Round 1

B MINUS

100

A B falls off a charred word & becomes this funereal container

urn (from burn)

200

Knock a B off a biblical tower & get the name of this biblical murder victim

Abel (from Babel)

300

Wash away the B from a type of small river & get this name for a chess piece

a rook (from brook)

400

Sink the B off a group of ocean vessels & get this horse food

oats (from boats)

500

When a cetacean fatty layer sweats out its B, this unskilled seaman is all that's left

a lubber (from blubber)

THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C.

100

In 2020 she topped John Waters & the Beastie Boys to win a Grammy for her spoken word album, an audio book of her memoir

Michelle Obama

200

At Wellesley's 1990 commencement, this Texan said, "Someone in the crowd could also become a presidential spouse and I wish him well"

Barbara Bush

300

She met the future president in 1938 when they both tried out for a local play in Whittier, California

Pat Nixon

400

Half-brothers of this southern-born first lady fought for the Confederacy, which could have led to really awkward Thanksgiving dinners

Mary Todd Lincoln

500

A year before her death in 1962, she began chairing JFK's Commission on the Status of Women

Eleanor Roosevelt 

Songs in Musicals

100

"Memory" &
"Mr. Mistoffelees"

Cats

200

"Tradition" & "Matchmaker, Matchmaker"

Fiddler on the Roof 

300

"It's Raining On Prom Night" &
"Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee"

Grease

400

"Johnny's Mambo" &
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"

Dirty Dancing 

500

"The Music And The Mirror" &
"One"

A Chorus Line 

PLURALIZE, PLEASE

100

Sheep
(5 letters... you know, like moose is 5 letters)

Sheep

200

Hoof
(6 letters)

Hooves

300

Sarcophagus
(10 letters)

Sarcophagi

400

Passer-by
(9 letters)

Passers-by

500

Appendix
(10 letters)

Appendices

JUST "E"AT IT

100

In the U.S., this French word signifies the main course, but in France it means the first course

Entree

200

This member of the nightshade family is technically a fruit 

Eggplant

300

This type of milk has had its water content reduced by 60%, giving a creamy taste when used in desserts

Evaporated milk 

400

This round yellow Dutch cheese is partly made from skimmed milk & coated in red paraffin

Edam

500

These can be purple to black in color, sour right off the tree, but good in a jam or pie

Elderberries