CNN 10: Trivia Questions
What temperature in Fahrenheit does water freeze at?
Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
What does the word "monarch" mean?
A person who reigns over a kingdom or empire such as a sovereign leader or a constitutional king or queen.
What kind of minister was Malcolm X?
Muslim
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place or thing?
What is one note-taking method?
Charting method
Cornell method
Mapping method
Outlining method
Sentence note-taking method
Scientists name antarctic icebergs based on what?
Scientists name antarctic icebergs based on their location.
What does the word "evacuate" mean?
To withdraw from a place in an organized way especially for protection.
Where did W.E.B. Dubious get his PhD?
Harvard
What is a verb?
A verb is an action word, it is a word that describes what someone or something is doing.
What is step 1 in note-taking?
Choose a note-taking method and take notes in that method.
What school has the most college football national championships?
Yale has the most college football national championships.
What does the word "taradiddle" mean?
A fib or petty lie.
Where did W.E.B. Dubious get his bachelor's degree?
Fisk's University
What does compare mean?
Compare means to notice/write about the similarities of two things.
When processing your notes, what do you highlight?
Key points of the reading
Before Queen Margrethe II, when was the last time a monarch abdicated the throne in Denmark?
Before Queen Margrethe, The last time a monarch in Denmark abdicated the throne was 878 years ago.
What does the word "abdicate" mean?
To renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function.
What institute did Booker T. Washington found and run?
The Tuskegee Institute
What is one transition word that you can use in your writing when you're comparing and contrasting two things?
and, also, although, but, conversely, differently, however, in contrast, in spite of, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, unlike, yet
What must be present for your notes to be completely processed?
Vocabulary word are identified and defined
Questions about the reading are written in the margins or somewhere in your notes
Who painted the the painting Mona Lisa?
What does the word "conjubilant" mean?
Shouting together with joy.
What was the major difference between Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to civil rights compared to Malcolm X's approach?
Martin Luther King Jr. was more committed to "non-violence", while Malcolm X believed that Black Americans should gain their rights "by any means necessary."
What are the first two tests on the WIDA?
Listening and Reading
What note-taking method is best for planning a paper about a reading?