LangLit
What do we call a made-up story that is not true?
Fiction
What do you call an animal that is awake and hunts at night?
Nocturnal
Which ancient Greek city-state was known for its strong military and warrior culture?
Sparta
What shape is a stop sign?
Octogon
What is the name of the area where the audience sits in a theater?
Auditorium
Which of these is a proper noun: City, Dog, New York?
New York
What is the process called when a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
Which explorer is credited with discovering America in 1492?
Christopher Colombus
What is the square root of 81?
9
What family of instruments does the trumpet belong to?
Brass
When a narrator uses words like He/She/They which point of view are they using?
3rd person
What is the fastest sea mammal in the world?
Dolphin
What ocean lies between the US and Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
A triangle has angles measuring 35° and 65°. What is the measure of the third angle?
80°
Which classical ballet features the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”?
The Nutcracker
What literary device is used when an object, person, or event represents a deeper meaning? (Ex: A dove representing peace)
Symbolism
The deepest point on Earth is called what?
Marianna Trench
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Solve for x. 4x+5=21
x = 4
What is the term for the speed of music?
Tempo
"It's raining cats and Dogs!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
In our solar system, how many planets are terrestrial (solid)?
Four
(Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)
Which country was formerly known as Persia?
Iran
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 cm and width 4 cm?
28cm
What do you call the technique of creating art by arranging small pieces of colored glass, stone, or tile?
Mosaic