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?
He's a tribute for District 12 in the Hunger Games & becomes Katniss Everdeen's love interest & main ally
Who is Peeta?
To totally nail a test or a golf hole
What is ace?
He observes, "Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear. Now... release your anger"
Who is Darth Vader?
SMS stands for this "message service", so keep your text brief
What is short?
In 2016 a Delta plane's nose cone was damaged & windshields cracked by this type of precipitation
What is hail?
This beloved children's character said, "The only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it"
Who is Winnie-the-Pooh?
To take on a new cause or a new kid
What is adopt?
In "The Dark Knight" this villain inquires, "Why so serious?"
Who is the Joker?
While working for Microsoft, Dean Hachamovitch invented this texting feature that suggests words for you
What is autocomplete? (Also accepted: autocorrect, predictive type)
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?
This Dickens orphan takes pickpocketing lessons from the Artful Dodger but gets caught the 1st time he tries it
Who is Oliver Twist?
To stop a mission before it is completed
What is abort?
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?
Text "IRL" & it stands for this, the opposite of the imaginary internet world
What is "in real life"?
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?
In the book "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", this gypsy is hanged; in the Disney film, she lives
Who is Esmeralda?
To detest
What is abhor?
This "X-Men" character turned 2 D.C. landmarks into 1 when he dropped a stadium around the White House
Who is Magneto?
In addition to emoji, you can use kaomoji, a Japanese type of this, which also starts with "emo"
What is emoticon?
The "Super Outbreak of 2011" is named for more than 300 of these that struck 15 states
What are tornadoes?
In a Victoria Aveyard series, Mare Barrow is this "colorful" title character who fights the Silver bloods
Who is the Red Queen?
It means "to attach" & contains a synonym for "to repair"
What is affix?
This leader of the Decepticons: "Humans don't deserve to live...join them in extinction!"
Who is Megatron?
This singer says her husband Russell Brand broke up with her via text message on New Year's Eve
Who is Katy Perry?