| A | B |
| mountain bikes have them | derailleur gears |
| Concord | a town in Massachusetts |
| Black Rosecomb Bantams | hens and roosters |
| transcendental | surpassing or superior |
| a newel post: around which steps | of a circular staircase wind |
| Henry David Thoreau | On Walden Pond |
| Srinagar; capital of | Jannmu and Kashmir |
| The Time Machine is a | science fiction novel |
| H. G. Wells wrote | The Time Machine |
| The first instance of Pandemonium | Pandora opened her box |
| A curlicue is a fancifully | curved or spiral figure |
| The Zenith is the opposite of the | Nadir |
| quaver, shake or tremble | said of the voice |
| tumult: | disorderly agitation |
| Robinson Crusoe was a | shipwrecked sailor |
| amulet: an object said to | protect a person from trouble |
| Nepal is bordered by | China and India |
| Squam Lake is to be found in | New Hampshire |
| A quitclaim deed transfers | an interest in real property |
| The Chambered Nautilus is a | nocturnal cephalopod |