School Lit
In Harper Lee's seminal coming-of-age story set in fictional Maycomb, AL, Jem, Scout, Dill, and Boo take on racial injustice, moral growth, courage, and integrity. They all make Atticus proud.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
So now we know it's five oceans, not four. But how many continents are there?
What is seven (7)?
I (primarily) drafted the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Dónde está el baño?
(asks every tourist)
Where is the bathroom?
Cell, Atom, Neutron
What is a Neutron?
State power, surveillance, individual freedom, the nature of truth, and the power of propaganda are front and center in Orwell's vision of a totalitarian future. There were no cell phones 38 years ago, but Big Brother was alive and well.
What is 1984?
Did you enjoy Shark Week? Those fins! Those eyes! Those teeth! Did you learn how many bones are in the body of a shark? Share, please!
What is zero?
I was the US President at the end of World War II
Who is Harry S. Truman?
Vivo en los Estados Unidos de America.
(I do, and you do, too)
What is I live in the United States of America?
Who did the US fight in WWII?
Germany, Japan, and China
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Germany, Japan, and Russia
What is Japan, Germany, and Italy?
Double, double toil and trouble - an ambitious Scottish warrior wants to be king and is goaded into murder to achieve his goal. The nature of evil, power and ambition, insanity, chaos and disorder are highlighted in this Shakespearean tale - aye, the Lady doth have blood on her hands.
What is Macbeth? (The Tragedie of Macbeth)
2x+10x-4=20
What is the value of x?
What is 2?
2(2) + 10(2) - 4 = 20
4 + 20 - 4 = 20
24 - 4 = 20
I am the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Who is John G. Roberts, Jr.?
Rojo, blanco y azul
(feeling colorfully patriotic)
Red, white and blue
We elect a US Representative for how many years?
2, 4, 6, or 8?
What is 2?
The Jazz Age is the setting for Fitzgerald's story of the fabulously wealthy Jay and his love for beautiful Daisy. Lavish parties, over-the-top excess, swindling bootleggers, and careless infidelity abound - in the end, even his millions can't save Jay, who takes a bloody header into his swimming pool.
What is The Great Gatsby?
Which of the following is NOT a prime number?
3, 19, 27, 37, or 61?
What is 27?
(9x3=27)
I am one of Louisiana's current senators
Who is John Kennedy or Bill Cassidy?
Estamos jugando Jeopardy
(something we can all say right this minute)
What is We are playing Jeopardy?
Where is the Sea of Tranquility?
Saturn, India, the moon, or Italy?
What is the moon?
William Golding sets the young British survivors of a plane crash on a remote island and allows us to watch as their struggle for survival evolves into a savage fight for control. A pig's head and beast notwithstanding, Simon, Ralph, Piggy and Jack kept us glued to the pages as we made our way to the brutal end.
What is Lord of the Flies?
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th?
I was many things:
Founding Father, Father of the Constitution, 4th US President, Dolley's husband . . .
Who is James Madison?
No soy viejo
(Methuselah may have been, but I am not)
I am not old
Who was the first Roman emperor?
Julius Caesar, Augustus Caesar, Tiberius, or Marcus Aurelius
Who is Augustus Caesar?