Holidays Around the World
In Christian cultures, this holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus.
Christmas
This country sent settlers to start colonies in places like Massachusetts Bay and Jamestown
England
Metaphor, Simile, and Alliteration are all types of what?
Figurative Language
The star at the center of our solar system is called what?
The Sun
4 x 11
44
In Jewish cultures, this winter holiday is celebrated for eight nights and uses a special candle holder called a Menorah
Hanukkah
Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of the lights; when there was only enough oil to light the temple for one night but the oil lasted for eight nights
First flown in 1977, this was America's first space shuttle. HINT: it shares a name with a spaceship in Star Trek.
Enterprise
This type of narration uses words like "I" and "me". Example: "As I walked to my class, my friend ran up to me and pulled off my sunglasses."
First Person
The lungs are a part of which body system?
Respiratory System
90 divided by 2
45
In Muslim cultures, this month-long holiday is celebrated with fasting and prayer
Ramadan
Ramadan celebrates when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad
Famous American poet whose works include "Annabel Lee", "The Fall of the House of Usher", and "The Raven".
Edgar Allan Poe
In an essay, the "hook" and the thesis statement are parts of which paragraph?
Introduction paragraph
The "hook" is the first sentence in the paragraph and should grab the reader's attention. The thesis statement is the last sentence of the introduction and tells the reader what your essay's body paragraphs will be about.
The thinnest, and outermost, layer of Earth is called what?
The crust
Use the distribute property
3(4x + 3)
12x + 9
Many African Americans celebrate this weeklong holiday at the end of the year to honor community and African culture
Kwanzaa
Declaration issued by President Lincoln in 1863 that said that all slaves in the Confederate States of America were freed
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation means freedom. So the Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed freedom for the slaves in the Southern states that had seceded from the union.
The part of a story that involves a problem or struggle faced by the characters.
Conflict
This is the temperature scale used in the United States
Fahrenheit
The rest of the world used the Celsius scale
The freezing point of water: 32 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to 0 degrees Celsius
Which is greater?
42 or 24
They are equal
4 x 4 = 16
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16
Billions of people around the world celebrate this holiday every January 1st.
New Year's Day
World War II US Army General who later served as the 34th President of the United States between 1953 and 1961
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was a very popular president and led America through the 1950s, a time of peace and prosperity. His nickname was "Ike".
In an essay, "First of all", "Secondly", and "In conclusion" are examples of what?
Transition words or phrases
When it is winter in the United States (in the northern hemisphere), what season is it in Australia (in the southern hemisphere)?
Summer
The seasons are opposite in the southern hemisphere
Winter/Summer
Spring/Fall
What is this number?
1,000,000,000,000
1 Trillion
Fun Fact: the United States government currently has a debt of about $34,000,000,000,000!