Acronyms
Big Animal Idioms
The Twilight Zone
North and South America
Converting Decimals
100
The word acronym contains the word elements "acro" and "nym", which mean "______" and "_____ /____".
tips and word/name
100
Universal theme: obviousness, avoidance
Meaning: the obvious thing that everyone notices or is thinking about but that no one is mentioning
Idiom: the ______ in the room
elephant
100
Many Twilight Zone episodes were made-up stories that dealt with aliens, space travel, experiments, and future possibilities; this genre is known as "_____ _____".
science fiction
100
What ocean is north of North America?
Arctic Ocean.
100
Convert the decimal into a fraction that is in simplest form:
.5
one-half
200
Acronym: GIF
Stands for:
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Graphic Interchange Format
200
Universal theme: force
Meaning: the thing that is very powerful
Idiom: 800 pound _______
gorilla
200
The original Twilight Zone was in black and white. What word elements mean "black" and "white"?
"Melan" and "alb".
200
What Spanish-speaking island nation is just south of the state of Florida?
Cuba.
200
Convert the following decimal into a percent:
.43
forty-three percent
300
Acronym: ASAP
Stands for:
As soon as possible.
300
Universal theme: time
Meaning: without it ever ending
Idiom: until the cows _____ _____
come home
300
In the episode "To Serve Man", the word "Serve" is a ______ because it can mean "help out" or "prepare for eating".
homonym
300
The region that extends from Mexico and through South America and also includes the Caribbean Islands is called "_____ _____".
Latin America
300
Convert the decimal into a fraction that is in simplest form:
.15
three twentieths
400
Acronym: SWAT
Stands for:
Special Weapons and Tactics
400
Universal theme: contrasting
Meaning: a totally different situation
Idiom: a ______ of a different ______
a horse of a different color
400
The creator of the Twilight Zone, who also did the opening and closing narration of each episode, was named "____ ______".
Rod Serling
400
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese.
400
Convert the decimal into a fraction that is in simplest form:
.08
two twenty-fifths
500
Acronym: SCUBA
Meaning:
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
500
Universal theme: majority
Meaning: most of the amount that is going to be split up
Idiom: the _____ _____
lion's share
500
The Twilight Zone often allowed the viewer to assume something and then demonstrated at the end that the opposite of your assumption was true. This plot technique is called a "_____".
twist
500
What island country is geographically part of North America but politically part of Europe - since it belongs to Denmark?
Greenland.
500
Convert the following decimal into a percent:
.6
60 percent