U.S. Presidents
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What is the name of the cowboy in Toy Story?
Woody
What type of figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as”?
Simile
What is the capital city of Iowa?
Des Moines
What do you call a fake noodle?
Impasta
What major holiday is celebrated on October 31?
Halloween
Which President is on the five-dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln
In Finding Nemo, what type of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
What is it called when you give human qualities to nonhuman things?
Personification
What is Iowa’s state nickname?
Hawkeye State
Why don’t scientists trust atoms?
They make up everything
October is traditionally associated with which birthstone?
Opal
Who was the only U.S. President to resign from office?
Richard Nixon
In The Incredibles, what is the name of the family’s superhero costume designer?
Edna Mode
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Which river forms Iowa’s entire eastern border?
Mississippi
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
gummy bear
What is the zodiac sign for someone born on October 1-22?
Libra
Which President served four terms in office?
FDR
In Up, what South American country does Carl Fredricksen travel to?
Venezuela
What literary device uses extreme exaggeration for effect?
Hyperbole
In what year did Iowa become a state?
1846
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
He was outstanding in his field
In what year did the stock market crash known as “Black Tuesday”
1929
Who was the youngest person to become U.S. President by assuming office at age 42 after an assassination?
Theodore Roosevelt
In Ratatouille, what is the name of the food critic who reviews Gusteau’s restaurant at the end?
Anton Ego
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of what sound device?
Alliteration
What famous Iowan artist painted American Gothic?
Grant Wood
What’s the best thing about Switzerland?
I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus
What significant event began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched an object into orbit?
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite
The space race between USA and USSR
Which President signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which led to the Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson
What emotion was cut from the final version of Inside Out but appeared in concept art and early scripts?
Gloom
What is the term for a subtle or indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work?
Allusion
What are the prehistoric earthwork mounds in northeast Iowa, shaped like bears and birds, called?
Effigy Mounds
Why do French people eat snails?
Because they don't like fast food
What does the word 'October' mean?
Eighth Month