Trees Grow on Money
Defense Mechanism
The Body Human
London Boroughs
Entertainers
100

In 1955 a young tree symbolizing the healthy growth of Japan first appeared on the 1-this coin

yen

100

In World War I a line of these defensive fortifications ranged from Belgium to Switzerland

trenches

100

The gallbladder, which stores bile, lies immediately below this organ

the liver

100

Take a walk down memory lane in the borough of Camden & name this thoroughfare made famous by The Beatles

Abbey Road

100

This comic known for verbal outbursts was also well-versed in physical comedy

W.C. Fields

200

A 2-franc coin from French Polynesia depicts an outrigger canoe beside 4 of these trees

palm trees

200

The part of the sword that protects your hand is called this, a word whose French equivalent is spoken by fencers

the guard

200

Not surprisingly, the name of this longest nerve is derived from Latin for "pain in the hip"

the sciatic nerve

200

The 33 boroughs that make up London include this one that helps us keep time worldwide

Greenwich

200

He called the milk can escape "the best escape that I have ever invented"

Harry Houdini
300

One the earliest American coins, the 17th century Massachusetts pine tree shilling was minted from this precious metal

silver

300

In myth, Athena had an Aegis, a shield adorned with the head of this hideous Gorgon

Medusa

300

One of the spleen's main functions is to filter out worn & damaged these

blood cells

300

2 boroughs, Richmond & Kingston, are more properly followed by "upon" this body of water

upon Thames

300

She walks all over "Mr. Schue" as Coach Sue Sylvester on "Glee"

Jane Lynch

400

On the reverse of the current U.S. $10 bill, trees frame this building

U.S. Treasury building

400

More than 50 years old, this DuPont material known for its anti-bullet qualities is now used in aerospace & mining applications

Kevlar

400

Your metabolic rate is controlled by hormones secreted by this gland at the front of your neck

the thyroid

400

This borough's name is synonymous with Britain's Parliament

Westminster

400

This three-named man is an accomplished musician as well as a unique character actor

Harry Dean Stanton

500

A former Italian 100-lire coin shows Minerva grasping one of 4 these trees big in Italian agriculture

an olive tree

500

On Reddit, there's an entire subreddit enamored with this weapon seen here, & they're not big fans of catapults

trebuchets

500

Found in the ear, the body's three smallest bones are known as the anvil, hammer & this, after their shapes

a stirrup

500

More than 1,300 bombs were dropped on the especially hard-hit borough of Croydon during this 1940-41 German-named assault

the Blitz

500

In 2012 Forbes ran its first list of the highest-paid people in this job: $250,000-a-night man Tiesto led, with Skrillex No. 2

a disc jockey