The Red Hiding Carol Collector and Other Tales
(Foundations Literature)
Ask a Librarian
(Pillars Literature)
A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
(Foundations History)
A Blast From the Past
(Pillars History)
Potpourri
(Science and Language Arts)
100

What was unusual about where Sang Ly lived that illustrates that happiness can be achieved under difficult circumstances?

Sang Ly lived in a dump.

100

When Bilbo ran out the door to meet the dwarves and go on an adventure, what did he forget to take with him?

His pocket handkerchief

100

What are the names of the twin boys that founded the city of Rome?

Romulus and Remus
100

This act required the colonists to house British troops.

The Quartering Act

100

__________ is the flexible and strong connective tissue found between joints, in the ear and nose, and in other areas of the body.

Cartilage

200

In the book Red Scarf Girl, for most of the book, was Ji-Li Jiang for or against communism and the Cultural Revolution?

For

200

In the book Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, what subject in school changed Nathaniel Bowditch’s life?

Math

200

The forty-year journey that the Israelites made from Egypt to the promised land is known as what?

The Exodus

200

Out of the 53 remaining pilgrims their first year, how many were women?

Four

200

This first sentence of an essay grabs the reader’s attention.

The Hook

300

What did Corrie Ten Boom's father do that prepared her to be an amazing influencer?

Read the scriptures to the family

300

What was on the tiles Jacob Marley wanted removed from his mantle piece?

Bible stories

300

Who was the first Roman Emperor to become a Christian?

Constantinople

300

How long did the Revolutionary War last?

8 years, (1775 - 1783)

300

An organism’s self-regulating state of optimal functioning is called what?

Homeostasis

400

In what country did the cultural revolution in Red Scarf Girl take place?

China

400

How do we know that Scrooge wanted to change by the time he was visited by the third ghost?

Scrooge wanted to go with him.

400

Who was the wise teacher from China?

Confucious

400

This law passed in 1793 required that people in free states help with the capture and return of escaped slaves.

The Fugitive Slave Act

400

This statement presents the main argument of the essay.

The Thesis Statement

500

What happened in Scrooge's childhood that would have given him a negative feeling toward Christmas?

He had to stay alone at school during Christmas.

500

In The Great Turkey Walk, what is Simon's last name?

Green

500

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River, "crossing the Rubicon" became a famous saying meaning what?

"Crossing the Rubicon" means "the point of no return."
500

When her husband was wounded, she took over his cannon and fired with deadly accuracy; seriously wounded, she received a lifetime military disability by the Continental Congress.

Captain Margaret Corbin

500

This is the greenish-brown liquid secreted by the liver that breaks down fat in foods.

Bile