Black Cultural Centre
Parts of Speech
Idioms
Things used in class
Riddles
100

She is the civil rights icon featured on the Canadian $10 bill who refused to leave her seat at a theater in New Glasgow.

Viola Desmond

100

This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea. In the sentence "The drummer played well," it’s the bolded word.

Noun

100

If a tutor tells you to "hit the books," they don't want you to punch your notebook! They want you to do this.

start studying

100

How do you spell 

Unity

100

I have a face and two hands, but no arms or legs. What am I?

Clock

200

This William Hall was the first Black person and the first Nova Scotian to receive this high military honor for bravery.

Victory Cross

200

These are "action words" like run, jump, or study.

Verb

200

If you tell a secret that was supposed to stay private, people might say you "let the cat out of the" this.

Bag

200

How do you spell

Morningstar

200

What has to be broken before you can use it?

Egg

300

This is the largest indigenous Black community in Canada, located just outside of Dartmouth.

North Preston

300

This is a group of words that has a special meaning which is different from the literal meaning of each individual word, like saying "it’s raining cats and dogs."

Idiom

300

This idiom means you are "ignoring someone" or "acting unfriendly" toward them: Giving someone the "cold..."

Shoulder

300

How do you spell

Luminous

300

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Candle

400

This February celebration is a time when we specifically honor Black history and achievements.

African Heritage Month

400

This part of speech describes a noun. For example, in the phrase "Beautiful Africville," it tells us what kind of place it is.

Adjective

400

If you are very nervous before a big presentation or a basketball game, you might say you have these insects in your stomach.

Butterflies

400

How do you spell 

Occurrence

400

I have many keys, but I can’t open a single door. What am I?

Piano

500

These people came to Nova Scotia from Jamaica in 1796 and helped build the Halifax Citadel

Maroons or Jamacian Maroons

500

Identify the Pronoun in this sentence: "The Maroons were brave, and they built the Citadel."

They

500

if you are trying to describe a situation that is very rare, you might say it only happens "once in a...

Moon

500

This is the "catchy" acronym used to remember the seven coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

FANBOYS

500

What can you catch, but not throw?

Cold

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