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Which word, if any, rhymes with orange?
There are no words found in the English dictionary that rhyme with orange.
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I think Matt is finally going to be decent and quiet "when pigs fly." What does the idiom above mean?
It is impossible, or never going to happen.
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The continents are slowly drifting apart. Since they are not stationary, North and South America will one day separate entirely. What does stationary mean?
Stable or staying in one place
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I wore a yellow raincoat and carried a red balloon in a recent popular movie.
Who is Georgie?
100
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200
This is the largest animal to ever live on Earth.
What is a blue whale?
200
The idiom that means you're avoiding talking about the main point.
"Beat around the bush"
200
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is-
A disorganized person.
200
This person came up with the idea for the Spider-Man comic book character while watching a fly crawl up the wall.
Who is Stan Lee?
200
According to the National Education Association, this is the amount of time kids should spend on homework each night.
10 minutes per grade.
300
This is the only number that has the same number of letters when you spell it out.
What is four?
300
Jack was not "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" rather he worked hard to be rich. What does the idiom above mean?
Everything is given to someone born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth. They have it easy.
300
After the bird escaped, Chris tried to coax it back into the cage with treats. What does the word coax mean?
To persuade using flattery (compliments or treats)
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This character in the popular show Stranger Things went missing and never returned.
Who is Barbara Holland?
300
According to the National Education Association, this is the grade in which the 10-minute rule should begin.
What is first grade?
400
This group of animals is able to breathe and absorb water through their thin skin
What is an amphibian?
400
This idiom is used when someone gets into some kind of trouble for being nosy or too curious.
"Curiosity killed the cat"
400
The antidote for a snake bite is ironically snake venom. What does the word antidote mean?
Remedy or cure
400
The TV show Riverdale is based on what popular comics?
What are the Archie Comics?
400
This word that means expressing one's ideas or opinions was used in the article "The Homework Debate."
What is "voicing"?
500
Neanderthals were archaic humans that became extinct about 40,000 years ago. This word is the taxonomic binomial name of contemporary/ modern humans and possibly other subspecies.
Who are the homo-sapiens?
500
Paula enjoyed the concert, and getting to meet the artist backstage after the show was "the icing on the cake" What does this idiom mean?
The idiom means it made something good become even better.
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Mike's parrot was loquacious but Maria's said very little. What does the word loquacious mean?
Talkative
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This is a #2 on the McDonald's menu
Two Cheeseburgers!
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Harris Cooper, a professor or neuroscience and psychology at Duke University says homework has a positive effect on these two skills.
What is math and vocabulary?
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