Compound Words
What celebratory time of the year symbolizes three hundred and sixty-five days of your life?
Birthday
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
a) I love pizza, but I don’t like pasta.
b) I love pizza but, I don’t like pasta.
c) I love pizza but I don’t, like pasta.
a) I love pizza, but I don’t like pasta.
This term is used to describe someone who is the “Greatest of All Time.”
What is GOAT?
This gesture, often associated with the Black Power movement and later used in Black Lives Matter protests, symbolizes strength, solidarity, and resistance.
What is a raised fist
What was the book that Elizabeth Alexander referred to in her poem, "Butter"?
What is "The Story of Little Black Sambo"?
What is the formal title of your mother and father's father?
Grandfather
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
a) She bought apples, oranges bananas, and grapes. b) She bought apples oranges, bananas, and grapes.
c)She bought apples, oranges, bananas and grapes.
c) She bought apples, oranges, bananas and grapes.
This term, derived from AAVE, is used to describe someone who is showing off or boasting.
What is flexing?
A quick glance to the side with a raised brow or squint, this gesture is often used to express skepticism, disapproval, or silent judgment.
What is a side eye.
What experience did Gloria Anzaldua first talk about in the beginning of the book referring to a "wild tongue"
What is "Being at the dentist office and the tongue getting in the way of the procedure and the dentist saying "We're going to have to control your tongue"?
What body part do you typically have two of that assists with one of your five senses?
Eyeball/Eyeballs
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
a) My brother, who is a doctor, is visiting today.
b) My brother who is a doctor, is visiting today.
c) My brother, who is a doctor is visiting today.
a) My brother, who is a doctor, is visiting today.
A TikTok-fueled abbreviation for a mindset where someone is confidently out of touch with reality in a fun or humorous way.
What is “delulu”?
In Black culture, subtly pointing at your palm during a conversation is often a nonverbal way to indicate that someone is this.
What is White.
What African country is Ramatoulaye from "So Long a Letter" from and what part of Africa is it located?
What is "Senegal; West Africa"?
What is the name of this popular orange snack that is the shape of an aquatic animal?
Goldfish
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a) I have lived in Paris for two years, and I love it!
b) I have lived in Paris for two years and, I love it!
c) I have lived, in Paris for two years and I love it!
a) I have lived in Paris for two years, and I love it!
Used to describe a vibe or aesthetic, this phrase often follows “It’s” and ends with whatever energy someone is serving.
What is “it’s giving”?
In Black culture, this type of head nod is typically used as a sign of mutual respect or acknowledgment between peers, while this other type is more formal or distant, often used for strangers or authority figures.
What is an upward head nod and downward head nod.
What is the meaning behind "Parsley" by Rita Dove?
What is " when the Dictator of the Dominican Republic made every individual say "Perejil" and if they didn't roll their "R's", they would be execute"?
What is the currently trendy word that combines a human and an animal in it? Hint:(Its trendiness has a musical connection)
Cowboy
Choose the sentence with the correct use of semicolons.
a) I have a test tomorrow; however, I haven’t studied yet.
b) I have a test tomorrow, however I haven’t studied yet.
c) I have a test tomorrow; however I haven’t studied yet.
a) I have a test tomorrow; however, I haven’t studied yet.
A check-yourself phrase, often said playfully, to stop someone from going too far with a joke or roast.
What is “not too much”?
When you're in the store playing around, and your mom tightly scrunches her lips together and mouths something without speaking aloud, it typically indicates this.
(Bonus 100: Make the face I'm describing.)
What is that she's upset but trying to keep her cool and warning you without drawing attention.
What genre of literature did Amy Tan start off writing after her boss told her to stick to jobs in account management?
What is "fiction"?