The first day of the 20th century was?
January 1, 1901
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What causes tides?
The moon
True or False,
No words in the English language rhyme with these words: month, silver, orange, or purple.
True
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Is the following statement a metaphor or a simile:
Her smile was as bright as the sun
Simile
What is H2O also known as?
Water
True or false:
More people are killed by donkeys than airplane crashes.
True
If it’s 5:30 when you leave for the store and 6:15 when you get there, how long did it take?
45 minutes.
What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?
The Climax
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The Ear Bone (Stapes)
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 miles away?
5 hours or 300 minutes
Which is an example of alliterative language?
The ocean glistened as the as day turned to night.
OR
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
1 Month
Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?
The Letter "A"
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 feet
Theme
What do you call the Phase Transition of Gas to Solid
Deposition
What was the name of the dog the Soviet space agency sent up in low space orbit in 1957?
Lakia