GRAMMAR
What is the part of speech that describes an action or state of being called?
A verb
What word has the opposite meaning of the word "happy" and begins with the letter 's'?
Who's the author that wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C
What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
London
What are words that take the place of a noun called? For example: he or she.?
Pronouns
What is the opposite of "increase"?
Decrease
Who’s the author of Animal Farm?
George Orwell
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Who is the current monarch of the United Kingdom?
King Charles III
What punctuation mark is used to show possession or contractions?
An apostrophe
What do you call the place where you can borrow books?
A library
Which famous female author wrote the book Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Which U.S. state is the largest by area?
Alaska
Which river flows through London?
The Thames
What term is used to describe a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
An antonym
What is a synonym of the word "ancient" and it starts with the same letter?
Archaic
Which Harper Lee book features the character Atticus Finch?
To kill a Mockingbird
In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
In what year did the Battle of Hastings occur?
1066
What types of sentences are used in forming questions?
Interrogative sentences
What intransitive verb means to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done?
To procrastinate
Who’s the author of the famous book about a young boy who wins a "golden ticket"?
Roald Dahl
Who was the the second President of the United States?
Which British Prime Minister served the longest continuous term in the 20th century?
Margaret Thatcher