Parts of Speech
Around Queens
Potpourri
Current Events
100

Name the part of speech: allegiance

noun

100

This New York County is known for being one of the most diverse counties in the entire world.

Queens, NY

100

Sometimes when there is a test, you might be tempted to _____________________ outside of Ms. Arias' office, in order to avoid it.

linger

100

This man said he would change his name to "Amazon" in negotiations to get Queens to be their  (Amazon's) new home.

Andrew Cuomo

200

retrieve

verb

200

Residents of Willets Point pledge allegiance to this local team.

Mets

200

Members of the Central American caravans had to _____________________ their homes in order to seek prosperity.

vacate

200

These people are going on a long treacherous journey from their homes in Central America to the USA.

caravan

300

massive

huge

300

If the train to Forest Hills isn't running, you can always improvise and take this bus, which starts in East Elmhurst and ends in Forest Hills.

Q23

300

When President Obama ran for president, people saw him as a ______________________ of hope.

beacon

300

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West improvised and did this in order to stop the continuous fires surrounding their neighborhood.

Hired private firefighters who built a ditch around the neighborhood to stop it

400

negotiate

verb

400

If your ball gets lost on this busy Queen street, you better not go and retrieve it. It has the most accidents of any major intersection in the state of New York.

Queens Boulevard

400

This man eluded a World War II memorial because it was raining, but said he would enter any school building that had an intruder.

Donald Trump

400

The manager of this Mexican singer recently stated that his death was a hoax and that he will be making a comeback in December.

Juan Gabriel

500

conspicuous

adjective

500

Some say that this Queens neighborhood is evolving, because Amazon is moving in.

Long Island City

500

This legislative body has the most diversity it has ever had in history.

House of Representatives

500

Trump said he would take away the ability for people to earn this constitutional right just based on being born here -- even though they only pledge allegiance to this one country.

birthright citizenship