Homophones
Gladiator fights offer an exciting spectacle for (there/their/they're) audiences.
(spell your answer)
their
a personal view or attitude, can't prove for certain
opinion
What year did the Haitian Revolution begin?
1791
Who does Veteran's Day honor?
all people who served in the military
Diane was lethargic; she didn't have the energy to get out of bed.
What's the meaning of lethargic
without energy;sleepy & fatigued
(Your/You're) not likely to see a real gladiator fight anywhere in the world today.
(Spell your answer)
You're
materials that are interpreted from primary sources
secondary sources
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
French emperor who ended French Revolution and said colonies would have "special laws". Wanted to reestablish slavery.
Who does Memorial Day honor?
People who gave their life in military service to our country
Which poetic device?
Your heart is my piñata. (Chuck Palahniuk)
metaphor
(Its/It's) hard to believe that spectators would enjoy watching gladiator fights.
(spell your answer)
It's
the reason why something is done or exists
purpose
Who wrote the Haitian constitiution?
Toussaint Loverature
Where would you find Mariner Valley, Tharsis, and Utopia Planitia?
a. Homer's Odyssey
b. Mars
c. Star Wars, The Phantom Menace
d. Mariana Trench
b. Mars
What is the name for the Japanese art of making things from paper?
Origami
During a fight, the Colosseum would get so loud you could barely (here/hear) anything.
(spell your answer)
to make a well informed (educated) guess
infer
Why is the Haitian Revolution called a 'dual revolution'?
Freedom from colonialism and freedom from slavery
May 31, 2021 will be the 100 year anniversary of what event?
Tulsa Race Massacre
Name that poetic device:
"There is something subversive about this garden of Serena’s, a sense of buried things bursting upwards, wordlessly, into the light, as if to point, to say: Whatever is silenced will clamour to be heard, though silently. " (The Handmaid's Tale)
Personification
Rome was the place (where/wear/we're) most gladiator fights were held.
(spell your answer)
where
information, ideas, or rumors spread to help or harm a person, group, nation, etc.
propaganda
What was the War of the Knives?
A civil war in Saint Domingue between rebels in the north led by Toussaint Louverature and those in the south led by Rigaud. Louverature won.
What neighborhood was destroyed (burned to the ground) in the Tulsa Race Massacre?
Greenwood or Black Wall Street
What is an idiom?
an expression that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words.
Example "cold feet"