Stuff You Read in School
The Outsiders is considered a beacon in young adult literature. How old, within two years, was S.E. Hinton when she began writing it?
15 years old
Keep walking until you get stuck in a dead end.
Cul-de-sac
Complete the title of a song by Billie Eilish: “Birds of a __________.”
Feather
This type of art requires a wheel, some clay, and water. What type of art is it?
Pottery
Antonym of permanent.
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Temporary
William Shakespeare’s legacy is still felt today. Aside from histories and tragedies, what other type of play did he write?
Comedies
You had better show up at the location and at the time I said.
Rendezvous
I think we could all use a little Christmas spirit. How many turtle doves are given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas?”
Two
In painting, multiple paint types may be employed. What kind of paint is used in aquarelle painting?
Watercolour
Alternative to portrait, in a Word document.
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Landscape
Andy Dufresne is unkind to Bogs Diamond in this Stephen King novella. What novella takes place in a prison in Castle Rock, Maine?
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Poached eggs, ham, cheese, English muffins, and…
Hollandaise
What rock band from the 90s had such hits as “Mr. Jones” and “Accidentally in Love?”
Counting Crows
Some considered this kind of gross and morbid. Others were fascinated. What kind of art is on display at the Body Worlds exhibition?
Dead bodies and body parts
Orb-shaped.
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Spherical
Lois Lowry has a way of portraying worlds that are dysfunctional and dystopian. What famous dystopian novel did she write in which memories are vital?
The Giver
Haiti has seen several attempts at this overthrowing of their government.
Coup d'état
Anne Murray, whom your grandparents probably know better than you do, wrote and sang a song which shares a name with Canadians who travel south for the winter. What is the name of that song?
He enjoys elephants, swans, and melting clocks. Which famous painter is he?
Periodic element with the atomic number 40.
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Susin Nielsen enjoys scientific words. Fill in the blank: We Are All Made of ___.
Molecules
As you are wrapping up your story, the tension falls.
Denouement
In Bette Midler’s “Wind beneath My Wings,” she sings that she could fly higher than a bird which shares a name with a Philly sports team. What bird does she mention?
Eagle
In this person’s famous painting, a person could walk up and down stairs forever. Who is the painter of Relativity?
M. C. Escher
Strength of an earthquake.
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Magnitude