Quick Trivia
Flash Points
A Day in the Life
For Ms. Middleton
100

What is the traditional mascot of the fire department?

Dalmation

100

What material has a flash point of 1,170F?

Magnesium

100

What is the most common type of call that the City of Perry receives?

Medical

100

The author's attitude toward the subject

Tone

200

What is the slang term used for "victim rescue"?

A grab

200

What material has a flash point of 536F?

Gasoline

200

How many shifts does a fire department have?

3 (A Shift, B Shift, and C Shift)

200

Time period, location, and environment contribute to a story's _______________

Setting

300

How many layers make up "turnout gear"?

3

300

What material has a flash point of 451F?

Paper

300

Which shift is the best shift?

A Shift (Alphas)

300

The five senses used to create imagery are:

Taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound

400

A flathead axe and a Halligan bar make up what piece of equipment used to break open doors?

"Irons"

400

What material has a flash point of 795F?

Vegetable oil

400

Name three vehicles that can be found at most fire stations?

Engine

Ladder Truck

Medical Truck

Squad 

Brush Truck

400

Name three kinds of figurative language.

Alliteration, Allegory, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Idiom, Euphemism, (Ms. Middleton will tell you if others are correct)

500

Name two of the three elements that make up the "jaws of life"

Cutter

Spreader

Ram

500

What material has a flash point of 905F?

Polyester

500
Per the state of Georgia, a firefighter must be able to quick dress in under how many minutes?

2 minutes

500

Three types of text structures are:

Any three of these: chronological, cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast, main idea