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General
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125

In which country were fireworks first invented?

China

125

General: 

Name the only continent in which spiders don't exist?

Antarctica

125

Which color absorbs the most light

Black

125

Trivia: 

When clues from the text make you guess what will happen

Foreshadowing

125

When we read a text we need to think about two things: 

Who is doing what

150

Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?

Genghis Khan

150

General: 

In what movie is Luke Skywalker a character

Star Wars

150

Science: 

Which state of matter takes the shape of its container?

Liquid 

150

Trivia: 

I have a better memory than an elephant

Metaphor

150

The most important moment in a story

Climax

200

In which year did World War II end?

1945

200

General:

Which animal is known as the 'Ship of the Desert"?

Camel

200

Science: 

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

200

Trivia:

She came like a storm

Simile
200

The lesson that a story teaches

Theme

225

Who was the first President of the USA

George Washington

225

Name the most famous English playwright

William Shakespeare 

225

Science:

What are the tissues called which connect bones to muscles?

 Tendons

225

Trivia:

Giving someone a rose

symbol

225

What creates a theme/lesson in a story

conflict

250

A famous Roman Emperor that has a salad named after him (first and last name)

Julius Caesar

250

General:

When was the American Cancer Society founded?

1912

250

Science: 

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? 

Diamond

250

Trivia:

When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected

Irony (will also accept paradox)

250
When a story goes back in time (a memory or story) to provide details about a character's background or the story's background. 

Flashback