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Potpourri
Old Money
Parts of a Whole
Literacy Lexicon
Nostalgic November
100

This colorful rainforest bird is known for its distinctive, oversized bill.

toucan

100

This flying insect undergoes a remarkable transformation from caterpillar to adult

butterfly or moth

100

This clan’s founding American members were Patrick and Bridget, but Joseph and Rose cast the name indelibly onto the map even before John and Robert entered the scene.

Kennedy

100

Bright yellow rind, pulp, and seeds

lemon

100

Spoken exchanges among people in real life or characters in a story are called this.

dialogue

100

This federal holiday honors the United States military every November

Veterans Day

200

Tiny Tim is best known for this one-hit wonder.

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

200

This branch of government interprets laws.

judicial

200

Anderson Cooper is part of this family.

(Starts with a V) 

Vanderbilt

200

Box springs, mattress, headboard

bed

200

She sells seashells by the seashore” is one example

alliteration

200

This holiday is celebrated on the last Thursday of November

Thanksgiving

300

Consumption was once the name for this disease

tuberculosis

300

Students who join a sorority or fraternity undergo this process.

initiation

300

This family founded a beer company known for its renowned Clydesdale horses

Busch

300

Fork, spoon, and knife

flatware or silverware place setting

300

Extreme exaggeration

hyperbole

300

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was canceled for three years during this period

World War II

400

It begins with “We the people.”

U.S. Constitution

400

It protects the brain from injury and offers structural support for the face, jaw, and sensory organs

skull

400

J.D. was the American patriarch, and the family money originally came from his oil empire, Standard Oil.

Rockefeller

400

Round face, numerals, and sweeping hands

analog clock

400

It compares two dissimilar things without using like or as

metaphor

400

This international holiday commemorates the end of World War I

Armistice Day

500

This Italian city is famous for a shroud known by the same name

Turin

500

This is the full name of the lowest-ranking general

brigadier general

500

The prestigious, eponymous prizes for excellence in journalism, fiction, and more were established by this family.

Pulitzer

500

Tall, thin, structure with a glass bifold door that fits one person comfortably, a book, and an analog communication device

telephone booth

500

This literary term refers to sounds that imitate their words

onomatopoeia

500

This group shared a harvest feast with the Wampanoag people.

Pilgrims

600

The Crimson Tide’s home is in this city

Tuscaloosa

600

This is the name for an egg dish that means “fried,” borrowed from the Italians.

frittata

600

This old New York family made its money through fur trading and real estate.

Astor

600

Stars, planets, and moons that orbit a star within a defined boundary

solar system

600

“Good cop, bad cop” is a real-life example of this literary construct.

foil

600

During mid-November each year, this meteor shower peaks

Leonids