THG
Figurative Language
Random
Unit 1
NBA
200

This District is known for producing agriculture 

What is District 11? 

200

"She ran as a fast as a cheetah" 

What is a simile? 

200

Red and blue make this color

What is purple?

200

Ernesto was an activist for __________.

Who are farmers?

200

NBA is this sport 

What is basketball? 

400

This sponsor gift was sending a message to Katniss 

What is the broth? 

DAILY DOUBLE!

400

You got the "Special"

As a team, decide whether you want to go for 200, 400, 600, 800, or 1,000 BEFORE the question is revealed to you. 

Whatever points you decide upon, will be how many points you either earn or lose.

In “I was waiting forever while the lazy sun dragged itself across the sky,” these TWO figurative language devices are used.

400

The main character in a story is called this 

What is a protagonist? 

DAILY DOUBLE!

400

You got the "Special"

As a team, decide whether you want to go for 200, 400, 600, 800, or 1,000 BEFORE the question is revealed to you. 

Whatever points you decide upon, will be how many points you either earn or lose.

The refugees in The Other Side of the Sky eventually had built a ____________ in the desert over the years.

400

Before moving to San Francisco, the GSW were in this city

What is Oakland?

DAILY DOUBLE!

600

The special meaning behind Katniss name

What is she was named after a plant that her father found while hunting? 

600

In the following personification sentence, this word is being personified 

“The leaves applauded the arrival autumn." 

What are leaves? 

600

The "Northern Lights" can be found in this country 

What is Iceland or Norway? 

600

Give ANY character trait that describes RTT, backed up by supporting events from the story

Answers can vary

600

This state has the second most NBA teams 

What is Texas? 

800

Give the TWO quotes that are NOT said by the right person from the book: 

A. “May the odds be ever in your favor.” — Effie Trinket 

B. "Where's Lover Boy?" - Clove 

C. “You’re a little fighter, aren’t you?” — Haymitch Abernathy 

D. “I’m not allowed to bet, but if I could, I’d bet on you.” — Cinna 

E. “The girl on fire deserves a good show.” — Caesar Flickerman 

What are "C" and "E?" 

800

State ALL six types of figurative language being taught from last week AND their definitions 

Too much to write... 
800

Queen Elizabeth II was in power for this many years (second longest in the world) 

What is 70 years? 

800

Rikki Tikki's war cry was "Rikk-tchk-tch," which is this type of figurative language 

What is Onomatopoeia? 

800

This player made the game winning shot in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals 

Who is Kyrie Irving? 

1000

You got the "Special"

As a team, decide whether you want to go for 200, 400, 600, 800, 1,000 or 2,000 BEFORE the question is revealed to you. 

Whatever points you decide upon, will be how many points you either earn or lose.

This tribute mainly kept to themselves, before the Games even started, speaking to no one, showing little interest in training, according to Katniss

1000
The four places that alliteration can be found, according to the video from yesterday 

What is poetry, songs, characters, and advertising? 

1000

The seven dwarves

Who are Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Doc, and Dopey?

1000

This is how Maya Angelou got her name "Maya"

What is her brother could not say her actual name correctly, and he gave her the nickname Maya? 

1000

You got the "Special"

As a team, decide whether you want to go for 200, 400, 600, 800, 1,000 or 2,000 BEFORE the question is revealed to you. 

Whatever points you decide upon, will be how many points you either earn or lose.

This player was the first European player to win the NBA Finals MVP award