College Rivalries
Forms of Figurative Language
Capitals of the World
Periodic Table of Elements (by # of electrons)
Abbreviations & Acronyms
100
These rival colleges are both located in Los Angeles.
What are UCLA and USC?
100
Comparing two like terms using like or as.
What is a simile?
100
Baghdad
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
100
2
What is Helium?
100
DVD
What is digital video disc?
200
"The Civil War" is an annual football game between these two colleges.
What are UO and UOState?
200
A phrase of contradictory terms to create an exaggerated meaning.
What is an oxymoron?
200
Bangui
What is the capital of the Central African Republic?
200
8
What is Oxygen?
200
CPU
What is central processing unit?
300
These east coast colleges, founded in the 1600's, are continually switching between #1,#2,and #3.
What are Harvard, Princeton, and Yale?
300
"Moo!" "Oink!" and "Bang!" are all examples of this form of figurative language.
What is an onomatopoeia?
300
This city is the capital of Nicaragua.
What is Managua?
300
11
What is Sodium?
300
AD
What is Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord)?
400
College football's "Battle of the Brazos" is between these two schools.
What are Baylor and Texas A&M?
400
"Sally sold seashells by the seashore," is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is an alliteration?
400
Vaduz
What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
400
26
What is Iron?
400
EKG
What is electrocardiogram?
500
ESPN calls this rivalry, "the greatest rivalry of the 20th century."
What is the Michigan-Ohio State Rivalry?
500
This is a form of personification that is the ideal example of a person or thing.
What is an archetype?
500
Two of South Africa's three capitals.
What are Bloemfontein, Pretoria, and/or Cape Town?
500
56, after which the table splits to Lanthanides
What is Barium?
500
ZIP (as in ZIP code)
What is zone improvement plan?
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