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100

R.J. Palacio wrote this heartwarming novel that was lately turned into a movie.

What is Wonder?

100

He's as cool as ice.

What is a simile?

100

The genre where a person writes a book about his/her own life.

What is autobiography?

100

On a time line the acronym B.C. means ...?

What is Before Christ?

100

This is the imaginary line that splits the globe in half in a northern and southern hemisphere.

What is the equator?

200

Jeff Kinney wrote this popular series.

What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

200
This metaphor shows that something is very easy.

For example, "The homework was ..."

What is a piece of cake?

200
Stories that are fiction but that could happen in real life.

What is realistic fiction?

200

This explorer got lost at sea before he "discovered" the Americas.

Who was Christopher Columbus?

200

The small box usually located in the corner of a map that explains the symbols used on the map.

What is the key?

300

The author of The Cat in the Hat

Who is Dr. Seuss? 

300
When a series of words starts with the same letter.

What is alliteration?

300

The type of fiction that describes the "I survived..." series. 

What is historical?

300

The complete date when the Twin Towers collapsed when two planes flew into them.

What is September 11, 2001?

300

The city where the White House is located

What is Washington D.C.?

400

The author of the Marvel Comic Book Series.

Who is Stan Lee?

400

I could eat about a thousand doughnuts. They're so delicious!

What is a hyperbole?

400

Robin Hood, Sleepy Hollow and the Monster of Loch Ness are all subjects in this type of fiction.

What are myths?

400

This Egyptian queen was one of the most female rulers in history.

Who was Cleopatra?

400

The capital of Illinois

What is Springfield?

500

Roald Dahl wrote this story about a boy who finds a golden ticket in his candy bar and wins a tour of a facility where candy is made.

What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

500

An onomatopoeia gives an object or animal these qualities.

What is human?

500

The book Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson is an example of a ...

What is a biography?

500

This type of source provides a first-hand account of the event, person or condition you are trying to research. This is called an original source or a ______ source.

What is a primary source?

500

The ocean located to the East of the United States?

What is the Atlantic Ocean?