Words Starting with "AS"
YA Fantasy
Marvel
Famously Spoken
SCPL Teens
100

This occupation requires candidates to undergo intensive training before they leave Earth and go to space. 

What is an astronaut

100

In Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone, this is Alina's Grisha power.

What is Sun Summoner

100

Black Panther is of this fictional African nation. 

What is Wakanda. 

100

"Live long and prosper."

Who is Spock

100

This handle will pull up the Instagram and Facebook account that will connect you to teen programs, giveaways, books recommendations, and more! 

What is @SCPLTEENS

200

This vegetable is also known by it's folk name, Sparrow Grass, and each piece is called a spear.

What is Asparagus 

200

In Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, the twelve districts all undergo this event every year which choses the competitors for the Hunger Games.

What is the Reaping.

200
Captain America calls this city his hometown. 

What is Brooklyn. 

200

"My precious"

Who is Gollum (or Sméagol)

200

With your Spartanburg County Public Library card you can check out this many items (some exceptions apply).

What are 50 items

300

At times confused with astronomy, this is a study that involves the forecasting of earthly and human events through the observation and interpretation of the fixed stars, the Sun, the Moon, and the planets. 

What is astrology

300

In An Ember in the Ashes, this many graduates are allowed into the trials. 

What are four tributes. 

300

This is Tony Stark's daughter's name. 

Who is Morgan Stark. 

300

 “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

Who is John F. Kennedy 

300

This system, first used in the US in 1876, is how the YA non-fiction is classified in all SCPL branches. 

What is the Dewey Decimal System.

400

A form of punctuation that looks like this: *

What is an asterisk

400

In Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo gives Frodo a powerful sword named “Sting.” This weapon has the magical ability to glow blue when this specific race is nearby.

What are Orcs

400

Dr Strange is this type of doctor. 

What is a neurosurgeon. 

400

"...you look happy and healthy
Not me, if you ever cared to ask"

Who is Olivia Rodrigo

400

With a SCPL card you can stream movies, TV shows, documentaries and more using this database. 

What is Hoopla 

OR 

What is Kanopy

500

Use this word when you would like to describe directing one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something. E.g. I ____ to be like my mother, who I look up to. 

What is aspire

500

In A Wrinkle in Time these are the names of the three mysterious ladies who arrive to help reunite the Murray family.

Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which

500

Capable of enormous power and terrible things, the Infinity Stones are made of six stones called by these names. 

Space, Reality, Power, Soul, Mind, and Time.

500

"Why so Serious?"

Who is the Joker?

500

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