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WTF Scrivens
100

"mal"

What is bad?

100

This series is credited with a recent boom in popularity of the long-running "Dungeons & Dragons" tabletop role-playing game.

What is Stranger Things?

100

This play, written by Sophocles in Ancient Greece, is a sequel to Oedipus focusing on his daughter, after whom the work is named. 

What is Antigone?

100

North Point Eagles "SOARR" with this quality.

What is Professionalism?

100

Dihydrogen oxide is another name for this solvent.

What is water?

200

"ambi"

What is both?

200

The key address, including resident, from Finding Nemo, believed to be the location of the titular character.

What is P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, Australia?

200

This novel is often compared with Orwell's 1984 for its imagination of a possible dystopia many people believe we are on our way to realizing (if we haven't already). Where 1984 is notable for a draconian society bereft of information, this title presents a hedonistic society oversaturated with information.

What is "A Brave New World"?

200

North Point was the first high school in the county to have this athletic amenity.

What is synthetic turf?

200

The spelling of the long, made-up word from Mary Poppins.

What is s-u-p-e-r-c-a-l-i-f-r-a-g-i-l-i-s-t-i-c-e-x-p-i-a-l-i-d-o-c-i-o-u-s?

300

"bene"

What is good?

300
The most recent theater release from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

What is Thor: Love and Thunder?

300

"Monster," a novel about a Black teenager who writes a play about his murder trial, was written by this prolific author.

Who is Walter Dean Myers?

300

Of all the streets in North Point, this is the name of the main, central street.

What is Main Street?

300

The pronunciation of the letter "H" in the Greek alphabet

Eta

400

"pater"

What is father?

400

The concept of a "red pill or blue pill" choice entered our collective imagination thanks to "The Matrix," whose protagonist was known by this moniker.

What is "Neo"?

400

"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas takes its title from the "THUG LIFE" acronym coined by this polymath.

Who is Tupac Shakur?

400

SOARR stands for this.

What is Safety, Organization, Achievement, Respect, and Responsibility?

400

In ballroom, the five elements of vogue.

What are catwalk, duckwalk, hand performance, floor performance, and spins & dips?

500

"ject"

What is to throw?

500

Mr. Scrivens was devastated in January when this legendary actor, known for being a pioneering Black lead in theater and film during the latter half of the 20th century, died. He pushed boundaries off the screen as a social activist and on the screen by starring in films that centered race relations in a constructive way.

Who is Sidney Poitier?

500

In "The Hunger Games," the protagonist, Katniss, is from this district.

What is District 12?

500

North Point's second principal who went on to become the county Superintendent.

Who is Dr. Kim Hill?

500

The full name of this Union general best known for ruthlessly burning Atlanta and other southern cities to the ground using "scorched earth" tactics during his "March to the Sea"

What is William Tecumseh Sherman?

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