Through the Desert
This desert is the setting for the novel 96 Miles, by J.L. Esplin.
What is the Mojave?
The rule of _________ is a good technique to use to make things memorable.
What is the rule of 3?
96 Miles is the distance between John and Stew's house and this place.
What is Brighton Ranch?
This holiday drink is also known as "milk punch".
What is eggnog?
A hat brings him to life.
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
A leading cause of death in the desert is _________, which seems odd since water is scarce.
What is drowning?
This repitition of initial consonant sounds also helps people remember phrases used in a speech.
What is alliteration?
Stew needs this medicine to survive because he has Type 1 Diabetes.
What is insulin?
This reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentines Day.
Who is Cupid?
His heart was two sizes too small.
Who is the Grinch?
The Mojave desert is found in four states: California, Utah, Arizona and ___________.
What is Nevada?
This name for a short, personal story, can be very persuasive and connect a speaker to the audience.
What is an anecdote?
The phrase found on the Nevada state flag that the kids adopt as the name for their group.
What is "Battle Born"?
This beverage company has been using Santa Claus in its advertising since 1931.
What is Coca-Cola?
He gets left home all alone on Christmas.
Who is Kevin?
Where the majority of the Mojave River flows.
What is underground?
This kind of question is asked without the expectation of an answer.
What is a Rhetorical question?
This had been added to the water from the barrels, making it safe to drink but taste funny.
What is iodine?
In North America wild reindeer are know as these.
What are Caribou?
He loves to sing and eat sugar.
Who is Buddy the elf?
The lowest, hotest, and driest place in North America.
What is Death Valley?
Pathos is a commonly used persuasive technique because it appeals to human ___________, because everyone can relate to anger, fear, and love.
What is emotion?
This plant's roots can be used for soap.
What is the Yucca plant?
The song, "Oh Christmas Tree" is known by this name in Germany.
What is "Oh Tannenbaum"?
Scroodge's old business partener in A Christmas Carol.
Who is Jacob Marley?