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Fall Trivia
100

Dolphin, Whale, fish, Stingray all have what in common?

Add two more items

Ocean Animals

Shark, Starfish, Eel, seahorse....

100

What is the past tense of "sleep"?

Put the new VERB in a sentence.

Slept

Sentence Example: The dog slept on the couch after dinner.

100

Tell me 2 meanings of the word "sink"

Put them both in a complete sentence of 5 or more words.

Sink: a large basin, often found in the kitchen or bathroom.

example: Mom told me to wash my hands in the sink when I come inside.

Sink: to drop underwater 

example: I dropped the rock in the lake and I watched it sink.

100

Tell me the meaning to the TWO words and form a 5+ word sentence:

Flower vs. Flour

Flower: a plant that grows petals of many different colors.

I gave my mother her favorite flowers for her birthday.

Flour: a cooking ingredient, often ground wheat in to a very small fine powder for baking.

To make the sugar cookies, I will need extra flour for the rolling pin so it does not stick.

100

What is the offical name for Fall?

Autumn

200

Cheese, Milk, and yogurt, have what in common?

They are all Dairy

200

What is the past tense of "throw"?

Put the new VERB in a sentence.

Threw

Sentence Example: He threw the ball to first base.

200

Tell me two meanings of the word "light".

Put both meanings of the word in a sentence in complete sentence of 5 or more words.

Light: not heavy

The box was so light, I could carry it with one hand.

Light: illumination

The light in my room was too bright.

200

Define the following 2 words "Stare" and "Stair"

put them in a sentence of 5 or more words.

Stare: to look intensely

The girl stared at the bracelet in the window.

Stair: a series of steps to incline or decline

I fell down the stairs and hurt my wrist.

200

What do you call the sleep that some animals go into during the cold winter months?

Hibernation.

300

Skiing, Snowboarding, Ice skating all have what in common?

Snow Sports

300

What is the past tense for the word "bring"?

Put it in a sentence of 5 or more words.

Brought

Sentence example: The boy brought cupcakes for the class on his birthday.

300

Tell me 2 meanings of the word "tire".

Put both meanings in a complete sentence of 5 words or more.

Tire: to grow weary.

As the day went on, I began to tire quickly.

Tire: A rubber wheel covering

My bike had a flat tire that needed replaced.

300

Define the following 2 words: "Flew" and "Flu" 

Put BOTH words in a complete sentence.

Flew: move through air.

I flew to Japan for my summer vacation.

Flu: a common illness/sickness; often in the fall or winter

My baby brother got the flu and needed medicine.

300

About how many days does it take for a pumpkin to grow from a seed to a full pumpkin?

Around 100 days.

400

Earth, Mars, and Venus what do they have in common?


Name 2 more.

Planets.

Saturn...

400

Past Continuous: Shows an action that was going on for a time in the past 

Ther verb is "play" how do you show this action was happening in the PAST 


HINT: Do not add -ed.

Was/Were playing

Sentence Example: We were playing kickball when I hurt my knee.

400

Tell me the 2 meanings of the word "Bear"

Place them both in a correct sentence.

Bear: a large, furry animal

The bear caught the salmon from the river.

Bear: to carry something heavy

I cannot bear to hold this box for much longer.


400

Define the following words "sense" and "cents"

put the 2 word in a sentence of 5 words or more.

Sense:physical faculties (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste) 

My sense of taste was ruined after I burnt my tongue on the soup.

Cents: unity of money

I have 6 cents in my wallet.

400

Which President made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday?

 Abraham Lincoln

500

Rain, Snow, and wind have all what in common?

Name 2 more.

Weather

Sunshine, thunderstorm.

500

Put the word "read" in past tense

Put the new word in a sentence.

TRICK: Read but pronounced as "red"

I read the book in record time.

500
Tell me 2 meanings of the word "pitch".


Put the 2 meanings of the word in a sentence of 5 or more words.

Pitch: tone/frequency of sound

The girl sang at a high pitch that she broke the glass.

Pitch: to throw something

I made sure to pitch the ball softly to my brother.

500

Define the following 2 words: "Rain" and "Rein"

put them both in a sentence of 5 or more words.

Rain:  liquid water droplets from the clouds

The rain was coming down so fast I could not see the buildings.

Rein:to control something 

The empire maintained their rein over the incoming army.

500

What country did Halloween originate from?

 Ireland