimmer switch, a simple two-setting light switch has this 6-letter name

toggle

800

E.L. Doctorow wrote a novel titled "The Book of" him, like a biblical book set in Babylon

Daniel

800

A xerophyte is a plant adapted to living in places where there is a shortage of this

water

800

On a 1,000-yard hill it made it 9/10 of the way up & slid back to the bottom; it has traversed this much ground

1800 yards

800

The Body of Evidence
Riding shotgun on the kidneys, these glands weigh barely 5 grams each, but produce vital hormones

adrenal glands

800

The Human Body
This endocrine gland controls the rate at which cells burn food & produce energy

the thyroid gland

1200

First published in 1830, it tells of a migration from Jerusalem to America led by the prophet Lehi

The Book of Mormon

1200

Field peas usually have reddish-purple blossoms; garden peas have blossoms mostly of this color

white

1200

The original 50-day repair estimate has been exceeded by 50%, so it's been in the repair yard this long now

75 days

1200

Inventors and Inventions
Around 1917 Northam Warren of Cutex created the first commercial version of this colorful cosmetic product

nail polish

1200

We'll Take Your Measure!
Consult a galvanometer to measure amperes of this

electrical current

1600

Once almost as popular as the Bible was John Foxe's "Book of" these people who suffered for their (Protestant) faith

The Book of Martyrs

1600

Southern or giant cane can reach heights of 20 feet & is a type of this tall grass

bamboo

1600

Going 60 mph, it's on a 2-hour run from Pottsville to Scottsville; at Knottsville, 3/4 of the way there, it's gone this far

90 miles

1600

The Stones
A stunning 330-carat star sapphire called the "Star of" this continent is on display at the Smithsonian

Asia

1600

Element Symbol Fun?
The symbol for this element precedes "Better Blues" in the title of a Spike Lee film

molybdenum

2000

In 1528 Castiglione described the perfect royal attendant in "Libro del Cortegiano", "Book of" this person

(the) Courtier 

2000

Petunias belong to this scientific family, as do tomatoes and bell peppers

nightshades

2000

Yesterday it chugged the 5-mile diameter of the island: today it's doing this, 15.71 miles

the circumference

2000

Communi'k'ation
Before videotape, TV shows were preserved via this process, filming directly from a TV monitor

kinescope

2000

Where is it?
Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!: In this constellation

Orion