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Romeo & Juliet
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Local trivia
100

Use act in a word.

answers vary: action, react, actor, enacted
100

Juliet's last name is...

Capulet

100

This prefix means "before"

pre-

100

What does -ed do at the end of a word?

past tense

100

The name of the frozen yogurt place at St. Luke Square is...

Ayelada

200

What does struct mean?

To build

200

Describe Mercutio's personality.

Answers vary, but he is talkative, active, an instigator. He wants Romeo to get over his sadness. 

200

Is un- an open or closed prefix?

Closed

200

What does -less mean?

Without

200

What is the name of the old theater on North Street near Union St? It's now the Senior Center but it used to be the...

Capitol Theatre

300

What root means "to carry"? 

fer

300

Finish this line from the Prologue: "Two households, both alike in...

dignity

300

Use re- in a sentence

Answers vary, but "I had to remake the project after I spilled water on it."

300

What does -est do at the end of a word? (Like greatest, latest)

-est means the best, superlative. 

300

Name the high school in Williamstown.

Mount Greylock Regional

400

Use rupt in a word

Answers vary, but: erupt, corrupt, bankrupt, disrupt

400

The name of Juliet's vengeful cousin

Tybalt

400

What does con- mean? Is it open or closed?

together, with, and closed

400

How does adding -less to a word change the part of speech?

From noun to adjective

Hope (noun) to hopeless (adjective)

400

What is the name of the street that runs alongside the track and is perpendicular to Valentine Road?

Lakeway Drive

500

Use tract in a sentence.

Answers vary: They wrote a contract. She bought a new tractor. 

500

Name another play by William Shakespeare. 

Answers vary

500

Use intro- in a sentence

Answers vary, but...

I wrote an introduction to the story.

500

What is -ology at the end of a word?

The study of

500

What is Taconic's current enrollment today? (as of 5/14/25). Your guess must be within 75 students to be correct.

800

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