Literature
This dystopian novel written by George Orwell explores a future London under complete control by the Party.
What is 1984?
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using "like" or "as," as in "her smile was as bright as the sun."
What is a simile?
From the Greek for "bad place," this is the genre term for an imagined society defined by oppression, suffering, or total government control.
What is a dystopia?
Philadelphia rapper Skrilla set the world on fire with this numerically based trend, terrorizing teachers and parents alike.
What is 67?
This stimulant, chemical formula C₈H₁₀N₄O₂, is the reason your morning cup of coffee wakes you up.
What is caffeine?
This device gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas, as in "the wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
In this Suzanne Collins series, Katniss Everdeen volunteers as tribute in a televised fight to the death staged by the Capitol of Panem.
What is The Hunger Games?
This artist's "The Fate of Ophelia" became her longest-running #1 ever, sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This 1803 deal with France doubled the size of United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This is a deliberate, obvious exaggeration used for emphasis — "I've told you a million times" or "this bag weighs a ton."
What is a hyperbole?
In this Lois Lowry novel, a boy named Jonas is chosen as Receiver of Memory in a community that has traded color, pain, and choice for "Sameness."
What is the Giver?
This animated Netflix smash about a K-pop girl group who secretly hunt demons produced the inescapable hit "Golden," which went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Song.
What is K-Pop Demon Hunters?
This famous theorem states that in a right triangle, a² + b² = c².
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
This term introduces two contradictory terms side by side, like "bittersweet" or "open secret".
What is an oxymoron?
This system requires complete loyalty to the state.
What is totalitarianism?
This popular teen idol of 2010s returned to headline Coachella to revisit his past songs.
Who is Justin Bieber?
In 1960, this Gallaudet linguist published Sign Language Structure, the work credited with proving ASL is a complete, legitimate language rather than a crude form of gesturing.
Who is William Stokoe?
Buzz! Clink! Pop! Crackle!
What is an onomatopoeia?
This room transformed Winston's love for Big Brother.
This film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best Picture Oscar.
What is One Battle After Another?
This Roman city was buried under volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., leaving it remarkably preserved for centuries.
What is Pompeii?