TLT
Figurative Language
Geography
100

Right before the quest begins, Luke gives Percy this?

Flying sneakers (or similar answer)

100

"The lightning bolt ripped through the bus like a giant golden blade." What type of figurative is this an example of? 

Simile

100

You never want to be in this more than once.

Desert

200

After escaping the Minotaur, Percy wakes up on the porch of the Big House at this location.

Camp Half-Blood

200

"The moon is a silver platter in the sky." What type of figurative language is this an example of?

Metaphor

200

Tells you how to use a map.

Map key or map legend

300

Though he posed as Mr. Brunner, Chiron is actually this type of mythical creature—half-man and half-horse.

Centaur

300

"Percy felt like he had been waiting a million years for his first quest." What type of figurative language is shown here?

Hyperbole

300

In the natural world, lines are almost never this?

Straight

400

Mr. D, Chiron, Grover, and Percy gather on the porch to play this classic card game.

Pinochle

400

"The flames swallowed the bus in seconds." What type of figurative language is this an example of? 

Personification

400

This flower-like thing helps you find directions on a map.

Compass rose

500

What is the Greek name for Riptide?

Anaklusmos

500

What TWO types of figurative language are used in this sentence? "The exhausted backpack begged for a nap after carrying a million books up the mountain to math class!"

Hyperbole and personification

500

Earth's smallest ocean and continent both start with the letter A. What are they (two answers)?

Australia and the Arctic Ocean

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