Grammar
Recent Controversies and Problems
Mary
Vanguard Mishaps
Myths
100

This part of speech is always capitalized. 

What is a proper noun?

100

Washington state implemented rules about this item at  store checkouts for this environmental reason.

What is reducing pollution/waste?

100

This is Mary's security item that she carries with her at (almost) all times.

What is Lambie?

100
This is the reason we are still at school instead of on summer vacation.

What is a teacher strike?

100

This central African god vomited up the world and all the creations in it. 

Who is Mbombo?

200

In the sentence "The phrase "6, 7" was an annoying meme this year" this word is the verb.

What is "was"?

200

This Washington state agency has recently proposed new legislation about cell phone use in public spaces.

What is the department of education?

200
This is the first and middle name of Mary's new little sister, born June 1

Who is Violet Jean?

200

This malfunctioned on a Sunday this year and disaster was only narrowly averted when a teacher discovered the problem in time and babysat it for 7 hours until the problem could be fixed.

What is a broken pipe in a water fountain?

200

In many native American cultures, this clever creature is portrayed as a trickster.

Who is Coyote?

300

This punctuation mark can always be replaced by a period without significantly changing the meaning of the text. 

What is a semicolon

300

This decision about consequences by security and administration has greatly inconvenienced many students this year. 

What is locking bathrooms because of vandalism.

300

This is Mary's favorite  all-purpose "condiment"

What are sprinkles?

300
Ms. Stevens spent the first semester of the school year on a scooter as a result of this mishap.

What is getting up off her couch?

300

Raven often appears as a creator and trickster figure in the stories of many peoples from this region.

What is the Pacific Northwest?

400

This unique text feature is formed when starting  each entry in an APA formatted References page

What is a hanging indent?

400

This change to MLSD policy has made access to reliable tech almost impossible over the past two years.

What is the end of 1:1 chromebook checkout?
400

This math skill is demonstrated by one of Mary's favorite activities.

What is sorting or combining like factors.

400

This staff member fell down the stairs and the footage was replayed probably hundreds of times purely for entertainment purposes.

Who is Holly Rock?

400

In Māori mythology, this hero is said to have fished up islands and slowed the sun.

Who is Māui?

500

Only use this when you want your reader to know you are either being sarcastic or directly quoting a source. Never use it for emphasis. 

What is a set of quotation marks?

500

This infrastructure failure has significantly increased local commute times for many staff and students this year

What is the Hansen Overpass Closure?

500

This is the name of Mary's favorite uncle.

Who is Tony?

500
Lack of maintenance on this has shut down the woodshop for the rest of the year.

What is the ventilation system?

500

According to Aztec mythology, this feathered serpent deity was associated with knowledge and civilization.

Who is Quetzalcoatl?