Encounters with English
Yo That's "Lit"
Math...
Do You Know Your Staff?
TARAVISTA TRIVIA
100

This type of word describes either a verb or adjective.

Adverb

100

This tool is very useful when struck across the side of a small cardboard box.

A match

100

2+1=

3

100

This staff member enjoys drinking Dunkin' Donuts ice-coffees, and listening to artists such as Stevie Nicks and Lady Gaga.

Barb

100

If you attend enough groups throughout the day, you will unlock this very special privilege.

Media Time

200

The popular 70's song "Conjunction Junction" comes from this grammar-based television cartoon.

School House Rock

200

An abbreviation for the word "literature"

Lit

200

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200

This staff member enjoys playing basketball and XBOX, when not working at TaraVista.

Malko

200

Along with a piano, this musical instrument can be found in the TaraVista main lobby.

Harp

300

The beatnik novel, "On the Road" was written by this Lowell-native author.

Jack Kerouac

300

Sitting around this with all of your friends, you may roast some marshmallows and make s'mores.

Campfire

300

This formula describes a linear equation, and gives the intercept of the line on the y-axis

Slope-intercept form

300

This staff member is a very talented artist and has designed the logo for a local coffee company.

Amber

300

This popular hot beverage can, unfortunately, only be obtained during meal times.

Coffee

400

"A rose by any other name, would smell just as sweet," comes from this famous Shakespearean play.

Romeo and Juliet

400

These seasonal attractions are mainly lit to celebrate America's birthday.

Fireworks

400

This famous mathematician theorized that future time-travel is possible.

Einstein

400

This staff member is officially in-charge of the Young-Adult Unit at TaraVista.

Darlene

400

This type of tree is found not only in Italy, but also on the TaraVista logo.

Olive Tree

500

The term, "onomatopoeia" describes a word that imitates this.

A sound

500

This popular state is known for having extreme wildfires on an almost annual basis.

California

500

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500

This staff member enjoys trying extremely spicy foods. His favorite basketball player is also Shaq.

Phil

500

This psuedo-documentary outlines the daily happenings in a paper office in Pennsylvania. It is also played almost everyday during breakfast.

The Office

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