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The Titanic did this on its first voyage.
Sink, Sank, Sunk.
Preserved remains from a past geological age
fossil
Some kids ride this to go to school
bus
Sesame Street character; lives in a garbage can.
Oscar the Grouch
If you want to get some information from someone, you must do this.
ask
Legend has it that young Arthur pulled this out of an anvil and became king of England.
Sword
The 49th state, admitted to the United States in 1959.
Alaska
You must write this on the envelope, before you mail a letter.
The act of trying to frighten someone.
Scare
From Kasson, you must travel in this direction, to go to Rochester.
East
To separate items into different groups (example: what you might do with all of the black jelly beans).
Sort
An estimated 90% of all animal life forms on Earth belong to this class.
insects
A collection of maps; either online or in book form.
Atlas
Competitive physical activity or game; often done for entertainment.
Sport
The fin that runs along the back of a fish, which helps stabilize it in the water
dorsal
Mineral composed of sodium chloride, essential for most life
Salt
The most important defensive player in baseball--more ground balls are hit to this player than any other position.
shortstop
Ancient device used to perform math calculations, thousands of years before calculators or adding machines.
abacus
One of the earliest known projectiles invented by humans, used for hunting and combat.
Spear
The world's newest country, which became a nation after gaining independence, in 2011.
South Sudan
The scientific study of mind and behavior.
Psychology
A flower that will turn into a fruit is called a...
blossom
The emphasis placed on the syllable of a word (for example, we say "TEACH - er," not "teach - ER").
stress
This type of art does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of reality, but instead uses shapes, colors, and forms to achieve its effect.
Abstract
Sudden loss of blood flow due to the heart's inability to pump blood.
Cardiac arrest