English Language Arts
A person, place, or thing is an example of which part of speech?
"Noun"
This Organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood through the body.
"The Heart"
"Zeus"
This Bug isn't a Bug at all. It is a member of the Arachnid family and spins web to catch prey.
"Spiders"
He wrote "The Emancipation Proclamation" and held The Office Of President during the American Civil War.
His face is also on the US Penny.
"Abraham Lincoln"
This term describes and action, occurrence, or state of being. "It is what you do"
Verb
Teeth and Bones are primarily made of this mineral.
"Calcium"
This woman was given a jar / "box" that held all the bad in the world. One day she opened the box and accidentally let all the bad out.
"Pandora"
Insects have three main body parts: head, thorax, and this.
"Abdomen"
The "Star Spangled Banner" also called "The National Anthem" was written during which war?
"The War of 1812"
There are 26 letters in the English Alphabet.
How many letters are vowels?
How many Letters are consonants?
"5 vowels"
"21 consonants"
These two organs make up the central nervous system.
HINT:
The B____ and the S_____ Cord
"The Brain"
"The Spinal Cord"
This Greek Hero was known for his STRENGTH and completing 12 labors.
"Hercules"
This is the hard outer covering that protects an insect's body.
"Exoskeleton"
During the American Civil War the "North" battled the "South". These terms are epithets for what titles?
- An epithet is a descriptive word, nickname, or phrase attached to a person, place, or thing to highlight a key characteristic or attribute.
North "The Union"
South "The Confederacy"
An Adjective describes or modifies which part of speech?
"Noun"
Everyone has 3 types of blood cells; Red, White, and Platelets. What are Platelets responsible for?
"Forming clots to stop bleeding and creating scabs."
Icarus and his father, Daedalus are known for what great Greek myth?
Hint: Feathers
"Flying too close to the sun"
This term beginning with the letter M describes the transformation insects go through from Egg-to-Adult.
"Metamorphosis"
From 1776 until 1956 the Latin phrase "E Pluribus Unum" was the de facto motto of the United States. What does "E Pluribus Unum" mean (or translate to) in English?
"Out of Many One"
or
"One Out of Many"
If there are 26 letters in the Alphabet
and A,B,C= 1,2,3 and X,Y,Z = 24,25,26
Decode this secret message:
25 15 21 - 18 15 3 11!
"You Rock!"
This muscle beginning with the letter D sits beneath the lungs and functions to help you breath.
"The Diaphragm"
What mythological structure did the Greeks hide in during the Trojan War to sneak into the city of Troy?
"The Trojan Horse"
Fireflies glow through a process called
"Bio-____________", which means they make their own "cold light" using a special chemical called luciferin.
"Bioluminescence"
What was the name of the peace agreement (also referred to as a treaty) that officially ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
"The Treaty of Ghent"
(Signed in Ghent Belgium)