REVIEW
LAWRENCE/KANSAS
SPORTS
ANIMALS
RANDOM
100

What is the time or location in a story called?

The setting
100

What is the mascot for the University of Kansas?

Jayhawk. 
100

Who is the basketball coach for the Kansas Jayhawks?

Coach Bill Self
100
How many legs does a spider have?
100

What are the 3 primary colors on a color wheel?

What is Blue, Yellow, and Red?
200

What is the author's purpose of this story?


Mitch was really nervous about his basketball tryout. He couldn’t sleep and had trouble eating breakfast. When Mitch began his tryout, he did everything right and was the best player there. Mitch made the team! 

To entertain
200

What is the state flower for Kansas?

Sunflower.
200

When was the last time KU won a national championship?

What is 2008?
200

Dolphins are mammals. True or false?

What is true?
200

What age can you legally drive a car for the first time? 

What is 14 (with a parent)? 
300
Give an example of a graphic source. 
Answers may vary. 
300

Which KU basketball player won Big 12 Player of the Year?

Devonte Graham
300

Who won the 2015 World Series?

Kansas City Royals
300

What is the tallest animal in the world? 

Giraffe. 
300

How many days of school are left until Summer, not counting today? 

What is 25 ½ Days?

400
What is the theme of a story?
The underlying message or big idea the author is trying to convey in his/her writing. 
400

The University of Kansas’ mascot is the Jayhawks. Why were they named this?

Lawrence, Kansas was home to a group of people called the “Jayhawkers” during the Civil War.

400

Who won the SuperBowl this year?

Philadelphia Eagles

400

 What animal is referred to as the unicorn of the sea?

What is a Narwhal?
400

Which of the seven continents is also a country?

What is Australia?
500

What is the difference between the explicit meaning in a text and an implicit meaning in a text?

Explicit: Things you find written in the text.

Implicit: Things a reader draws conclusions on.

500

The destruction of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, and the massacre of its inhabitants by the Rebel guerrillas was called what?

Quantrill's Raid
500

What professional basketball team does former Kansas Basketball player Andrew Wiggins currently play for?

Minnesota Timberwolves
500

What animal has the biggest heart?

Blue whale. 
500

Who is the author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

Jeff Kinney. 
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