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LANGUAGE
VETERANS DAY
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
KENNETH W. CLEMENT
MYSTERY QUESTION
100
"Tristan tried turtles and they are tasty" is an example of a.) hyperbole b.) anthropomorphism c.) alliteration d.) onomatopoia
What is alliteration.
100
Armistice Day was changed Veterans Day by this president in 1954 a.) President Barack Obama b.) President John F. Kennedy c.) President Dwight Eisenhower d.) President Harry Truman
Who is President Dwight Eisenhower.
100
Today we call the people who traveled from England to the New World via the Mayflower pilgrims. They were originally named a.) Indians b.) slaves c.) loyalists d.) separtists
Who are the separtists
100
Kenneth Clement was a/an a.) engineer and mayor b.) physician and civic leader c.) professor and engineer d.) librarian and physican
What is a physician and civic leader
100
Animals regrow body parts a.) reproduction b.) reenact c.) regeneration d.) respite
What is regeneration?
200
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck characters are examples of a.) personification b.) anthropomorphism c.) alliteration d.) onomatopoeia
What is anthropomorphism
200
World War I, known at the time as the Great War, formally ended a.) at the 11th hour, on the 11th day and in the 11th month. b.) at the 11th hour, on the 11th day and in the 11th year. c.) on the 11th day, in the 11th month and in the 11th year. d.) on the 11th day, in the 11th year and in the 11th century.
What is at the 11th hour, on the 11th day and in the 11th month.
200
On the first Thanksgiving the Indians and pilgrims ate a.) mash potatoes, lobster and macaroni & cheese b.) turkey, nuts and pumpkin pie c.) deer, squash and lobster d.) turkey, stuffing and yams
What is deer, squash and lobster.
200
Kenneth Clement worked at a.) Forest City Hospital b.) Marymount Hospital c.) Saint Luke's Medical Center d.) All of the above
What is all of the above.
200
The system that makes sure that no branches of the government overpower another branch? a.) Legislature b.) There isn't one. c.) The Executive branch is the most powerful. d.) Checks and Balance
What is Checks and Balance.
300
The formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. a.) hyperbole b.) anthropomorphism c.) alliteration d.) onomatopoeia
What is onomatopoeia
300
Armistice means a.) armory b.) our country's army, navy, air force, marine and coast guard c.) remembrance d.) an agreement between two countries to stop fighting a war
What is an agreement between two countries to stop fighting a war.
300
The Native American who spoke English and introduced the Separatists to other Native Americans a.) Samaset b.) Squanto c.) Wampanoag d.) Christopher Columbus
Who is Samaset
300
Kenneth Clement graduated from a.) Collinwood High School b.) Central High School c.) Glenville High School d.) Kenneth Clement School
What is Central High School.
300
Maxwell bought a new pair of skis for $350. He put $110 down and received a student discount of $30. His mother gave him 1/2 of the balance for his birthday. Which of these expressions could be used to find the amount Maxwell still owes on the skis? a.) 350−110+30÷2 b.) 350−(110−30)÷2 c.) [350−(110−30)÷2] d.) [350−(110+30)]÷2
What is [350 - (110+30)/2]
400
The lyrics from the song Ain't No Mountain High Enough is an example of an a.) hyperbole b.) anthropomorphism c.) alliteration d.) onomatopoeia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khG2pCildWs
What is an hyperbole.
400
Veterans Day became a legal holiday in the United States in a.) 1911 b.) 1919 c.) 1938 d.) 1945
What is in 1938.
400
The first Thanksgiving lasted for a.) one day b.) three days c.) thirty days d.) three months
What is three days
400
What military branch did Kenneth Clement join? a.) air force b.) army c.) marines d.) navy
What is the air force.
400
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: The blue, swift cat leaped over the wooden, rotten fence before the angry dog could reach it. a.) blue, swift, cat b.) blue, wooden, rotten and fence c.) blue, swift, wooden, rotten and angry d.) blue, swift, wooden, rotten and dog
What is the blue, swift, wooden, rotten and angry.
500
Examples of figurative language a.) hyperbole and anthropomorphism b.) anthropomorphism and personification c.) personification and hyperbole d.) onomatopoeia and metaphor
What is personification and hyperbole.
500
Arlington National Cemetery has ceremony on Veterans Day every year to honor those who died during times of war. The ceremonies are held around the a.) Magic Kingdom b.) Armistice Tombs c.) Tombs of the Unknown d.) White House
What is Tombs of the Unknown.
500
Squanto was helpful to the Separatist by teaching the Separatist to a.) plant corn, pray and sing b.) pray, hunt and swim c.) swim, hunt and make peace with the Wampanoag Tribe d.) plant corn, hunt and make peace with the Wampanoag Tribe
What is plant corn, hunt and make peace with the Wampanoag Tribe.
500
President Kennedy appointed Kenneth Clement as the a.) first black and first physician to the National Social Advisory Council. b.) first black and first physician to the Disability Operation of Social Security. c.) first black and first physician to become the mayor. d.) first black and mayor to the National Advisory Committee.
Who is the first black and first physician to the National Social Advisory Council.
500
A deaf composer a.) Ludwig van Beethoven b.) Leonardo da Vinci c.) Vincent van Gogh d.) King Jordan
What is Ludwig van Beethoven