History
What is considered the largest empire in history?
The Mongol Empire
Home of Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, the Rogers Centre opened in 1989 as the SkyDome – the world’s first sports arena to feature a fully retractable what?
Roof
Flashback
references a prior experience
In Up, which continent do Carl and Russell travel to?
What is the only king in a deck of cards without a mustache?
King of hearts
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
Turkish-born athlete and activist Enes Kanter legally changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom in 2021 to celebrate his American citizenship. Freedom has played what sport for Türkiye’s Fenerbahçe sports club, as well as the Jazz, Knicks, and Thunder?
Basketball
Repetition is
anaphora at beginning of phrases)
At the beginning of Beauty and the Beast, what does Belle say the story she's just finished reading is about?
"Its about a beanstock and a ogre"
On the periodic table, which element has an atomic weight of 1.00794?
Hydrogen
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
27
“Hammer And Rails” is a podcast on the SB Nation network, dedicated to sports fans of what “P” University located in West Lafayette, Indiana? The school’s mascot is the Boilermakers, and noteworthy alumni include former NFL quarterback Drew Brees, and many astronauts including Neil Armstrong.
Prude University
Comparison
simile, analogy, metaphor – usually
compares something familiar to the audience to
something unfamiliar or unclear
What the name of Wendy's dog in Peter Pan?
Nana
In what year is the Bubonic Plague believed to have started in Europe and Asia?
1346
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
What is the record for red cards given in a single soccer game?
36
Juxtaposition is
contrasting two ideas
What is the name of Pocahontas's pet raccoon?
Meeko
America’s first multimillionaire, John Jacob Astor, made his fortune in what trade?
Fur Trade
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
In which city are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
Lausanne, Switzerland
Diction is
word choice (must have an adjective to
describe what kind of word choice)
formal/informal
Who composed the music for the Lion King?
Elton John
America’s first multimillionaire, John Jacob Astor, made his fortune in what trade?
8,888