Science: Astronomy
Language Arts
California
Figurative Language
History
It could be anything
100

It is the name of the Research Station in orbit of the Earth.

The International Space Station

100

Along with the plot, a story needs one of THESE to resolve.

Conflict

100

With millions of acres of farmland, California is the US leader in THIS.

Agriculture

100

If something is Figurative, it means you can’t take it how?

Literally
100

He is the only President to be elected unanimously By the Electoral College.

President George Washington

100

It is the planet in our solar system that is closest to the sun?  They named a car company after it.

Mercury

200

It‘s the name given to the study of outer space and all the objects in it.  It’s also thought to be the oldest of all the sciences.

Astronomy

200

The is the place where action takes place in a story.

Setting

200

This nickname is particularly appropriate since California's modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848.

The Golden State

200

America’s Melting Pot is a metaphor for THIS, which can be used to make the country better.

Diversity

200

It’s the total amount of Electoral College votes available in America.

538

200

This famous book title is often mistakenly used to describe the creature that’s featured in the story, but it’s actually the name of the doctor.

Frankenstein

300

He used mathematical arguments and other evidence to tell that the Sun was the center of the solar system.  Scholars didn’t agree until the age of Kepler and Galileo 100 years later.

Nicholas Copernicus

300

The most important part of any story.  They are the ones that go through the conflicts that need to be resolved.

Characters

300

California has this many Electoral College Votes, the most of any state in the US.

55

300

“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day.  Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime,”  is all about this.

Learning

300

Even after leaving office, this elected official still retains his title, although he doesn’t do that job anymore.

The President

300

According to the rhyme, who picked a peck of pickled peppers?

Peter Piper

400

This is the date of the first lunar landing...  In US time, of course.

July 20, 1969.

400

When two or more people speak in a story.

Dialogue

400

With a population of 800,000, this city is ranked among the most popular in the entire US.  There’s also a big red bridge named after it.

San Francisco

400

“A bird in the hand...” is representative of THIS.

Certainty 

400

He was the first to circumvent the earth.  He sailed all the way around the planet.

Ferdinand Magellan

400

In this story, a parent must discover the name of her child’s kidnapper before it’s too late.  His name is also the title.

Rumpelstiltskin

500

Launched in 1977, this spacecraft is the only one to leave our solar system.  It finally did so on November 5, 2018.

Voyager 2.

500

This makes the characters and settings come alive.  We have five of them for THESE types of details.

Sensory Details

500

Most Californians live in cities near THIS body of water.

The Pacific Ocean

500

Figurative Language often uses this literary device that compares two unlike objects to each other.

Metaphors

500

He was the first person to walk on the moon.

Neil Armstrong

500

Who is the main character in The Hunger Games?

Katniss Everdeen