Grammar rules
Vocab from the passage
MLA
MLK
Potpourri
100

What is the difference in a comma and a semi-colon?

Will accept all correct answers

100

Define "aspiration"

"A hope or ambition of achieving something"

Will accept any legitimately correct answer

100

When typing in MLA format, you should use this size font. 

What is 12 point

100

This is th ename of MLK's most famous speech.

What is I Have a Dream?

100

This is the name of the main character from The Hunger Games (first and last)

Who is Katniss Everdeen?

200

When does one use a colon?

To set off a list or introduce something new

200

Define "tenet"

"A principle or belief, especially an important one"

Will accept any legitimately correct answer

200

When typing in MLA format, you should use this spacing.

What is double spacing or double spaced

200

MLK won this famous award for his work leading non-violent protests. 

What is the Nobel Peace Prize?

200
He is the primary antagonist of the first Black Panther movie.

Who is Killmonger?

300

How many hyphens should this sentence have:

"The soon to be graduate tried hard to focus on her last exam while looking forward to beginning her cross Canada road trip"

What is 3?

"The soon-to-be graduate tried hard to focus on her last exam while looking forward to beginning her cross-Canada road trip"

300

Define "nuance"

"A subtle difference in shade, expression or meaning"

Will accept any legitimately correct answer

300

When typing in MLA format, you should use this font style

What is Times New Roman

300

This civil rights leader was more militant than MLK and often disagreed with him, but met briefly with MLK before his assassination and agreed to work more closely together.

Who is Malcolm X?

300

These two artists collaborated on the song "Senorita"

Who are Camila Cabelo and Shawn Mendes?

400

How many hyphens should be in this sentence:

 
"After being declared the runner up to the winner of the contest, Jacob was happy to accept his prize and enjoy his once in a lifetime moment in the spotlight."

What is 4?

"After being declared the runner-up to the winner of the contest, Jacob was happy to accept his his prize and enjoy his once-in-a-lifetime momemnt?

400

Define Proverbial

"Something referred to in a proverb"

Will accept any legitimately correct answer

400
A works cited page should be organized in this way

What is alphabetically?

400
MLK was arrested this many times. 


(Closest guess gets it)

What is 29

400

Music.ly officially changed to TikTok in this year.

What is 2017/2018?
(There is debate, so I'll take either answer)

500

What is a hyphen

A grammatical sign used to link compound words or words whose meaning are connected.

500

Define Meritocracy

A society based on skill and merit

Will accept any legitimately correct answer

500

When properly citing a source, what specific piece of information comes first?

What is the author's last name?

500

After his death, Martin Luther King Jr's family sued ______________, claiming they were partially responsible for his death.  The family won

The United States of America. 

500

In tennis, this man was known as "the king of clay"

Who is Raphael Nadal?