Punctuation
Word of Day & Root of Day
Creation vs. Evolution
French & Indian War
"Words Will Never Hurt Me"
100
This punctuation mark is used to combine two independent clauses that are closely related.
What is a semicolon?
100
This Latin root means "head."
What is caput/capitis?
100
The cause of dinosaur extinction.
What is worldwide flood?
100
This general fought for the British, but was shot while trying to take Fort Duquesne from the French.
Who is Edward Braddock?
100
A putdown really isn't about me; it's about...
What is the other guy?
200
This punctuation mark is used to denote titles of articles and songs.
What are quotation marks?
200
A word meaning calm or peaceful.
What is placid?
200
The only classification of species that never stops growing.
What is reptiles?
200
This fort was built by George Washington after he retreated from Fort Duquesne.
What is Fort Necessity?
200
An appropriate response to a putdown from someone I really care about.
What is an "I" message?
300
This punctuation mark is used to set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence.
What is a comma?
300
The Greek root meaning "sound."
What is phone?
300
A fossil bed containing millions of fish was found in this mountain range.
What is the Andes?
300
This Mohawk Chief was responsible for gaining Indian support for the British during the French & Indian War.
Who is Joseph Brant?
300
"No thanks, I just had a banana" is an example of this type of response.
What is outcrazy the crazies?
400
This punctuation mark is used after the greeting of a business letter.
What is a colon?
400
A word meaning kind, giving, or charitable.
What is benevolent?
400
The scientific law that states that everything moves from a state of order & complexity to a state of chaos and simplicity.
What is Entropy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics?
400
This man helped the British to adapt their war strategies to fit the territory and landscape of the American frontier.
Who is William Pitt?
400
Healthy people, who are not afraid to admit their weaknesses, can agree with a putdown by using this response.
What is negative assertion?
500
This punctuation mark is used to combine two words acting as one.
What is a hyphen?
500
The Greek root meaning "to look at, consider, inspect, examine."
What is skopeo?
500
If the earth was 1% closer to the sun, this would happen.
What is the oceans would boil.
500
This battle began with the French troops awakening to find line after line of British troops waiting for them.
What is the Battle of Quebec?
500
"Thanks for your opinion" and "That's a thought" are examples of this type of response to putdowns.
What is neutral response?
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