Mind your P's and Q's
Purple Mountains Majesty
Watch Your Language!
Look at all them chickens!
In Hot Water
200

This kind of punctuation ends an interrogative sentence.

What is a question mark?

200

This massive South American river is the largest by volume in the world and flows through Brazil.

 What is the Amazon River?

200

This is the most widely spoken language family in the world, which includes languages like Spanish, French, and Italian.

What is the Romance language family?

200

This term refers to the specialized feathers that provide insulation and help birds stay warm in cold climates.

What are down feathers?

200

You'll need these to make a Hot Toddy

What is alcohol, sweetener, hot water, and lemon.

400

This type of sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon.

What is a compound sentence?

400

This ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five major oceans.

What is the Arctic Ocean?

400

This term describes a regional or social variety of a language that has distinct features, such as pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar.

What is dialect?

400

This scientific study focuses on birds and their behavior, ecology, and conservation.

What is ornithology?

400

This in the boiling point for water in Fahrenheit.

What is 212 degrees?

600

These words, often ending in "-ly," describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

What are adverbs?

600

This country, made up of more than 17,000 islands, is the largest archipelago in the world by land area.

What is Indonesia?

600

This theory suggests that all languages evolved from a common ancestor language, often referred to as Proto-Indo-European for the Indo-European family.

What is the monogenesis theory?

600

This species of pigeon is often seen in cities and is known for its grey body and iridescent neck feathers.

What is the rock pigeon?

600
The geyser known as Old Faithful is found in this state.

What is Wyoming?

800

This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses that are closely related in thought but could stand as separate sentences.

What is a semicolon?

800

This Alaskan mountain is the tallest peak in North America.

What is Denali? (aka McKinley) 
800

This term refers to a language that is not a native language for any speaker but is used for communication between speakers of different languages, such as English as a second language.

What is a lingua franca?

800

This large, flightless bird, native to Africa, is the fastest-running bird in the world and can reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.

What is an ostrich?

800

This genus of bacteria, often found in hot springs, is known for its ability to survive in extreme temperatures and is studied for its potential use in biotechnology.

What is Thermus?

1000

This grammatical voice is used when the subject of the sentence receives the action, as in “The book was read by Sarah.”

What is the passive voice?

1000

This North American desert, spanning parts of Arizona, California, and Mexico, is known for its saguaro cactus.

What is the Sonoran Desert?

1000

This American linguist is known for his work in transformational grammar and has published extensively on language and politics.

Who is Noam Chomsky?


1000

Known for its strikingly colorful plumage, this critically endangered bird is found only in a specific region of New Zealand.

What is the kākāpō?

1000

This theory suggests that life forms near hydrothermal vents may provide insights into the origin of life on Earth, as these environments can mimic conditions thought to exist during this period.

What is the primordial soup theory?

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