Geography, Refugees and Explorers
Scientifically Speaking
That was a book first, you know
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Figure(ative) it out
100
Imaginary lines that run parallel to the Equator.
What are lines of latitude?
100
The direction in which the sun rises.
What is East?
100
In this dystopic adventure by Suzanne Collins, the heroine fights to the death against other children aged 12-18.
What is The Hunger Games?
100
This month is the shortest on the calendar
What is February?
100
"He eats like a pig," is an example of this figure of speech.
What is simile?
200
This imaginary north-south line is located at zero degrees longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
200
A microscopic animal-like organism that floats around in the kelp forest ecosystem.
What is zooplankton?
200
In this first installment of a series, the main character doesn't know he has magical powers until he accidentally sets a boa constrictor loose at the zoo.
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?
200
A meter is a little longer than _______ feet.
What is three?
200
"He eats like a pig," is an example of this figure of speech.
What is alliteration?
300
The country to which a refugee relocates.
What is a host country?
300
The time it takes for Earth to complete one revolution.
What is one year?
300
In this fantasy the main character, Charlie, has his life totally changed when he finds a coveted golden ticket.
What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
300
This was the most popular dog breed in America in 2014, topping the chart for the 24th consecutive year.
What is the Labrador Retriever?
300
"The sun smiled down as I was walking to school" is this kind of figurative speech.
What is personification?
400
Shelter or protection from danger granted by a country to a refugee.
What is asylum?
400
A substance that is dissolved in a solution.
What is a solute?
400
In this children's book made into a cartoon, the main character "speaks for the trees" in a message of ecological awareness.
What is The Lorax?
400
This artist's painting Starry Night hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Who is Vincent Van Gogh?
400
Buzz...ding...hiss... This figure of speech can produce a real roar!
What is onomatopoeia?
500
This Portuguese prince is often credited with starting the Age of Discovery. Not only did his ships explore the coast of Africa, he also founded one of the first navigation schools.
Who is Henry the Navigator?
500
This word describes how compact or concentrated something is.
What is density?
500
In this fantastic adventure, a young being named Bilbo finds a ring that gives him mysterious powers.
What is The Hobbit?
500
It's how you write the year 2015 in Roman Numerals.
What is MMXV?
500
Figuring out this figure of speech is a million times harder than others.
What is hyperbole?