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Ghosts of books past
Idioms
100
This is the name of the dastardly lawyer.
Hyde
100
Black destroyed the busts and statues of what kind of people in the museum?
Ancient writers and philosophers
100
Name one science subject that contains an O
biology, astronomy, psychology, optometry, physiology, anatomy, etc.
100
"Owls in oaks! Owls in oaks!"
"Squk his thrug!, squk his thrug!"
Magaw the parrot
100
What are the names of Enola's two brothers?
Sherlock and Mycroft
100
Button your lip!
Means: Be quiet or don't tell a secret
200
Which baddie hated the letter O because his mother had gotten caught in a porthole?
Black
200
What are the four most important O-words in English?
Hope, valor, love, & freedom
200
Name two school subjects that have an O in their names.
geometry, history, philosophy, studio art, trigonometry, or comparative grammar
200
"I am a man with a map. It is a map of a far and lonely island, rich with jewels, sapphires, emeralds, and rubies. I seek a man with a ship." (p. 2)
Littlejack.
200
The girls had to draw dresses for the contest, but what did the boys have to draw?
Cars
200
Bull in a china shop
Means: someone who is clumsy and/or says the wrong thing.
300
Who was a "man of force and gusto"?
the boatwright
300
True or False
The boatwright slammed the door after leaving his house because he was so mad at Black and Littlejack.
False, there was no door because it was outlawed.
300
This is another word for forest.
woods
300
Who keeps reminding the islanders to "Watch the sea!" at the end of the story?
Magaw, the parrot
300
Blackberry Blue was known for making delicious _____.
Blackberry pies
300
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Meaning: other people's situations always look better than yours
400
Who said the parrot now has "freedom of screech"?
Andreus
400
Littlejack had an eye patch, a pig tail, and a parrot on his shoulder when he arrived in Ooroo, but what kind of typical pirate detail did he not have?
a peg leg
400
This is another word for neck.
throat
400
"I've thought of that, but we must spare collective nouns, like food, and goods, and crops and tools...." (p. 25)
Hyde
400
Who did Gaylen marry in The Search for Delicious?
Medley
400
sitting duck
Meaning: defenseless
500
Name one of the heroes who came out to fight Black and Little Jack.
Lancelot, Ivanhoe, Athos, Porthos, Cyrano, Roby Roy, Romeo, Robinson Crusoe, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Shylock, Horatio, Lothario, or Captain Hook.
500
What kind of creatures attacked Black and Littlejack's ship?
Sea creatures with Os in their names like: octopi, mollusks, swordfish, oysters, and Portuguese man-o-war.
500
What is another word for criminal? Hints: it starts with C and it contains 2 Os.
Crook
500
"Be not afraid to speak with Os. We cannot live or speak without hope, and hope without its O is nothing, and even nothing is less than nothing when it is nthing."
Andrea
500
What color dress was Cecile wearing on the beautiful blue day?
Red
500
Burning the candle at both ends.
Meaning: working too hard