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The first president of the United States
George Washington
100
In "The Scholarship Jacket", what was grandpa's job?
A farmer
100
When your tummy hurts (s)
stomachache
100
merchant (n.)
A person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts
100
What is the end of everything?
The letter "g"
200
The famous artform of song and dance in Japan
Kabuki
200
Explain the twist at the end of "Charles"
There was no Charles and the naughty boy was actually Laurie
200
The exact opposite of "dirtiest" (c)
cleanest
200
falsify (v.)
to make false by adding to or changing
200
Mary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
300
What French leader wanted to rule all of Europe and tried to (until he was sent to a far away island)?
Napoleon
300
In "A Retrieved Reformation", what type of crime was Jimmy Valentine famous for?
cracking safes
300
For a doctor to say what medical treatment someone should have [past tense] (p)
prescribed
300
despair (v.)
to lose hope
300
What gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
400
What famous king was killed by a guillotine?
Louis XVI
400
Explain the main problem in "The Scholarship Jacket"
The teachers and principal were pressured into giving the class valedictorian to someone else instead of the main character.
400
A large canvas bag (d)
duffel bag
400
compulsory (adj.)
that which must be done; required
400
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
500
In what year did the American colonists officially break way from Great Britain and become their own country?
1776
500
In "The Three-Century Woman", what 2 famous world events did Great-Grandma say she experienced?
San Francisco earthquake / Hindenburg explosion
500
related to old ways of doing things; outdated (o)
old-fashioned
500
simultaneously (adv.)
happening or done at the same time
500
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son.