Grammar
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Translation
100

This is when the verb of the sentence is conjugated to match the subject.

What is subject-verb agreement?

100

He was the first president of the USA

Who was George Washington?

100

This hardened murderer was found this week camping in the woods east of Oslo.

Who is "Stig Millehaugen"?

100

This famous author and playwright wrote both Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

Ha det bra!

How do you say "Goodbye" in Norwegian?

200

These are words or phrases used to create connection and meaning between ideas.

What are "linking words"?

200

This was a historic Supreme Court ruling which legalized abortion throughout the USA

What is "Roe v. Wade"?

200

These started yesterday in Bergen with 3 teachers and may expand over the summer and into beginning of next school year.

What are "teacher strikes"?

200

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a famous book by Angie Thomas made into a popular film in 2018.  

What is "The Hate U Give"?

200
Kan jeg låne en blyant?

How do you say "May I borrow a pencil" in Norwegian?

300

These words describe verbs.  Usually they end in "-ly".

What are adverbs?

300

This is the amendment used by gun-rights supporters and the NRA

What is the Second Amendment?

300

The city of Severodonetsk is currently under attack and is an important battle in this war

What is the latest on the War in Ukraine?

300

This kind of character has many sides to their personality and we can easier identify with them

What is a "round" character?

300

Friidrett

How do you say "Track and Field" in English?

400

This word is used when referring to an unknown person

What is "whom"?

400

This popular American side dish has its main ingredients as its name.  Served warm, it often accompanies BBQ dinner.

What is "Mac n Cheese"?

400
This weekend in the Olso area we can expect partly cloudy skies and highs of 20 degrees.
What is the weather forecast?
400

A form of metaphor which uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison

What is a "simile"

400

Den flasken har en kul etikett!

How do you say "That bottle has a cool label" in Norwegian?

500

This punctuation is used when connecting a dependent clause and an independent clause

What is a semi-colon?

500

This is the name of the forced removal of Cherokee Indians from the mountains of Georgia to the plains of Oklahoma

What is "The Trail of Tears"?

500

The congressional committee is finally releasing the hearings of 1000s of witnesses to this attack in Washington DC in the beginning of 2021.

What is "January 6th"/Terror Attack on Congress

500

A form of poetry which always has 14 lines and was most popular in the 15 and 1600s.

What is a sonnet?

500

Hun har skrevet flere romaner men kun en novelle.

How do you say "She has written several novels but only one short story" in Norwegian?