Geography
Poetic Elements
Great Books
Spell it Out "A"
Miscellaneous
100

This U.S. state is home to the Grand Canyon.

What is Arizona?

100
To give human qualities to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
100

The novels follow an 11-year-old boy who discovers he is the son of famous wizards and will attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

What is Harry Potter?

100
When we gather in the auditorium to listen to a guest speaker, we are having one of these.
What is A-S-S-E-M-B-L-Y ?
100

He invented the Apple computer brand. 

Who is Steve Jobs?

200

This state is the northern most point of the United States.

What is Alaska?

200
Poems that don't rhyme are said to be written in this...
What is free verse?
200
In this famous novel by Harper Lee, a little girl in the deep south named Scout Finch learns empathy through the brave actions of her lawyer father, Atticus.
What is _To Kill a Mockingbird_?
200
This is the term for an old, collectible item -- such as a car or piece of furniture -- that is valuable because of its age.
What is A-N-T-I-Q-U-E
200

This person painted the Mona Lisa

Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?

300

The name of the largest country in the world.

What is Russia?

300
When a poet uses words that sound like the sound they are representing, such as "sizzle" or "ring."
What is onomatopoeia ?
300

The book tells the story of a Swiss scientist of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life.

What is Frankenstein?

300
These are the number of days you were not present in school.
What is A-B-S-E-N-C-E-S
300

A geometric figure formed by two rays that have a common endpoint

What is an angle?
400

The name of the longest river Africa?

What is the Nile River?

400
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of several words within one line of poetry, as in "splashing horses stop in the silvery stream."
What is alliteration?
400

This popular novel follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner.

What is Pride and Prejudice?

400
You will need this from your teacher before committing to a topic for your research project.
What is A-P-P-R-O-V-A-L
400

27 is the number of days it takes this body to revolve around Earth.

What is the moon?
500

The country with the most natural lakes.

What is Canada?

500
The repetition of the vowel sounds inside several words within one line of poetry, as in "Go row the boat home."
What is assonance?
500
In this first book of the Suzanne Collins series, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to replace her little sister in the annual "tribute," where she must fight to the death along with the local baker's son Peeta, with whom she may be in love, and whom she may have to kill...
What is _The Hunger Games_?
500
We pledge "this" to the flag every morning.
What is A-L-L-E-G-I-A-N-C-E
500

The first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Who is Marie Curie?