Grammar
General Knowledge
Literature
World Capitals
Word Scramble
100
Identify the participle:

Maria is waiting for her knight in shining armor to come. 

Shining
100
How many pounds are in a kilogram?
2.2
100
What volcano eruption is the story based on?
Nevado del Ruiz
100
Chile
Santiago
100

eduttiat

Attitude
200
Identify the gerund phrase:

Swimming in the Red Sea is on my bucket list. 

Swimming in the Red Sea
200
What type of government does Kuwait have?
It is a constitutional monarchy. 
200
What was the name of the girl Azucena is based on?
Omayra Sanchez
200
Jamaica
Kingston
200

idhsyoenst

Dishonesty
300
Identify the participle:

The girl’s hand reddened after coming in contact with the scalding water. 

Scalding
300
What was the name of Henry VIII’s last wife?
Catharine Parr
300
What is the significance of naming the trapped girl Azucena?
Azucena means lily, so the girl is being compared to a beautiful thing in terrible circumstances because she is a lily in the mud. 
300
Colombia
Bogota
300

lsesepneohss

Hopelessness
400
Identify the participle and the gerund:

Jared dropped his sewing textbook on the ground while walking to the store. 

G: walking to the store

P: sewing

400
When do we use the word touché?

It is used as an acknowledgement during a discussion of a good or clever point made at one's expense by another person.

400
What is Isabel Allende’s relationship to the former president of Chile? Be specific. 
Her father was his cousin. 
400
Bangladesh
Dhaka
400

sdateipiponmnt

Disappointment
500
Identify any infinitives:

To love is to live. 

To love and to live. 
500
The word pen comes from the Latin word penna, which means...
Feather
500
How is the earthquake personified?
As a sob
500
Iceland
Reykjavik 
500

lttientnmee

Entitlement
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