Geography
This is the largest continent on Earth, home to both China and India.
What is Asia?
This ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids and used a form of writing called hieroglyphics.
What is Ancient Egypt?
In this sandbox game, players explore a blocky, 3D world and can craft tools or build massive structures.
What is Minecraft?
This is a word that means the opposite of another word, like "hot" and "cold."
What is an antonym?
If something is very cool, impressive, or exciting, a student might say it is "this," like a fire.
What is lit?
This imaginary line circles the middle of the Earth, dividing it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
Often called the "Cradle of Civilization," this region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers means "land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
This popular battle royale game features "V-Bucks" and building mechanics, and it's known for its many "emotes."
What is Fortnite?
This is the process of using clues from the text and your own background knowledge to figure out something the author doesn't tell you directly—also known as "reading between the lines." A guess.
What is an inference?
This word describes someone who is acting suspicious or "shady," popularized by the game Among Us.
What is sus?
These "lines" on a map run north and south, measuring how far east or west you are from the Prime Meridian.
What are lines of longitude?
This ancient Greek city-state was known for its powerful military and strict way of life.
What is Sparta?
This Italian plumber is the mascot for Nintendo and first appeared in the game Donkey Kong.
Who is Mario?
This is the part of a story where the suspense reaches its highest point and the main conflict is addressed.
What is the climax?
When someone is "flexing," they are doing this with their accomplishments or expensive belongings.
What is showing off?
This is the only continent that is also its own country.What is Australia?
What is Australia?
This 4,000-mile-long trade route connected China to the Mediterranean Sea, allowing for the exchange of goods and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
In the game Among Us, these players try to sabotage the ship and eliminate the crewmates without getting caught.
Who are the Impostors?
This punctuation mark is used to show that someone is speaking or to cite a direct phrase from a text.
What are quotation marks?
This term is used to describe someone who has great style, charisma, or "game," especially in romantic situations.
What is rizz?
This is the name for a narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, like the one in Panama.
What is an isthmus?
This famous Roman leader was a general and dictator before being assassinated on the Ides of March.
Who was Julius Caesar?
This legendary video game console, released by Nintendo in 1985, is credited with saving the video game industry.
What is the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)?
This is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
If a student tells you something is "mid," they are saying it is this.
What is average?