Grammar
Geography
At the Movies
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Vocabulary
Culture
100
What types of words are nouns?
people, places, things
100
What is the line of latitude called that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
the EQUATOR
100
Name a popular Disney film.
Snow White, Frozen, etc.
100
Who is the main founder of Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg
100
Name a common Christmas carol.
"Silent Night" "Frosty the Snowman"
"Jingle Bells" "Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer"
"Deck the Halls"
"O Holy Night"
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
"Joy to the World"
"Away in a Manger"
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
100
Who is the person that creates an album or other musical performance.
artist
100
Which country has made 'tacos' so famous?
Mexico
200
What are the 3 articles that are used in English?
Hint: they are less complicated than other romance languages because they don't have gender.
a, an, the
200
True or False:
There are 4 hemispheres to the Earth ... east, west, north, and south
False.
There are 2 - the Northern Hemsiphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
200
What is the name of the city where “Zootopia” takes place?
Zootopia
200
When did Tik Tok become a sensation?
September 2016: Douyin, the Chinese version, launched by ByteDance.
September 2017: The international version, TikTok, was released.
200
Which reindeer leads Santa's sleigh around in the nighttime sky?
Rudolf the Red-nosed reindeer
200
What is another word for fashionable; currently popular in style
trendy
200
Which countries speak Chinese either officially or where it is widely spoken?
Name at least 3 countries.
China, Taiwan, and Singapore (official language)
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Myanmar (widely spoken)
300
How do you make the articles el and la plural in Spanish?
el = los
la = las
300
Name 3 countries that make up the African continent.
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
300
What is the name of the chef in “Ratatouille,” and what type of animal is his sidekick?
The chef is named Linguini, and his sidekick is a rat named Remy.
300
What is the actual official 'minimum' age of an Instagram user?
in most countries, 13 years old
300
Finish this verse in the song "Frosty the Snowman"
"Frosty the Snowman" was a very jolly soul, with a corncob pipe and __ ________ ____, and two ____ made out of ______ .
"Frosty the Snowman" was a very jolly soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of coal .
300
describe "fast fashion"
fast fashionis cheap clothing produced quickly to follow trends
300
Give 2 words that are GenZ slang
– rizz — charisma, charm (esp. in flirting)
– no cap — “no lie,” “for real,”
– slay — to do something really well, look great
– sus — suspicious, shady,
– flex — showing off or bragging about something
– bet — agreement, like “OK,” “sure,”
– vibe — the mood or atmosphere of something
– ghost / ghosting — cutting off contact, ignoring
– bussin (or bussin’) — being really good
– W (or “a W”) - win, success, something good
400
Typically an adverb describes how an action is done, meaning it describes a verb. What is the most common suffix that an adverb has?
'ly'
quickly, suddenly, widely, etc.
400
Name an island that is found in and 2 other countries that have coastline on the Indian Ocean
400
What year did the first Harry Potter movie come out and what was the name of the film?
Released in 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone in the US),
400
When was the first smart phone released?
BONUS for DOUBLE points - What was it called?
IBM Simon Personal Communicator
first prototype in 1992
relased to the public in 1994,
combined a mobile phone with PDA features like email, calendar, and a touchscreen stylus for the first time, though the term "smartphone" wasn't coined until later, around 1995.
400
What type of ornament or decoration is usually at the very top of a Christmas tree?
There are 2 possibilities
a star
an angle
400
a piece of clothing from past decades that is old but fashionable again is called ...
vintage clothing
400
BTS is a global K-Pop sensation with a massive fanbase called the "ARMY." Which country are they from?
South Korea
500
Name 3 different conjunctions.
Hint; they help to take a simple sentence more complex and into a compound sentence.
yet, and, for, but, or, because, although, though, even though, since, when, whenever, while, before, after, until, unless, if, as, as if, as though, whereas, so that, in order that
500
What is the geological landform, often a mountain, with a vent or opening from which molten rock (lava), ash, steam, and gases are ejected from the Earth's interior
a volcano
500
Name two Marvel films
Here's a few: Iron Man (2008), a massive series including The Avengers, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man installments, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Deadpool & Wolverine,
500
Name two different apps that you can use to listen to your favorite music.
YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Music Stats for "Spotify", Tik-Tok, Amazon Music, Pandora, Streaming sites, Radio, Podcasts, Audiomack - Play Music Offline.
500
How many days of Christmas are in the song that begins:
The first day after Christmas, my true love gave to me ... a Partridge in a Pear Tree ...
12
500
Use this word in a sentence that shows the meaning:
election
The new president won the election fair and square.
500
What is the difference between sushi and sashimi in Japanese cousine?
suchi usually includes toasted sesame and rice
sashimi is thinly sliced raw fish or meat, without rice