COMPUTER CONNECTIONS
KINGS & QUEENS
HODGEPODGE
BOOK CHAPTERS
5-SYLLABLE WORDS
DC UNIVERSE
200
Term for a system of interconnected computers & devices; a LAN is a “local area” one
What is network?
200
This title was given to the rulers of ancient Egypt who were considered both monarchs and gods
What are Pharaohs?
200
The symbol seen here reminds us to do this
What is recycle?
200
Chapter 21 of this classic is “Laurie Makes Mischief, and Jo Makes Peace”
What is Little Women?
200
Lines that go on in the same direction & never intersect are parallel, while lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are said to be this
What is perpendicular?
200
State’s theory on why glasses were enough to disguise this hero–all his pals had a condition called face blindness
Who is Superman?
400
Nations get their own domain extensions; .dk is the one for this country
What is Denmark?
400
As she stepped up to the guillotine in 1793, this queen apologised to the executioner for stepping on his foot
Who is Marie Antoinette?
400
From the Spanish for “conqueror”, the 16th century Spanish conquerors of Mexico & Peru were called these
What are conquistadors?
400
Chapter 15 of “Twilight” is named for this family of Edward’s
What is The Cullens?
400
The stockpile of words that you use
What is vocabulary?
400
Based in the conveniently located Central City, this hero is AKA the Scarlet Speedster & the Fastest Man Alive
Who is The Flash?
600
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee gets questions like “Why are links” this color?--”There is no reason”
What is blue?
600
King Bhumibol reigned for 70 years in this Asian nation once known as Siam
Where is Thailand?
600
It’s the small guitar-like instrument seen here
What is a ukulele?
600
“The Expanding Universe” is a chapter in his book “A Brief History of Time”
Who is Stephen Hawking?
600
It can mean gratitude, or an increase in the value of something
What is appreciation?
600
This show starring Stephen Amell as a billionaire who takes aim at crime began in 2012; get the point?
Who is The Arrow?
800
Your online shopping cart couldn’t stay up to date without these data packets that help websites track you
What are cookies?
800
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia claimed descent from the Queen of Sheba & this Biblical King
Who is Solomon?
800
Trending with about 2,000 across the U.S., it’s a venue in which you must solve puzzles to get out of a locked space
What are Escape Rooms?
800
Chapter 1 of this novel by Louis Sachar begins “There is no lake at Camp Green Lake”
What is Holes?
800
St. Louis is one type of this, inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis?
800
Crashing a plane he’s on? Killing a nuclear physicist on a football field? This masked “Batman” villain sure gets around
Who is Bane?
1000
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer uses “favorites” where other browsers use this word from the non-wired world
What are bookmarks?
1000
A 2014 play was titled this, the name and regnal number of the man who would eventually become King of the United Kingdom
What is Charles III?
1000
In 2018 the FDA okayed generic ones for allergic reactions
What are EpiPens?
1000
This first book in a series has the chapters “What Lucy Found There” & “Back on This Side of the Door”
What is The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe?
1000
The word embellishment, as a story, has 2 L’s; this synonym has 2 G’s
What is exaggeration?
1000
In “Justice League”, this Jason Momoa character admits, “I don’t want to die. I’m young. There’s (stuff) that I want to do”
Who is Aquaman?