Creative Writing
Provide one example of when you would use informal writing and one example of when you would use formal writing.
Answers vary
5 and 2/3
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
How many band members did The Beatles originally have?
4
A dog crosses a river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How is that possible?
The river is frozen.
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Fiction = made up, non-fiction = happened in real life
Write the decimal 0.84 as a percentage and as a simplified fraction for 100 points each.
84%
21/25
Name all 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Antarctica, Australia, and Europe.
What woodwind instrument is Lizzo classically trained in?
The flute
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror.
Spell the following words related to creative writing for 100 points each:
Development
Protagonist
Adjective
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS: 32-(9-5)+7x3-8/2 = ?
22
Name three of the four US states that begin with the letter I for 100 points each.
Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois.
What rapper holds the record for the fastest rap in a number 1 single?
Eminem
What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either one?
The letter R.
Hyperbole - An exaggeration
Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the word 'like' or 'as'
Personification - Giving human like qualities to non human objects
Foreshadowing - Hinting about what is going to happen in the future of a piece of literature
Solve the following equation for 'x' using the distributive property: 5(2x+6)=-2(3x+9)
x = -3
What is the capital of...
Massachusetts
Arizona
California
Tennessee
Boston
Phoenix
Sacramento
Nashville
How many keys (black and white) does a standard grand piano have? Whoever gets the closest gets the points.
88
What breaks yet never falls?
What falls yet never breaks?
Day
Night
Identify the five primary points on a story arch (excluding conflict) for 100 points each.
Exposition/introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/conclusion.
You have a budget of $250.00 with one 35% off coupon to use. You want to make the following purchases:
Desk - $59.00
Lounge Chair - $129.00
Coffee Maker - $32.50
Blender - $70.00
Which product do you have to use the 35% off coupon on in order to stay within your budget? How much money will you have leftover after you use your coupon to make these purchases?
35% off of $129 = $83.85 + $59 + $32.50 + $70 = $245.35 -- $4.65 leftover
Name a country that starts with the letters E, L, M, S, and Z for 100 points each.
Answers vary.
This instrument has 4 strings and is famously associated with Hawaii.
This instrument is percussive with 3 sides.
This orchestral instrument has 4 strings and is often played upright with a bow in between peoples' legs because it could be as tall as the person playing it.
This woodwind instrument has 7 holes in the front, 1 hole in the back, and is often used to play hot cross buns in elementary school music classes.
This large keyboard instrument that is often seen in places of worship makes sounds by pushing air through pipes.
Ukulele
Triangle
Cello
Recorder
Organ
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat? (Hint: think about the words).
Chicago