Central Subject
What is the most important Chinese holiday (you must give at least two terms)?
Lunar New Year and Spring Festival
Name a simple machine.
Lever, pulley, inclined plain, screw, wheel/axel, wedge
Name all 3 parts of a paragraph
ts, cs, ss (FREDS works too)
Prince Harry married _______ (first and last name) in a beautiful ceremony in 2018.
Meghan Markle
Name two man made landmarks in China.
Terracotta Army, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, Great Wall of China
The US is divided into states, China is divided into what?
Provinces
Who is the engineer/cartoonist who became famous for his chain reaction machines?
Rube Goldberg
Besides “I”, name 3 areas in writing where you need to capitalize the word or words.
proper nouns, titles, beginning of sentence
Which reality TV family is well known by their last name and got famous for basically nothing at all?
Kardashian Family
In China, some people live in X areas and while others live in X areas.
rural and urban
In ancient China, it was believed that dragons ruled the what?
Tides and/or Rainy/Thunder weather
Explain the pros and cons of using a long bike ramp vs a short staircase to get up to a train platform
The ramp is a greater stance but you use less force
In Maniac Magee, what did Grayson do that made Maniac shout, “AMEN!”
Grayson had just read his first book cover to cover.
What is the first name of Ron Weasly's mother?
Molly
Name the two largest rivers in China?
Yellow and Yangtze
In China, respect for one’s elders is a value to be held above all else. This is called what?
Filial Piety
The earth's climate has changed many times over the course of its long history. Why is the climate change of today different?
It's caused by us burning fossil fuels. And it's way faster. Human-caused!!
What are the small, but necessary, words called that connect supporting ideas in a paragraph
transition words.
What is the longest running animated tv series?
The Simpsons
This mammoth mountain range separates the plains of India and China’s Plateau of Tibet.
The Himalayas
In ancient times, the color X was for royalty and only the emperor could wear it, the color X is for luck. The color X is for mourning. (give three colors in order)
Yellow, Red, White
Is the greenhouse effect ever a good thing? Why or why not?
Yes. The natural greenhouse effect keeps our planet warm and livable.
Shirley Temple Wong moved from China to the United States. Name the two cities, the one she lived in in China and the one she moved to in the US.
ChungKing and Brooklyn
Which is the highest-grossing video game franchise to date?
Mario
The main ingredient in Sichuan cuisine that makes it unique is what?
Sichuan Peppercorn