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Hamlet
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100
What is Hamlet's dad named?
Hamlet
100
What is Shakespeare's first name?
William
100
The Byzantine empire is the eastern half of which empire that came before?
The Roman
100
When something heats up, what happens to the speed the molecules in it are moving at?
When something heats up, the molecules go faster.
100
give a definition for czar
A russian king
200
Who is the new king of Denmark?
Claudius, Hamlet's uncle
200
In addition to plays, what else did Shakespeare write?
Poems
200
What religion did Constantine convert the empire into?
Christianity
200
What causes sound?
Vibrating air molecules.
200
spell the word which sounds like it is a time of day but actually means sadness over loss.
moUrning
300
Why does Fortinbras want to go to war with Denmark?
Hamlet Sr. killed Fortinbras Sr. and won a bunch of Norway's lands. Fortinbras Jr. wants revenge and to get this land back.
300
How many acts were in Shakespeare's plays?
Five
300
After Kiev fell, what city became the new capital of Russia?
Moscow
300
What are the 2 different natures of light?
Light is both a wave and a particle.
300
What does 'outskirts' mean?
Near the outer boundary
400
Who are Polonius' kids?
Ophelia and Laertes
400
Shakespeare's dad had a profession and an elected role. Name one of these.
He made gloves and was the town's mayor.
400
Where does the term "czar" come from?
Ivan the Terrible wanted people to connect him with Rome's Ceaser's.
400
Why does a ball appear to be red?
Because it absorbs all the colors in the spectrum except for red; red is the only color left to bounce off and enter the eye.
400
What does spectrum mean?
A wide range of possible that all blend into each other.
500
When Hamlet says he is "Too much i'the sun." What are the two things that could mean.
#1) Hamlet is not under the clouds at all; he is happy. #2) Hamlet is the son of too many people; his uncle should not have married his mom.
500
What town was Shakespeare born in?
Stratford-upon-Avon
500
When Justinian took control of the church in the western part of the empire, Christianity there was called Eastern _____________.
Orthodox
500
List the colors in the visible spectrum in order.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
500
spell the word that starts with 'p' and means arrogant or full of oneself. (word will not be said unless student only does underlined words)
pretentious