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the study of the earth
What is geology?
100
Someone who watches a sport rather than participate is called this.
What is a spectator?
100
When a suspect has a valid excuse for not being at the scene of a crime.
What is an alibi?
100
The main character of a story is called this.
What is the protagonist?
100
Name the two parts of the brain.
What is the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere?
200
The earth is divided into two of these by the equator.
What are hemispheres?
200
The diagnosis for someone who is afraid of water or drowning.
What is aquaphobia?
200
Besides Chasing Vermeer, name another book that would be part of the mystery genre. Be prepared to defend your answer.
Answers may vary. Correct answers are at the discretion of the game host.
200
When an author is telling the story from a character's point of view, it is ______________ point of view.
What is first person?
200
In "Ring of Fire," Ken risked his life going into a volcano for this main reason
What is to predict when the volcano might erupt again. This would give residents of Goma and opportunity to flee before disaster strikes.
300
A pictograph uses these to show data on a graph.
What are pictures?
300
Audiovisual equipment appeals to these two senses.
What is hearing and seeing (vision)?
300
Name two suspects in Chasing Vermeer.
Who are Ms. Hussey, Mrs. Sharpe, Mr. Watch?
300
Within the plot, the point in the story when the protagonist makes a decision that solves the problem. It is followed by the falling action.
What is the climax?
300
Name a theme (not a topic) from the novel you read during our Empathy Unit.
Answers must be in a complete sentence. Correct answers are determined by the game host.
400
A person who is bilingual can speak how many languages?
What is two?
400
A set of eight babies born at the same time is called this.
What are octuplets?
400
Who was the antagonist in Chasing Vermeer?
Who is Xavier Glitts, a.k.a. Glitter Man?
400
When a character changes over time the character is considered _____________.
What is dynamic?
400
Something you learned during this reading class this year.
Answers may vary.
500
How does a peddler get from place to place selling his wares?
What is by feet?
500
A reason that poisonous mushrooms are not beneficial.
What is that they are not good for you. They do not benefit you.
500
A false lead that throws the investigator off track.
What is a red herring?
500
When an author gives you clues about what will happen later on in the book.
What is foreshadowing?
500
Two facts about the natural disaster you included in our class book.
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