Spring Break!
Geography
Sports
ELA and Literature
Guess that Government
Grab Bag
200
What holiday falls on the last day of our spring break?
Easter
200
What country's flag is this?
Venezuela
200
What baseball player has the most home runs of all time?
Bonus: what two teams did he play for?
Barry Bonds
Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants
200
What is the name of the one sentence, usually at the end of an introduction paragraph, that contains the claim or argument of an essay?
thesis (focus) statement
200
Ms. Hudson
Kira
200
Name one member of the Beatles
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
400
Pasta primavera ("spring pasta") is a popular Italian dish. Along with pasta, what is the main ingredient in pasta primavera?
vegetables
400
What 4 countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
400
Yesterday was opening day for Major League Baseball. What is the name of the baseball team from Philadelphia, and who did they play?
Phillies
Texas Rangers
400
What is the last name of the family from Farewell to Manzanar?
Wakatsuki
400
What rapper's real name is Marshall Mathers?
Eminem
400
What is the best selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
600
What is the most popular international spring break destination for people from the United States?
Cancun, Mexico
600
What is the largest state in the U.S. by area?
600
In volleyball, what is the name of the defensive specialist that cannot attack, serve or block and wears a different color jersey than the rest of the team?
libero
600
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
denotation: the dictionary definition of a word
connotation: the implied or suggested meaning of a word, must be inferred by the reader
600
Ms. Simon
Morgan
600
In cooking, what is the most commonly used flavoring herb in the world?
cilantro
800
Who is the month March named after?
Mars, the Roman god of war
800
What is the name of the Naval base Japan bombed in 1941, and what state is it in?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
800
What car company's logo is this?
Ferrari
800
What does the phrase "Shikata ga nai" mean in English?
It cannot be helped, it must be done.
800
What singer's real name is Solana Imani Rowe?
SZA
800
What two languages have the most words?
English and Korean
1000
What sign of the zodiac are we currently in?
Bonus: what is the symbol for this sign?
Aries
the ram
1000
What country in Central America has the largest population?
Guatemala
1000
How many players are currently in the NFL?
1,696
1000
When writing a TDA, what component of a body paragraph is the most important and should contain the most actual writing?
Analysis/Explanation
1000
Officer Bufort
Dennis
1000
Name one conspiracy theory, and describe it using an accent.
could get weird, let's see