Stormy Weather
Literary Characters
"A"lphabetical Verbs
Movie Villains
Texting
100

In the flash-bang method, after a lightning flash, count until you hear thunder, then divide that number by 5 to find how many miles away the storm is because it takes roughly 5 seconds for this to travel 1 mile

What is sound?

100

He's a tribute for District 12 in the Hunger Games & becomes Katniss Everdeen's love interest & main ally

Who is Peeta?

100

To totally nail a test or a golf hole

What is ace?

100

He observes, "Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear. Now... release your anger"

Who is Darth Vader?

100

SMS stands for this "message service", so keep your text brief

What is short?

200

In 2016 a Delta plane's nose cone was damaged & windshields cracked by this type of precipitation

What is hail?

200

This beloved children's character said, "The only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it"

Who is Winnie-the-Pooh?

200

To take on a new cause or a new kid

What is adopt?

200

In "The Dark Knight" this villain inquires, "Why so serious?"

Who is the Joker?

200

While working for Microsoft, Dean Hachamovitch invented this texting feature that suggests words for you

What is autocomplete? (Also accepted: autocorrect, predictive type)

300

Rapidly swirling air over a lake can make one of these: the itsy-bitsy spider knows about the word in another sense

What is a waterspout?

300

This Dickens orphan takes pickpocketing lessons from the Artful Dodger but gets caught the 1st time he tries it

Who is Oliver Twist?

300

To stop a mission before it is completed

What is abort?

300

We wouldn't blame this "Wizard of Oz" villain if she had a severe case of hydrophobia

Who is the Wicked Witch of the West?

300

Text "IRL" & it stands for this, the opposite of the imaginary internet world

What is "in real life"?

400

The warm waters near the Equator are breeding grounds for hurricanes, and as the warm air rises in the storm, this area of low pressure forms

What is the eye?

400

In the book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", this gypsy is hanged; in the Disney film, she lives

Who is Esmeralda?

400

To detest

What is abhor?

400

This "X-Men" character turned 2 D.C. landmarks into 1 when he dropped a stadium around the White House

Who is Magneto?

400

In addition to emoji, you can use kaomoji, a Japanese type of this, which also starts with "emo"

What is emoticon?

500

The "Super Outbreak of 2011" is named for more than 300 of these that struck 15 states

What are tornadoes?

500

In a Victoria Aveyard series, Mare Barrow is this "colorful" title character who fights the Silver bloods

Who is the Red Queen?

500

It means "to attach" & contains a synonym for "to repair"

What is affix?

500

This leader of the Decepticons: "Humans don't deserve to live...join them in extinction!"

Who is Megatron?

500

This singer says her husband Russell Brand broke up with her via text message on New Year's Eve

Who is Katy Perry?