First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
100
What is the name of the sticky bandage you put on boo-boos?
Band-Aid or adhesive bandage
100
The United States (composes/comprises) 50 states.
comprises
100
Jenna received engraved (stationary/stationery) for graduation.
stationery
100
The (damage/damages) from the storm proved costly.
damage
100
Does Tampa stand alone in datelines if you are writing outside of the state?
No
200
The ______________ wheel is my favorite ride at the state fair.
Ferris (cap)
200
What is the plural of Kentucky Derby?
Derbys
200
What is the past tense of benefit?
benefited (no double-t)
200
What is the Fourth Estate?
journalism and journalists
200
What is the name of the code postal workers use to ensure your mail arrives (34684, 33602, etc.)?
ZIP (all caps) code
300
What are the three R’s?
reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic
300
What is the common name for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
mad cow disease
300
My friend has (blond/blonde) hair.
blond
300
___ Pepper is my favorite soft drink.
Dr (no period) in Food Guidelines appendix
300
What is the plural of cactus? Of syllabus?
cactuses, syllabuses
400
What is the name of the tool used to pry open a vehicle to free people trapped inside.
Jaws of Life (caps)
400
He (stanched/staunched) the flow of blood gushing from the wound. We elect a president on _________ ___________.
stanched, Election Day
400
Is midnight part of the day that is ending or the day that is beginning? Question marks always go inside of quotation marks. True/False
ending/ False punctuation guide appendix
400
Which is correct? a. Ten people passed the test; another 20 did not. b. Ten people passed the test; another 10 did not.
B (if you use “another,” the number must be the same.) p. 17
400
(Flack/flak) is slang for press agent. What is the past tense of “forsake”?
flack, forsook
500
How many Category 5 hurricanes have hit the United States since record-keeping began? In what year did the last one hit Florida?
Three, 1992
500
You do not have enough ___________________s to finish building the deck. You will need about 50 more boards. (Hint: This type of board measures 2 inches think by 4 inches wide.)
two-by-four
500
List three words ending in “up” that are not hyphenated.
tuneup, holdup, takeup, speedup, smashup, setup, windup, buildup, backup, cleanup, pushup, makeup, pileup, situp, pullup, roundup, checkup, letup, crackup, breakup
500
What's the capitalization rule with headlines?
Only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized in headlines. An exception is the first word after a colon.
500
Which is correct? a. The library has myriad books. b. The library has a myriad of books. Which is correct? a. Please send my mail to 5968 E. Palomino Ave. b. Please send my mail to 5968 East Palomino Avenue.
A and A
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