Level 4187
Topic :
Detective Stories
Full Phrase :
The first known use of the phrase “detective story” was in 1883 in the title of a crime story by the American author Anna Katharine Green
Level Phrase
THE FIRST KNOWN USE OF THE PHRASE “DETECTIVE STORY” WAS IN 1883 IN THE TITLE OF A CRIME STORY BY THE AMERICAN AUTHOR ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
Questions & Answers
Two-masted square-rigged ship
BRIG
Helium is an inert ___
GAS
Domestic chicken; pea___
FOWL
Person who observes feathered animals as a hobby
BIRDWATCHER
Better ___ next time!
LUCK
___ over the coals
RAKE
Opposite of incandescent
LUMINESCENT
Most flowers bloom in ___
SPRING
Pertaining to birds (adj.)
AVIAN
Cautious, wary, suspiciously reluctant
CHARY
Common tool with a cross-shaped tip and a handle
SCREWDRIVER
Landform; stones and sediment deposited by a glacier
MORAINE
Grouping or class with a common attribute
CATEGORY
Seize, impound, expropriate
CONFISCATE
Electronic instrument for displaying waveform signals
OSCILLOSCOPE