SEEK Program
Literature
American History
General Knowledge
Misspelled Words
100

This is the name of one of our SEEK counselors.

Who are: Ms. Levine; Ms. Perez; Mr. James; Ms. Domingo; Mr. Collazo

100

You will probably stumble upon the works of this English playwright, who wrote such plays as Hamlet, during higher-level English classes at CSI.

Who is: William Shakespeare

100

This is the year in which America gained its independence from Great Britain.

What is: 1776

100

This is the number of planets in our Solar System - sorry, Pluto!

What is: 8

100

I start my first day of collage tomorrow, and I hope it’s not too difficult.

What is: "collage"

C-O-L-L-E-G-E

200

The SEEK Office is located in this building.

What is 1A

200

This hot Ray Bradbury novel was recently made into a poorly-received HBO film starring Michael B. Jordan.

What is: Fahrenheit 451

200

Originally, this was the number of colonies in the United States; it's also the number of stripes on our flag!

What is: 13

200

This scientist's theory of species origination says that natural selection chooses organisms that possess variable and heritable traits and that are best suited for their environments.

Who is: Charles Darwin

200

I asked for a separate receipt for the jewlry I purchased.

What is: "jewlry"

J-E-W-E-L-R-Y

300

This is our @ on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook.

What is @seekcsi

(Add us!)

300

Author George Orwell wrote this annualized novel that begins, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

What is: 1984

300

This document established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia.

What is: The Constitution

300

This country is the most populous in the world.

What is: China

300

Please schedule maintenance work on the calender for the first of February.

What is: "calender"

C-A-L-E-N-D-A-R

400

This man, who the SEEK Program is currently named for, died in 2009, and was a prominent black American political and business leader. He was also an activist in the Civil Rights Movement and a lawyer, as well as a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X.

Who is: Percy Ellis Sutton

400

This genre includes books such as: Stephen King's IT, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Bram Stoker's Dracula.

What is: Horror

400

He was the president from 1933 to 1945 - the only president to serve more than 8 years in office!

Who is: FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

400

The Sea of Tranquility is located on this astronomical body.

What is: the moon

400

!!!DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!

Alot of Chihuahuas are afraid of the vacuum cleaner.

What is: "alot"

A L-O-T

500

The acronym "SEEK" stands for this.

What is: Search for Education, Elevation & Knowledge

500

This series, whose protagonist is Jon Snow, was dreamed up when author George R. R. Martin saw the lights of Staten Island from his home in Bayonne, New Jersey.

What is: A Song of Ice & Fire / A Game of Thrones

500

This war, that lasted from August 1990 – February 1991– was code-named Operation Desert Shield, and then Operation Desert Storm. It was led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

What is: The Gulf War

500

This is the world's largest ocean.

What is: The Pacific

500

She faced a dillema when she slipped on a banana peel and embarrassed herself.

What is: "dillema"

D-I-L-E-M-M-A