U.S. Geography
Punct. /Grammar
Current Events
Ray Bradbury S.S.
Myers
100
What body of water does the Mississippi River empty into?
Gulf of Mexico
100
Name the two kinds of clauses.
Dependent and independent
100
The shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others took place in which U.S. state?
Arizona
100
What is the name of the story in which Fiorelo Bodoni builds an illusion for his family to enjoy space travel?
"The Rocket"
100
Favorite NBA team?
San Antonio Spurs
200
Name the two major mountain ranges in the U.S.
Rockies and Appalachian
200
What is the acronym to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
200
Miners in which South American country were trapped for over 60 days before being rescued?
Chile
200
On what planet does "All Summer in a Day" take place?
Venus
200
What did Myers dress up as on Spirit Week's Halloween day?
himself in high school / '90s grunge
300
Name four countries that border the U.S. either directly or closely across a body of water.
Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Russia, (Bahamas)
300
Punctuate this sentence correctly: hi dad whats for dinner
Hi, Dad. What's for dinner?
300
The Senate voted to repeal what Clinton-era military rule?
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
300
In the first story we read by Bradbury, what draws the Monster to the coast?
A fog horn
300
Daughter's name - and spell it correctly.
Aneah
400
Name all six of the New England states.
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
400
What is the function of a conjunction?
Hooking up words, phrases, and clauses!
400
Protests in Arab countries stemmed in what North African country's peaceful rebellion?
Tunisia
400
Who is the main character in "A Sound of Thunder"?
Eckels
400
What was Myers's costume on (actual) Halloween this year?
A Sugar Daddy
500
What river creates most of the border between Texas and Oklahoma?
The Red River
500
What is the punctuation rule that deals with AAAWWUBBIS conjunctions?
If the sentence starts with an AAAWWUBBIS conjunction (like this one!), a comma will follow the opening dependent clause.
500
Months separated major earthquakes that hit what TWO countries located in the same hemisphere.
Japan and New Zealand
500
What is slowly dying in the story "There will Come Soft Rains"?
A futuristic house
500
Father's name (also daughter's middle name)?
Gail
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