Female Authors
Her autobiographical series begins with “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Maya Angelou
Insects have this number of legs.
Six
This war, often called "The Forgotten War," ended in 1953 with an armistice but no peace treaty.
The Korean War
This writing system uses characters called “hiragana” and “katakana” alongside Chinese “kanji.”
Japanese
This author gave us dystopian young adult fiction with “The Hunger Games” trilogy.
Suzanne Collins
Ruminant animals like cows have this many stomach compartments to help digest tough plant matter.
Four
This branch of the U.S. military was officially established on September 18, 1947.
The U.S. Air Force
This ancient language was used in Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known writing systems.
Sumerian
How many times have the Oriole's won a World Series?
3 Times
This Pulitzer Prize-winning author wrote "Beloved" and explored Black womanhood in America.
Toni Morrison
These tiny hair-like structures on cells help single-celled organisms like paramecia move and feed.
Cilia
This Cold War military doctrine emphasized massive nuclear retaliation to deter Soviet aggression.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
This constructed international auxiliary language was created by L. L. Zamenhof in the late 19th century.
Esperanto
What is the last book Missy has finished reading?
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
This Mexican-American author wrote "The House on Mango Street," a coming-of-age novel in vignettes.
Sandra Cisneros
The largest living species of lizard, this carnivorous reptile can be found in Indonesia.
Komodo Dragon
He was the U.S. Navy Admiral who implemented the “island-hopping” strategy in the Pacific during WWII.
Chester W. Nimitz
In this language, nouns have gender but only two categories: common and neuter.
Swedish
What is the name of the road Missy lived
Town And Country Boulevard
Under the name Isak Dinesen, she wrote "Out of Africa" based on her time living in Kenya.
Karen Blixen
The platypus is one of only five existing species in this rare group of egg-laying mammals.
Monotreme
This 1916 raid into Mexico, led by General John J. Pershing, aimed to capture revolutionary Pancho Villa.
The Punitive Expedition
This language is known for its complex system of “click” consonants, used by several Southern African peoples.
Xhosa