Weather
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Any form of water that falls from the sky is called this.
Precipitation
"My words are like a dagger with a jagged edge" sang Eminem. What type of figurative language do these lyrics contain?
Simile
The word astronomy means the study of this.
The universe
The capital of Florida.
Tallahassee
This game involves 9 rooms and solving a murder.
Clue!
This is the term for a massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
Tsunami
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Bruno Mars once sang, "I'd catch a grenade for ya." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Hyperbole
This is the length of time it takes the Moon to orbit Earth one time.
28 days (one month)
A stop sign is this geometric shape.
Octagon
In Monopoly, which property is the most expensive?
Boardwalk
The strength of hurricanes is measured on a scale of 1 to this.
5
Classic rock band Pink Floyd sang "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year." What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Metaphor
DAILY DOUBLE!!! This word is used to describe a moon that appears to be getting bigger. It's not actually growing; it's just reflecting more light from the Sun.
Waxing
An octopus is known to have this many hearts.
3
There are 108 cards in a standard deck of this popular game.
Uno!
An anemometer is used by meteorologists to measure this.
Wind speed
The band called The Verve sang of a "Bittersweet Symphony". This song title, along with names such as jumbo shrimp, is an example of this type of figurative language.
Oxymoron
The Sun and all the objects that orbit it is called this.
The solar system
DAILY DOUBLE!!! This founding father served as the third President from 1801 to 1809.
Thomas Jefferson
This game involves players removing blocks from a tower and balancing them on top without making them fall.
Jenga
Barometric pressure is a measure of how much this is weighing down on you.
Air
Aladdin sang "I can show you the world, shining, shimmering, splendid" which is an example of this type of figurative language.
Alliteration
These objects in space are large chunks of ice and dirt that usually come from the Oort Cloud and follow a long elliptical orbit. They are sometimes called "dirty snowballs" by astronomers.
Comets
Need more of this vitamin? Just get outside on a sunny day!
D
DAILY DOUBLE!!! This game is based on a traditional crossword competition.
Scrabble