Shakespeare
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100

This English playwright, born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, is often called “The Bard of Avon.”

Who is William Shakespeare?

100

What year was Marburn founded? 

1981

100

This U.S. state is the only one made up entirely of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

What is Hawaii?

100

This board game, first sold in 1935, lets players buy properties like Boardwalk and Park Place.

What is Monopoly?

100

While in prison, Malcolm X converted to this religion, which shaped his early activism.

What is Islam?

200

This Shakespearean tragedy tells the story of two star-crossed lovers from feuding families in Verona.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

200

What is Mr. Carr's first name? 

Eldrich 

200

This planet, known as the “Red Planet,” is the fourth from the Sun.

What is Mars

200

This famous singer, known as “The King of Rock and Roll,” made hits like “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock.”

Who is Elvis Presley?

200

In the sentence “She and I went to the park,” the word “and” is this part of speech.

What is a conjunction?

300

In this play, a Scottish general is led astray by witches’ prophecies and his own ambition, leading to murder and downfall.

What is Macbeth?

300

Fill in the blanks from the mural that can be seen when going up the steps to the middle and high school 

Sometimes -------

Are better than ------

What are questions and answers 

300

In math, this property states that 3 × (4 × 5) = (3 × 4) × 5.

What is the associative property?

300

This 19th‑century U.S. purchase doubled the nation’s size, acquiring land from France for $15 million.

What is the Louisiana Purchase?

300

Identify all the prepositions in the sentence: "During the summer, we traveled across the country with our friends, stopping at small towns along the way."

During, Across, With, At, Along.

400

This Shakespearean comedy features a mischievous fairy named Puck and lovers lost in a magical forest.

What is A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

400

Downstairs in the flex there is a picture of lower schoolers holding up white boards with a word spelled on it. What is the word?


DAILY DOUBLE: Tell me what OG skill they are learning

What is grip 

400

This author wrote the classic novel Charlotte’s Web, featuring a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte.

Who is E. B. White?

400

This body part is the only one that can heal itself without forming scar tissue.

What is the tongue?

400

After his pilgrimage to this holy city, Malcolm X adopted the name el‑Hajj Malik el‑Shabazz and broadened his views on race.

What is Mecca?

500

This Roman tragedy includes the famous line “Et tu, Brute?” spoken at the assassination of its title character.

What is Julius Caesar?

500

How many students were in Marburn's largest graduating class in 2021?

26 students 

500

This branch of government interprets laws and is made up of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.

What is the judicial branch?

500

This person created the first telephone 


DAILY DOUBLE!! Instead of saying "hello" they thought the greeting when you answer should be ---

Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

What is Ahoy! 

500

This Harlem Renaissance poet wrote “Let America Be America Again.”

Who is Langston Hughes?