Monday February 01, 2010
The daily winner was Molly F.

Answer #1
Bob Dylan often plays one of these, also called a mouth organ. What is a harmonica?

Answer #2
Originally plucked, then later bowed, the crwth was a lyre originating in this country. What is Ireland?

Answer #3
Pablo Casals said that this instrument "is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older but younger with time". What is a cello?

Tuesday February 02, 2010
The daily winner was Steve B.

Answer #1
In 1848 the U.S. got 1/2 million square miles from Mexico, including land north of the Gila River and this Intl. border river. What is the Rio Grande?

Answer #2
In 1864 this NYC politician set up a printing company, then assigned all city printing to it. Who was Boss Tweed?

Answer #3
In August 1812 this future president was put in charge of the northwestern army. Who was William Henry Harrison?

Wednesday February 03, 2010
The daily winner was Beth P.

Answer #1
"Uneasy lies the head that wears" this, the part of the tooth that's covered by enamel. What is the crown?

Answer #2
It's the botanical term for the embedded or basal portion of the tooth. What is the root?

Answer #3
Gnaw away with these, any of the 4 anterior teeth in each jaw. What are incisors?

Thursday February 04, 2010 
The daily winner was Lester M.

Answer #1
Like mice, chipmunks belong to this order of mammals. What are rodents?

Answer #2
Down Under, a male one of these is called a buck, Boomer or jack. What is a kangaroo?

Answer #3
The daily diet for this toothless mammal is some 30,000 termites and the insect in its name. What is an anteater?

Friday February 05, 2010
The daily winner was Terri L.

Answer #1
This early sci-fi writer tackled polar exploration (from his study) in the 1860s with "Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras". Who was Jules Verne?

Answer #2
This author of "An American Tragedy" also wrote a little-read treatise called "Tragic America". Who was Theodore Dreiser?

Answer #3
Many readers don't get through the Slough of Despond in this 1678 John Bunyan work. What is "The Pilgrim's Progress"?

Weekend - February 06 and February 07, 2010
The weekend winner was Melanie B.

Answer #1
Homo sapiens had a higher & more rounded one of these than did Homo erectus. What is a skull?

Answer #2
This substance gives the planet Mars its ruddy complexion. What is iron oxide?

Answer #3
Don't mess around in Saudi Arabia; this isn't just on the flag but is also used to implement capital punishment. What is a sword?

Answer #4
In a song Jimi Hendrix was "all along" this structure. What is a watchtower?

Answer #5
The first version of this story had no "mad tea party" or "pig and pepper" chapters; later ones did. What is Alice in Wonderland?