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What is a theme?
Meaning or message of a story
A myth is a story originally told orally? TRUE or False?
TRUE
What is the name of MN's WNBA team?
Lynx
What kind of creature is a Portuguese man o' war?
Jellyfish
What is better: Star Wars or Harry Potter?
Star Wars
What is an exposition?
The part of the story that introduces the characters and the setting
What people created the first myth we read in class?
Iroquois
What MN hockey team was sold to Texas?
The Northstars
What animal has the longest lifespan?
Giant Tortoise
What Stephen King novel features a clown?
It
Who wrote Rikki Tikki Tavi?
Rudyard Kipling
What writer of young adult fiction capitalized on using mythology characters in a popular young adult series?
Rick Riordan- Percy Jackson
Who won the first Superbowl?
The Green Bay Packers
Name one of the only two mammals to lay eggs?
Anteater and Platypus
When was The Epic of Gilgamesh written?
2100 BC
What genre is concerned with magic and fictional worlds?
Fantasy
Where does the word "myth" come from?
The Greek word "Mythos" meaning "to tell a story"
How many times have the Vikings made it to the Superbowl?
0-4
What color is a polar bear's tongue?
Blue
What was the first full feature Disney movie?
Snow White
What is the best selling novel of all time?
Don Quixote
What is the oldest known myth?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Who is the richest athlete in the world?
Floyd "Money" Mayweather
What is the world's most poisonous spider?
Brazilian Wandering Spider
Why does MN have the northern most point in the continental US?
They thought that area is where the Mississippi started? (they were wrong)