American Voices Then & Now
This African country is the birthplace of the first two protagonists of the story, Effia and Esi.
Ghana
Who says: “I am quite illiterate, but I read a lot.”
Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye
A word meaning having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
Unscrupulous
What sport did Zendaya’s character in Challengers play?
Tennis
This is the name of a brand of blue jeans, a jeep, or a cowboy in charge of saddle horses.
Wrangler.
Name one of the indigenous authors we read & studied as a class.
Leslie Marmon Silko
Louise Erdrich
Daniel Justice Heath
Heidi Erdrich
Who says: “My boots are filling.”
Henry, "The Red Convertible"
A word meaning disagreeing, quarrelsome; being at odds
Discordant
What Bridgerton star plays Fiyero in the film adaptation of Wicked?
Jonathan Bailey
This giant statue in New York Harbor was a gift from France in 1886.
The Statue of Liberty
What are the names of the FOUR members of the Jonga family?
Jende
Neni
Limbe
Timba
Who says: “Yes, Richard is bad like the British."
Quey, Homegoing
Name two synonyms for dissolution
disrupting, dispersing, break down, etc.
What does the JK stand for in J.K. Rowling?
Joanne Kathleen
Delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, this speech is known for the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
The Gettysburg Address
In the first week of school, we read two poems by American authors who defined different depictions of America. Who were the two authors?
Walt Whitman & Langston Hughes
Who says: “Respectfully, I will not shake the hand of a slaver.”
Akousa, Homegoing
Fill in the blank: The crowd at the comedy club laughed ________, their boisterous voices echoing through the room after the comedian's punchline.
Raucously
Who is the current host of Love Island USA?
“To be or not to be” is a famous line from this Shakespeare play.
Hamlet
Holden makes allusions to two different famous American novels that reflect on the U.S. Army and his brother, D.B. Name the title of BOTH texts.
A Farewell to Arms and The Great Gatsby
Who says: “We are together always. There was never a time when this was not so.”
Ayah, "Lullaby"
A word that refers to the space between framed panels.
Gutter
In the show Ted Lasso, what is the word written on the yellow poster that assistant coach Nate made and hung in the Richmond locker room?
Believe.
Which president gave His Airedale (dog breed), Laddie Boy (dog name), his own chair at cabinet meetings?
President Warren Harding