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100

College syllabi will say students are expected to study 2-3 hours outside of class for every hour you spend in class. Jon is in school to be a civil engineer, and has one class where they meet twice a week for three hours. How many hours a week does Jon need to study outside of class to stay up to date and relevant in class?  

12-18 hours studying outside of class. 

(Reading chapters so they can be discussed in class. Doing homework so it can be reviewed before class so it can be accurate during class. Preparing whatever material, presentation, work before class so it can be progressive work in class.) 

100

An auxiliary device one can attach to their phones for ease of handling and holding the phone in one hand. 

What is a Pop Socket? 

100

An art museum in Paris, France, where the Mona Lisa hangs. 

What is the Louvre? 

100

The Greek Goddess of Victory, or a famous shoe brand marked by a swoosh. 

What is Nike? 

100

If you were in a race, and passed the person in third place, what place would you be in? 

Third Place. 

200

A classic storytelling framework identified by mythologist Joseph Campbell. It describes a universal narrative pattern where an ordinary protagonist leaves their comfort zone, undergoes trials, overcomes a great challenge, and returns transformed to benefit their community. 

What is The Hero's Journey? 

200

A processed hard-tack like tart-bread with flavored filling, popped in a toaster, advertised towards adolescents and children. 

What is a POP-Tart?

200

Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a pioneering feminist philosopher who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. She wrote Frankenstein: or A Modern Prometheus while waiting out a bad storm in a villa with friends. 

Who is Mary Shelley? 

200

The Greek God of the Sun. 

Who is Apollo?

200

How many birthdays does the average person have? 

One. 

(We celebrate the day of birth every year, but there is only one birth day.) 

300

It's a literary narrative device in which an author drops subtle hints, warnings, or suggestions about events that will occur later in a story. It is used to build anticipation, heighten suspense, and make eventual plot twists or reveals feel earned and believable.

What is foreshadow? 

300

Air cooked chips with a corn base, like a rice cake, but mimics the shape and texture of a traditional tortilla chip. 

What are Pop-Corners? 

300

A Danish author of many fairytales and folktales, like The Ugly Duckling, and The Little Mermaid. 

Who is Hans Christian Anderson?

300

She is the patroness of witches and sorcerers, and Her most famous symbols include torches (representing light and guidance through the dark), keys (opening the gates to the underworld and the unseen), and serpents. And is the leader of the Witches in "Macbeth". 

Who is Hecate? 

300

The amount of dots that appear on a pair of dice. 

What is 42? 

400

Name the order of a citation on a Works Cited.  

Last name, First name. Title. (Translator, if applicable). Publisher. Year. (Website, if applicable). 

(Memorize this formula, and you'll never have to use a citation machine again.)

400

A recent trend of bobblehead-like, vinyl, figurines of pop culture characters. 

What are Funko Pops? 

400

It is the National Animal of Scotland. 

What is a Unicorn? 

400

The only mammal that lay eggs. 

What is a Platypus? 

400

Daily Double 

Name all of the main Winnie the Pooh characters. 

500

Agatha Christie's "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" and Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" are two novels who take their titles from lines in what Shakespeare play?

Macbeth. 

500

An old school firework commonly called Snaps: small paper bags with explosive powder that exploded when 'snapped' or tossed on the ground. Made by TNT firework co. 

What are POP-ITS? 

500

A nutrient rich food source high in protein and fiber, and is the base for a lot of other ingredients, like hummus, and is another name for a chickpea or Egyptian pea. 

What are Garbanzo Beans? or what is Cicer arietinum?

500

The author of Metamorphosis. 

Who is Franz Kafka? 

500

If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring? 

Pilgrims. 

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