Mythological Monsters
Plants
Dogs
English Literature
Weapons
200

Most of these half-men half-horses were wild & lawless. 

What are centaurs?

200

Fungi cannot make their own food because they lack this green stuff.

What is chlorophyll?

200

When teaching a dog this, putting down papers merely increases problems. 

What is housebreaking?

200

Dickens told a tale of these 2 capitals. 

What is Paris & London?

200

Chief weapon carried by a PT boat, it's the "T" in PT. 

What is a tornado?

400

This monster needed more than a steak on his eye after Odysseus drove a stake into his eye. 

What is a cyclops (Polyphemus)?

400

You'd find ocotillo, paloverde, & prickly pear growing in this type of arid region. 

What is a desert?

400

Old West pioneers used greyhounds to chase jackrabbits & Canis latrans, this wild member of dog family. 

What are coyotes?

400

In 1155, a Norman poet 1st mentioned this monarch & his valiant warriors. 

Who is King Arthur?

400

Italian for "little dagger", it can be used for piercing holes for embroidery. 

What is a stiletto?

600

Author John Gardner retold the epic of Beowulf from this monster's point of view. 

Who is Grendel?

600

A taxonomist does this to plants as well as animals. 

What is classify?

600

More than 800 years ago, the Lhasa apso originated in this country whose capital is Lhasa. 

What is Tibet?

600

1949 novel about Winston Smith, a Newspeak writer at the Ministry of Truth. 

What is 1984?

600

Proceeds the movie titles of “Top”, “The Naked”, and “Young”.

What is Gun?

800

If you cut off a head, the Hydra would do this. 

What is grow two back?

800

The blade, petiole, & stipule are the 3 main parts of this. 

What is the leaf?

800

The pug is a correctly proportioned miniature of this huge guard dog breed. 

What is the mastiff?

800

7 stanzas about Daniel Boone are included in his epic poem "Don Juan". 

Who is Lord Byron?

800

Do not do this if you have a sharp inanimate object in your body. 

What is pull it out?

1000

Name of this creature w/lion's head, goat's body & dragon's tail has come to mean anything fantastic. 

What is a chimera?

1000

Saffron is a type of seasoning & type of this spring flower it comes from. 

What is the crocus?

1000

Term for an unweaned puppy. 

What is a whelp?

1000

Under this masculine pen name Mary Ann Evans wrote "Adam Bede". 

Who is George Eliot?

1000

The 2 symbols of the Shriners are a fez & this type of sword. 

What is a scimitar?