Mythology
Who is best known as the temperamental Greek god of the sea, storms, and earthquakes?
Poseidon
An _____ is a common saying with a meaning completely different from its dictonary meaning?
Idiom
Who is the main character in A Christmas Carol?
Ebenezer Scrooge
What vocabulary word means a flower?
Blossom
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain
Who is the patron goddess of marriage, families, and women?
Hera
A ______ is a single row of words in a poem.
Line
Who is Tiny Tim's dad in A Christmas Carol?
Bob Cratchit
What vocabulary word means the average weather conditions of an area?
Climate
What was the word that Nick Allen got added to the dictionary?
Frindle
In Greek mythology, _____ was a beautiful mountain nymph cursed by the goddess Hera to only repeat the last words spoken to her.
Echo
"The child bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque," is an example of what figurative language?
Alliteration
The _____ in a drama are objects used to bring it to life.
Props
What vocabulary word means roughly made?
Crude
What learning disability does Ally Nickerson have?
Dyslexia
Who are known as the mother and father of all the monsters in Greek mythology?
Typhon and Echidna
A _____ is a traditional short-form Japanese poem consisting of three unrhymed lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure.
Haiku
Who is the author of A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
What vocabulary word means odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way?
Quaint
What disability does Melody Brooks have?
Cerebral palsy
What was the eleventh task for Hercules during the twelve labors?
The Apples of the Hesperides
Who wrote the poem called The Dragon of Grindly Grun?
Shel Silverstein
What is the name of the theater we saw A Christmas Carol at for the field trip?
Drury Lane Theater
What vocabulary word means a deep pit where stone is cut out of the ground?
Quarry
Which two characters died in Brown Girl Dreaming?
Gunnar and Aunt Kay