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In this novel, Clarisse asks Guy Montag, “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?”

Fahrenheit 451

100

The head of a college division has a “list: you want to be on

Dean

100

Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion are flying for Daenerys Targaryen in this author’s the World of Fire and Ice series

George R. R. Martin

100

Its November 11, 1889 statehood filled in a corner of the Lower 48

Washington

100

A single unit of language & a sharp weapon with a long blade

Word and Sword

200

Simple-minded Lennie loves rabbits in this Steinbeck book

Of Mice and Men

200

To reach this rank in Boy Scouts, you must earn a total of 21 Merit Badges

Eagle Scout

200

Smaug the dragon menaced Erebor and Bilbo Baggins in this author’s The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

200

In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a New Jersey munitions depot, sending shrapnel into this nearby landmark’s gown

Statue of Liberty

200

A fashion show runway walker & to sing in a style that fluctuates between falsetto and normal

Model and Yodel

300

The U.S. Pure Food & Drug Act was passed because of the public’s response to this Upton Sinclair novel

The Jungle

300

he new janitor being followed by a camera crw may be TV’s latest “Undercover” this

Boss

300

Cressida Cowell wrote this twelve book series of books dealing with Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, a young Viking, starting with this book

How to Train Your Dragon

300

In 1856 William Dayton became the first vice presidential candidate of this new party

Republican

300

An unrecognized person and fury

Stranger and Anger

400

This Dickens character is mentioned in the first line of “The Catcher in the Rye”

David Copperfield

400

People with this U.S. Army rank right below general wear eagles on their uniforms

Colonel

400

The Hungarian Horntail, the Welsh Green, the Chinese Fireball, and the Swedish Short-snout were introduced by J.K. Rowling in this book

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

400

In December 1941 the Declaration of Independence was packed up and sent to this gold depository for safekeeping

Fort Knox

400

Your immortal part and a ball out of play

Soul and Foul

500

Bigger Thomas kills a woman in a moment of panic in this novel by Richard Wright

Native Son

500

First instituted in 1802, this sword is France’s highest decoration

The Legion of Honor

500

This mathematician introduced the Jabberwock, a beast with jaws that bite, claws that catch, and eyes of flame

Lewis Carroll or Charles Dodgson

500

He founded the city of Savannah in 1773 and soon began serving as Georgia governor

James Oglethorpe

500

A large carnivorous feline of Asia and a landlocked desert nation of West Africa

Tiger and Niger