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Is a trip to eastern Africa to view wildlife called a safari, a cruise, or a trek?
What is "a safari"?
"I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania." Where does the comma go?
What is "I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"?
after "Pittsburgh"
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
What color is fuchsia?
What is "purple"?
"You can't fool Mother Nature." Is this alliteration or personification?
What is "personification"?
Is a casual talk with a friend called an interview, a debate, or a chat?
What is a "chat"?
Name the creature that completes this simile:
"as sly as a . . ."
What is "a fox"?
What does it mean to "loose your cool"?
What is "to become angry or upset"?
Which word means "see ahead of time":
review, preview, or interview
What is "preview"?
Is a dialogue spoken between two or more people or by one person?
What is "between two or more people"?
(A monologue is spoke by one person.)
DAILY DOUBLE
If you unwind do you "spill the beans" or "let your hair down"?
What is "let your hair down"?
DAILY DOUBLE
"Ha-ha-ha-hee-hee-hee!"
What word describes what you're doing? Spell it.
What is "l-a-u-g-h-i-n-g"?
(Laughing)
After a hard test, you say "Well THAT was fun!" Are you exaggerating or being ironic?
What is "being ironic"?
Fix this sentence:
"He was neither tall or short".
What is, "He was neither tall nor short"?
(nor)
Change the prefix of "export" to form its antonym.
What is "import"?
What is "five"?
(Con-do-min-i-um)
How many syllables are in the word "temperature"?
What is "four"?
(Tem-per-a-ture)
Is "etymology" the study of bugs, mummies, or the origins of words?
What is "the origin of words".
(Entomology is the study of bugs)
What do we call the two words at the top of each dictionary page?
What are "guide words"?
Which is the correct past tense of the verb "find": founded, found, finded?
What is "found"?
("Founded" is the past form of the verb "found"; "finded" doesn't exist.)
Does the word for member of the Senate end in "e-r" or "o-r"?
What is "o-r"
(Senator)
DAILY DOUBLE
Which reference book or website contains helpful lists of synonyms and antonyms?
What is "a thesaurus"?
Which word is not from the French language:
cafe, banquet, buffet, snack
What is "snack"?
If you're asked to "eschew obfuscation", should you write clearly or sneeze into your elbow?
What is "write clearly"?
(obfuscation - to avoid expressing yourself unclearly)
What part of a book tells you where you'll find a specific subject?
What is an "index"?
What is a "table of contents"?
"He is as strong as a buffalo." Is this a simile or a metaphor?
What is a "simile"?
(A simile uses "like" or "as".)