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________ once wrote "Say what you mean and mean what you say because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter".
What is: Dr. Suess
100
__________ is the main character in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series
What is: Greg Heffley
100
_________ are all the titles of the Harry Potter books in order.
What is: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and the Chamber of Secrets, and the Prisoner of Askaban, and the Order of the Phoenix, and the Goblet of Fire, and the Deathly Hallows part 1, and the Deathly Hallows part 2
100
Describe the difference between a noun and a proper noun
A noun is a person, place, or thing; a proper noun is a specific person place of thing
100
Define the word "eavesdrop"
To listen secretly to a private conversation.
200
________ once wrote "To be, or not to be. That is the question".
What is: William Shakespeare
200
__________ B. Jones is a girl in 1st grade who writes about her daily struggles in elementary school such as homework, teachers, getting along with other students, and so on.
What is: Junie B. Jones
200
In American football, ______ points are in a touchdown
What is: 6
200
Describe the difference between an adverb and an adjective.
An adverb describes the action; an adjective describes the noun
200
Define the word "kindle"
to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.
300
_______ once said "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation..." in WHAT famous speech?
What is: Abe Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address
300
WHAT character in the Hunger Games series is named after a flower?
Primrose Everdeen
300
Define the word "density"
A measure of physical quantity per unit of length, area, or volume.
300
__________ is a metaphor.
What is: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
300
Define the word "jargon"
The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
400
______ once wrote that "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal" in WHAT famous document?
What is: Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence
400
_________ _______ is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the Camp Green Lake juvenile detention center.
What is: Stanley Yelnats
400
_________ is the formula for finding the area of a circle
What is: diameter X pie or radius^2 X pie
400
Give an example of personification
Personification: the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
400
Define the word "zeal"
Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager, desire, or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor
500
_________ once wrote "if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!"
What is: Marry Shelly
500
_____ _____ is a classic children's character known all around the world. He is 13 yrs. old, lives in St Pettersburg, MO. on the Mississippi River, and is often times looked at as a town outcast (even though he is quite smart and independent).
Huckleberry Finn
500
________ is the capitol of Alaska
What is: Juneau
500
The word __________ is defined as "the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named" (e.g., Boom! Pop ).
What is: Onomatopoeia
500
Define the word "egregious"
Outstandingly bad; shocking