Opposites
Government
Dystopian Literature
Vocabulary
Valentine's Day
100

The opposite of equality:

Inequality

100

This institution plays a large role in dystopian literature. Either it doesn't exist or it is oppressive.

A government

100

What planet does "All Summer in a Day" happen on? 

Venus

100

A bad dream

a nightmare

100

What feeling does RED symbolize?

Love

200

The opposite of dystopia:

Utopia

200

People are oppressed by a leader who controls all aspects of their lives. 

Dystopia

200

This is a trilogy (3-book series) in which The Capitol holds a contest for a boy and girl from each district to fight to the death in a televised event evry year.. 

The Hunger Games

200

To treat someone as though he or she is not a human being.

dehumanize

200

What's the most popular item given on Valentine's Day? 

Candy! 

300

The opposite of reward:

Punishment

300

The most common form of government in dystopia

A dictatorship

300

This novel depicts a society that has no pain, suffering, or war because everyone is the same. A 12-year-old boy is selected for the job as The Receiver of Memory.

The Giver

300

The end of the world

apocalypse

300

DAILY DOUBLE: WORTH 600 POINTS 

Only subtract 300 if you get it wrong

How many states have a town/city named, "Valentine?"

3,4,5 or 6? 

4! 

Texas, Virginia, Nebraska, and Arizona

400

The opposite of freedom:

Imprisonment

400

What type of control would this be? 

People are required to follow a certain religion, with no room for differences. 

Religious control

400

A book where people are divided into sections and if you don't belong in any of the sections, you get killed. If you fit into all of the sections, then you are the name of this movie.

Divergent

400

Information that is given with the intention of fooling people into thinking a certain way.

propaganda

400

How many (in millions) Valentine's cards get sent out a year in the United States? 

145 Million 

500

The opposite of democracy:

A dictatorship

500

DAILY DOUBLE: WORTH 1,000 POINTS 

Only subtract 500 if you get it wrong

this type of control has a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and exercises dictorial control over every aspect of their life

totalitarian government

500

A book where kids are trapped inside a society built inside giant walls. Once a week, a door in the wall opens and then one day they escape. Now they have to find their way through a giant maze.

Maze Runner

500

Being watched

surveillance

500

How many (in millions) roses are grown in preparation for Valentine's Day?

250 Million