504 vocabulary
tact
which U.S. state is the only one made up entirely of islands?
hawaii
Who wrote the dystopian novel '1984'
George Orwell
She is known as the “Queen of Pop” and sang the hit song 'material girl'
Madonna
This treaty officially ended World War I and placed heavy reparations on Germany.
treaty of Versailles
What is: to send over; to pass on; to pass along
transmit
Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, is located in this country.
Tanzania
A high school chemistry teacher begins to cook and sell methamphetamine after being diagnosed with cancer
breaking bad
Who played Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
Johnny Depp
the year Constantinople was captured by the ottomans
1453
What is: keeper, guard, the chief administrative official of a prison.
warden
This country has the most natural lakes in the world, with over 31,000 lakes.
Canada
Written in 1872, this is one of the earliest works of vampire fiction, being published before Bram Stoker’s Dracula by over 20 years.
Carmilla
Lady gaga's real name?
Stefani Germanotta.
What strategy did the British use to keep the Ottoman Empire out of World War I
the british encouraged the arab to revolt (1916-18)
What is: a very poor person
(answer is not beggar)
Pauper
Which desert (located in Mongolia and China) is one of the largest cold deserts in the world.
Gobi desert
This show, based on a Jenny Han novel, is about Belly Conklin’s summer vacations at Cousins Beach.
the summer i turned pretty
Who played doctor strange in the marvel movie
benedict cumberbatch
He was the Mongol ruler who completed the conquest of China and established the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai khan (xubilay xan)
What is: A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment; a production assignment
quota
Country with the least life expectancy rate
(1 correct answer is enough)
Chad, Lesotho: both 53 years
Who is the jester in William Shakespeare's play 'twelfth night'
Feste
The woman who hosted America's next top model?
Tyra Banks
The main justification used by the Nazis for the Holocaust?
ideology of racial purity