Arts & Humanities
Akira Yoshizawa [YOOSH-EE-za-wa] is considered the Grand Master of this form of art, of which he created over 50,000 examples. This Japanese art form takes its name from words that mean "folded" and "paper."
What is ORIGAMI?
This group is known for simple living, plain dress and pacifism. They are closely related to Mennonite churches. Name this religious group, known for their rejection of much of modern technology.
What is the AMISH?
Animals classified in this dietary way include humans and dogs. They are contrasted with carnivores and herbivores. Give this term for animals that eat both plants and animals.
What is an OMNIVORE?
Fresh strawberries are readily available all summer long. Spell the word from the previous sentence that means, quote, "easy or possible to get or use.
What is " A-V-A-I-L-A-B-L-E?
This writer named the title character of The Trumpet of the Swan after jazz musician Louis Armstrong and created a small, mouse-like boy in Stuart Little.
Who is E. B. White?
An example of this type of artwork is The Laughing Cavalier. The Mona Lisa is the most famous of this type of painting. This type of artwork is a representation of a certain person or group of people.
What is a PORTRAIT?
This man was credited with holding a record 1093 patents. He was known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park." This inventor is known for his light bulb.
Who is THOMAS EDISON?
Fluids can be gases or this state of matter. They have a fixed volume, but not a fixed shape. This phase of matter is water at room temperature.
What is LIQUIDS?
One member of this homophone pair means, quote, "to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake." The other word is a vegetable similar to an onion, as well as the national emblem of Wales. This is the shared pronunciation of these two words.
What is LEAK/LEEK?
This character may have been a Brothers Grimm creation, or he may have descended from a Grim Reaper-like Irish legend. He may also have been inspired by a real Hessian soldier who lost a crucial body part to a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. Identify this spooky rider who terrifies Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Who is the HEADLESS HORSEMAN?
A sonata typically comprises one movement of this type of large-scale work. Beethoven used the nicknames "Eroica" and "Pastoral" for two compositions of this type. This form of work is the one which Haydn [HI-den] wrote over 100.
What is a SYMPHONY?
The first Chief of this body was John Jay. The first female member of this body was Sandra Day O'Connor. This is the name of the highest court in the U.S.
What is the SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES?
In trees, this tissue is the inner layer of bark. It transports nutrients from the leaves downward. Identify this plant tissue, contrasted with the xylem.
What is PHLOEM? [FLOW-ehm]
A single version of these symbols can be used when one character is telling another what a third character said. They are used to indicate the titles of short works, such as songs and poems. Name these punctuation marks, which come in sets and are most often used to identify words borrowed from another person or source.
What are QUOTATION MARKS?
This man included his poem "Short Song of the Hungry Bookworm" in his collection I've Lost My Hippopotamus. Like Ogden Nash, he relied on humor, and like Shel Silverstein, most of his poems have accompanying illustrations. He wrote "If You Were a Rhinoceros" and "Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face."
Who is JACK PRELUTSKY?
Perhaps best known for a work that includes scenes from Genesis, this man also sculpted Madonna of the Steps. Identify this member of the High Renaissance, whose Creation of Adam can be found on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who was MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI?
People in both Kentucky and Missouri claim that this man is buried in their state. He and his brother, Squire, were among the first pioneers to enter Kentucky in the 1760s. Identify this pioneer, known for his travels along the Appalachian Trail.
Who was DANIEL BOONE?
It can come in gravitational and chemical subtypes. It is associated with the possibility of doing work. It is a form of energy, often contrasted with kinetic energy.
What is POTENTIAL ENERGY?
This portion of a story is sometimes called the denouement [day-noo-MAH] or the resolution. It occurs after a plot's falling action. In this part of a story, the loose ends are tied up and conflicts are resolved.
What is the CONCLUSION?
In this book, Roscuro [ro-SKYOOR-oh] the rat reunites Miggery Sow with her father, a prisoner in a dungeon. The title animal falls in love with Princess Pea after reading about knights saving princesses. A literate mouse is the hero of this Kate DiCamillo [dee-kuh-MILL-oh] Newbery winner.
What is "The TALE OF DESPEREAUX?"
These people are often responsible for overseeing everything in a theatre production. This person is responsible for running rehearsals, casting actors, and providing vision for how tha play will be performed.
Who is a DIRECTOR?
Advocates for the ERA often argue this amendment and civil rights acts did not go far enough. Advocates for it were known as suffragettes. This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19TH AMENDMENT?
Scientists in this field work closely with volcanologists and geologists. They may frequently use tools like the Richter scale and study faults and plate tectonics. Give this term for the study of earthquakes and related topics.
What is SEISMOLOGY? [size-MALL-uh-jee]
These poems most often use anapestic trimeter. Their content is typically humorous and sometimes even rude. These poems have a A-A-B-B-A rhyme scheme.
What are LIMERICKS?
In this novel, a sitting room houses a silkworm, earthworm, ladybug, spider, centipede, and grasshopper. The title boy meets Cloud-Men as he flies from London to New York in an unconventional structure. A massive piece of fruit carries insects and a 7-year-old in this Roald Dahl novel.
What is JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH?