Mr. D's Favorites
Mr. D's favorite subject.
What is Writing?
Name an equivalent fraction of 1/2 where the top and bottom are multiplied by 11.
What is 11/22?
Lucy's eyes well-up with tears as she sees the sight of her friend leaving. Her heart skips frantically, and her hand shakes as she waves goodbye...
This is example of this literary element.
What is Show Don't Tell.
6-7 means this.
What is No Meaning?
(Other than to haunt Mr. D for eternity.)
This is the name of the running mate of a President.
What is the Vice President?
Mr. D's favorite Mexican Restaurant.
What is Chipotle?
Add together the following fractions: 3/10 + 49/100.
What is 79/100?
When an author uses words like I, Me, and My in a book, this is an example of this point of view.
What is 1st Person POV?
The term 6-7 originated from an athlete of this sport.
What is Basketball?
This is when the President of the United States rejects a bill and sends it back to Congress to revote. This can be overridden with a 2/3 majority vote.
What is a Veto?
Mr. D's favorite dessert.
What is Brownies?
Multiply the following: 72 x 28
What is 2016?
She was as hungry as a ravenous lion.
He was as big as the Empire State Building.
These are examples of what type of figurative language?
What is a Simile?
The rule of a pattern is add 5. The first term is 11.
Is the 67th term of this pattern an Odd or Even number?
What is an Odd number?
THIS IS A DAILY DOUBLE!
This is when you gain money (often a percentage) for holding money in a Savings Account or CD in a bank.
What is Interest?
Mr. D's favorite singer.
Who is David Bowie?
Divide the following: 4879/8
What is 609 r 7?
In Papa's Parrot, Harry did this to the parrot after it repeated, "Where's Harry? Miss him."
What is Throw Peppermints?
THIS IS DAILY DOUBLE!
Sixty-Seven Salty Sassy Sailors.
The words above are an example of this type of literary device.
What is Alliteration?
This is the name of the process where political parties pick their chosen candidates for office.
What is a Primary?
Mr. D's favorite type of parrot (he owns one).
What is an African Grey?
THIS IS A DAILY DOUBLE!
Lazlo has 20 baskets each with 40 bananas. He divides the total number of bananas evenly among 6 friends. How many bananas does each friend get, and how many will be left over?
What is 133 bananas with 2 left over?
In The Tiger Rising, this is the name of Rob's Dad.
What is Robert?
What is 1967?
This is the exact number of Senators AND Representatives in Congress COMBINED!
What is 535?
(435 Representatives, 100 Senators).