Literature
Brain Teasers
General Knowledge
Grammar
Word Scramble
100
Why does Maggie have scars on her body?
She was burned in a fire that destroyed their previous house.
100
If you throw a white rock into the Red Sea, what will it become?
Wet.
100
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
100
What is the name of the last comma in a series?
The Oxford comma.
100
wisgne
Sewing.
200
What is the name for the part of a story that would most likely include flashbacks?
Exposition.
200
What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
200
Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of...
Africa
200
Correct the following sentence: In Everyday Uses, Alice Walker raised the question of how to properly honor and respect your heritage.
In Everyday Use, Alice Walker raises the question of how to properly honor and respect your heritage.
200
nagade
Agenda.
300
Why does Dee change her name? Why does her mother disagree with her reasoning?
Dee/Wangero believes that Dee is a white person's name, and she does not want to be named after the people who oppress her. Her mother says she was named after her aunt, not an oppressor.
300
A man and his son are in a horrible car accident that kills the father. The son is rushed to the hospital, but the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy--he's my son." Explain.
The surgeon is the boy's mother.
300
What chemical element is a diamond made out of?
Carbon
300
Correct the following: Alice Walker drew on her experiences as an African-American in Georgia while writing Everyday Use. The characters struggle to find their place and sense of purpose during the Civil Rights Movement.
It is correct.
300
nogitnii
Ignition.
400
Why does Dee reject the quilts her mother offers her?
They are machine-stitched around the edges.
400
It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening. What is it?
A human.
400
Which planet is Superman from?
Krypton.
400
Which of the following is correct? I am not one of the teachers that gives extra credit. I am not one of the teachers that give extra credit.
I am not one of the teachers that give extra credit. (Technically, though, both are wrong because I do give extra credit.)
400
blorildba
Billboard.
500
Give two examples of symbolism from Everyday Use and explain what is being symbolized.
The quilts symbolize the family's heritage. Dee's white heel peeking out from under her African dress symbolizes that her new dedication to her heritage is superficial.
500
A rich man needs it, a poor man has it, and if you eat it, you die. What is it?
Nothing.
500
What does the D.C. in Washington D.C. stand for?
District of Columbia.
500
Why is the following sentence ambiguous? I caught the thief with the gun.
The gun could belong to either the thief or the speaker.
500
Rearrange the letters in NEW DOOR to make one word.
One word.
M
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