An author who changed the spelling of his last name
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?
100
Definition of "dic" or "dict"
What is "to talk, speak, say, tell"?
100
Root and definition of root in "aquatic"
What is "aqua" - water
100
Any linking verb
What is "is" or "it"?
200
To murder by strangulation
What is "to burke"?
200
The wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Who was Zelda Fitzgerald?
200
Definition of "fid" or "fidel"
What is "believe, trust, faith"?
200
Root and definition of root "accelerate"
What is "celer" - fast, swift, rapid
200
The correct time to use a semi-colon (at least two)
What is
1. To join independent clauses in a sentence
2. In a list if the individual parts have commas
3. Adverbial conjunctions
4. FANBOYS joining independent clauses if one of the clauses has a comma
300
To induce someone to convert their faith or opinion
What is "to proselytize"?
300
The person F. Scott Fitzgerald was named after
Who was Francis Scott Key?
300
Definition of "manu" or "man" or "mani"
What is "hand"?
300
Root and definition of root in "fluctuate"
What is "fluct/flux" - to flow, wave
300
List all of the FANBOYS
What is "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so"?
400
To arouse laughter, laughable
What is "risible"?
400
The religion of Joseph Heller
What is Jewish?
400
Definition "miss" or "mis" or "mitt"
What is "to send, let go, throw, hurl, cast"?
400
Root and definition of root in "malicious'
What is "mal/mali" - bad, badly, evil, harsh, mean
400
Amount of introductory prepositional phrases after which you need a comma
What is three phrases?
500
The quality or state of being changeable, an unexpected change usually beyond one's control
What is "vicissitude"?
500
The fictional place that Faulker sets his novel in
What is Yoknapatawpha County?
500
Definition of "spiro" or "spir" or "spira"
What is "breath of life, breath, breathing, soul, mind, spirit, courage"
500
Root and definition of root in "inquisition"
What is "quisit/quis" - ask, seek
500
When to use "that" and when to use "which"
What is use "that" for dependent clauses and use "which" for dependent clauses?