A play on words, often the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings.
PUN *100*
100
arm
Army, weapon. (Latin) *100*
100
How many miles a day does Mr. Dassow drive to work?
3.5 miles *100*
100
Line up in a single file line smallest hand to biggest hand.
ANSWERS VARY *100*
100
About how many people watched the 2015 Grammys on TV?
28,500,000 *100*
200
An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried.
EPITAPH *200*
200
tract
To pull, draw. (Latin) *200*
200
About how many athletic trophies do you think Mr. Dassow has from his youth?
75 *200*
200
Line up in a single file line from person who lives closet to furthest from Aspira.
ANSWERS VARY *200*
200
What year did the first known school in America open?
Boston Latin School in Boston, Mass. is the oldest public school in America. It was founded April 23, 1635.
*200*
300
A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical (author assumes the reader will recognize).
ALLUSION *300*
300
ambi/amphi
Both (Greek) *300*
300
What is Mr. Dassow's favorite ride at Six Flags Great America?
ANSWERS VARY *300*
300
Talk with your group and create an interesting REAL OR FICTIONAL WORD by using the FIRST letter of each team members First NAME. Know or create a definition for this word. (DO NOT WRITE)
ANSWERS VARY *300*
300
What is today's NATIONAL average cost for a gallon of GAS?
What is today's NATIONAL average cost for a gallon of MILK?
Gas Today $2.44
Milk Today $3.66
*300*
400
Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.
JUXTAPOSITION *400*
400
omni/pan/panto
All (Greek) *400*
400
Who is Mr. Dassow's favorite player on the Bulls?
Does Mr. Dassow like fighting, sports, educational, or action/adventure video games the best?
-TWO ANSWERS-
NOAH #13
Sports Video Games *400*
400
Talk with your group and create an interesting REAL OR FICTIONAL WORD by using the FIRST letter of each team members LAST NAME. Know or create a definition for this word. (DO NOT WRITE)
ANSWERS VARY *400*
400
According to USNews.com, name ONE of the top 20 colleges in the NATION.
Princeton, Yale, Harvard, University of Chicago, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Dartmouth
*400*
500
Attitude a writer takes towards a subject, character, or the reader.
TONE *500*
500
dic/dict
To say, to speak, assert. (Latin) *500*
500
What id Mr. Dassow's DJ Name?
DJ MYSTIQUE *500*
500
Talk with your group discuss ONE thing you have IN Common that you learned IN THE IN MATH, SCIENCE, and SOCIAL SCIENCE THIS YEAR.
(BE SPECIFIC)
THREE ANSWERS!!!!
ANSWERS VARY *500*
500
Talk with your team and create a 500 point Question for another team like a "shark attack!"