Classic Books
Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, this book follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus.
To Kill a Mockingbird
How many tentacles does an octopus have?
8
This element, with the symbol O, is essential for human respiration.
oxygen
In 4/4 time, how many beats does a quarter note get?
1
This civil rights activist's most famous speech was named after the line "I have a dream" prominent in his speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This good looking angle is less than 90 degrees.
acute
Bilbo Baggins, embarks upon a journey to take back a kingdom, and a very important jewel ,with twelve dwarves, and a wizard named Gandalf the Grey in this book, the first book in a series written by J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit
This flightless bird is native to Antarctica and wears a “tuxedo” of feathers.
penguin
This lightest element in the universe is number 1 on the periodic table.
hydrogen
This German composer is best known for his 9th symphony.
Beethoven
This playwright is responsible for the quote "To be, or not to be, that is the question."
Shakespeare
A number divisible only by 1 and itself is called this.
prime
In this dystopian book Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the Party in the nation of Oceania, lives under constant surveillance by Big Brother and his thought police.
1984
This insect is responsible for more human deaths than any other animal.
mosquito
The element with the symbol Au is highly valued in jewelry.
gold
This audio processing tool popularized by artists like Cher and T-Pain alters pitch in musical recordings.
auto tune
This all time NHL scoring leader said "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Wayne Gretzky
a2+b2=c2 is known by this name.
Pythagorean theorem
This book by Ray Bradbury is named after the temperature at which paper is said to catch fire and burn.
Fahrenheit 451
This largest mammal on Earth lives in the ocean and communicates through underwater sounds.
blue whale
This Russian chemist is credited with creating the first widely recognized version of the periodic table.
This Beatle was shot and killed by a crazed fan on December 8th, 1980
John Lennon
This president is famous for the line "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This is the name of a polygon with 10 sides.
Decagon
This book is about a man who becomes obsessed with chivalry and, believing himself a knight, embarks on misadventures with his squire Sancho Panza.
Don Quixote
Doo doo doo doo doo doo...Baby sharks are called this.
pups
Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon all fall into this regal category on the periodic table.
Noble gases.
This composer wrote the scores to many movies such as Jaws, Jurassic Park, E.T., and Indiana Jones.
John Williams
Hopefully you don't find this American poet's quote too cold: “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost
This Greek mathematician is known as the Father of Geometry.
Euclid