Christmas Movies
Parts of Speech
WA Counties
Current events
Poetic Terms
100

A family accidentally leaves their youngest behind during a holiday trip. The child cleverly defends their home from two bumbling intruders using creative trap.

Home Alone!

100

A person, place, or thing

Noun

100

This county shares its name with the largest city in eastern Washington.

Spokane County

100

The US Sec. of State announced the US will send $725M worth of weapons to support this country, currently at war with Russia.

Ukraine.

100

A collection of poetic lines, or a paragraph in poetry

Stanza

200

A grumpy loner schemes to ruin Christmas for an entire town by stealing their festive cheer. However, an unexpected act of kindness melts his icy heart.

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

200

A word that shows action

Verb

200

The most populated county in Washington.

King County

200

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Xi Jinping, president of this country, to his inauguration...though Xi has apparently snubbed the offer. (what is the country)

China

200

The pattern of rhymes in a poem.

Rhyme Scheme

300

An enthusiastic misfit travels to a big city to reconnect with his origins. While navigating a new environment, he spreads cheer and helps restore a broken family’s holiday spirit...

Elf

300

A word that describes a noun.

An adjective

300

This county shares a name with the 16th president, who served during the Civil War; “Four score and seven years ago.”

Abraham Lincoln

300

This digital currency reportedly reached a value of $100,000. 

Bitcoin.

300

The attitude a poem's speaker uses.

Tone

400

A workaholic learns the true meaning of family after a magical sleigh ride turns him into the unlikely hero of Christmas. Guided by an eccentric helper...

The Santa Clause

400

A word that modifies a verb.

Adverb

400

This eastern Washington County is named after the first territorial governor of Washington. 

Stevens County

400

New Jersey residents have raised alarms due to this phenomenon in their skies at night. Is it aliens? A foreign country?

Drones

400

A poetic device that sees the repetition of the beginning sounds in a series of words. Ex. "bees buzz at the Bat mitzvah"

Alliteration

500

A businessman is forced to confront his past, present, and future on Christmas Eve through visits from three mysterious guides.

A Christmas Carol

500

A word that replaces a noun.

Pronoun

500

This county was named after the first state governor of Washington.

Ferry County

500

After years of civil war, this Middle Eastern country collapsed this week.

Syria

500

A pair of rhyming lines.

Couplet