Pass Word
Instruments
The Killers
Common Cents
Can't get there from here!
100
In basketball, the Point Guard is usually the team's best ball-handler and facilitator on the court. Consistent with this category, the Point Guard often has a high number of ______________ per game.

What are Assists?

100

This electronic device, used for measuring ionizing radiation is most commonly known as the ____________.

What is the Geiger Counter?

100

The Nile Crocodile, although the most feared and storied predator of humans in this African region, is far surpassed by this non-carnivorous mammalian species. [It is also the unofficial mascot of Mr. Hayes' collegiate alma mater!]

What is the hippopotamus?

100

The U.S. Mint officially stopped producing this unit of physical currency in 2025 because the cost of production actually exceeded the value of it.

What is the penny?

100

Despite sharing an official state-to-state border, it is not possible to cross from New Jersey to Pennsylvania by car or train without traversing the _______________.

What is the Delaware River or Delaware Water Gap?

200

In Family Feud, the team of the buzzer beater is given two choices, one of which is "Pass", a hardly ever chosen option. The other choice is to __________.

What is Play?

200

A musical composition or performance that lacks any vocal part or arrangement is known as _____________.

What is an instrumental?

200

Statistically the most dangerous "animal" in the world, this insect is responsible for more human deaths and spread of disease than any other.

What is the mosquito?

200

This rapper and hip-hop artist would likely take serious issue with the misspelling of this category or possibly find it hilarious.

Who is Common Sense?

200
In a mythical and famous race between two animals, one faster animal was given a head start, while the slower one surprisingly won because the faster animal could not keep up with the pace of the other. Which animal won the race? 

Who is/was the tortoise?

300

In most Yes/No voting situations, participants are often given a third option. A voter who opts against an affirmative or non-affirmative ballot is said to _______.

What is abstain?

300

This SpongeBob SquarePants character, _________, delivered a classic and quotable line in an episode in which he asked the conductor if __________ was an instrument.

Who is Patrick Star and what is mayonnaise? 

300

An offensive and legal action in ^THIS^ sport, it refers to a successful athletic execution that results in an immediate point.

What is volleyball?

300

This $1.00 U.S. coin, most commonly distributed as change at metro transit stations, does not feature the image of this particular political figure.

Who was The President of the United States?

300

This rock-and-then-some band, released a single with this category's title in the 1980s, the album of which is called "Fables of the Reconstruction". 

You would be advised to get as much of THIS type of sleep every night as possible!

Who were R.E.M.?

400

This four-letter word, synonymous with the theme of this category can be created by a simple rearrangement of the letters within the category. It is sometimes also a viable strategic play in Scrabble.

What is swap?

400

Although it utilizes a set of tensioned strings to emit its sound, this tonal instrument [capable of delivering melodies and harmonies simultaneously] is actually considered to be part of the percussion family.

What is the piano?

400

Colloquially known as the "Killer Whale", the proper four-letter name for this species is __________.

What is the orca?

400

This expression or American idiom refers to the practice of charging a consumer small, petty, and superfluous amounts for frivolous reasons that are justifiably unfair and exploitative. 

What is "nickel and diming"?

400

You won't find a direct flight from any NJ/NYC airport to this continent/Country without a stopover. Sorry! Not my fault.

What is Oceania/Australia?

500

To kick one's feet up, shoot the breeze, or engage in any activity to alleviate one's boredom [such as creating Jeopardy games!], an equivalent and more literal expression of this would be _________? 

What is "passing the time"?

500
A precision device, used to measure, adjust, and verify the accuracy of a scientific instrument is known as a __________.

What is a calibrator?

500

You wouldn't suspect them of contributing to this statistic, as they are not predators, but the animal most attributed to inadvertently causing human deaths in the United States is the __________.

What is deer?

500

To contribute this type of suggestion to an individual or group, whether solicited or not, is idiomatically "worth" ________.

What is two cents?

500

Considered impossible to defect from North Korea to South Korea, you would best take homage [if you can successfully navigate your way through China] in one of these several South-Eastern Asian nations:

What are Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia?