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This character in Romeo and Juliet says, “A plague o’ both your houses!” just before dying.
Who is Mercutio
This molecule contains the genetic instructions used in the development of all living organisms.
What is DNA
This river valley civilization developed along the Nile River
What is Ancient Egypt
This document, written in 1776, declared the U.S. independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence
MATH: This number is both a factor of 36 and a multiple of 3, but not a prime number
What is 6
In The Crucible, this character is accused of witchcraft and ultimately refuses to falsely confess, even if it means dying.
Who is John Proctor
This layer of Earth is solid, made mostly of iron and nickel, and is located at the very center.
What is the inner core
This 18th-century movement emphasized reason, individualism, and challenged absolute monarchs
What is Englightenment
This 1863 declaration by Lincoln freed enslaved people in the Confederacy
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
SCIENCE: This term describes a substance with a pH lower than 7
What is an acid
This color, seen in a light across the bay, symbolizes Gatsby’s hopes and dreams in The Great Gatsby
What is Green
This kind of relationship benefits one organism and harms the other
What is parasitism
He led nonviolent protests to gain Indian independence from Britain
Who is Mahatma Ghandi
This deal in 1803 doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase
ENGLISH:This literary device compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile
In Fahrenheit 451, this character is a curious teenager who asks Montag if he's happy
Who is Clarisse
The process in which cells divide to produce gametes with half the number of chromosomes.
What is meiosis
The term for the post-WWII tension and rivalry between the U.S. and USSR
What is the Cold War
This event in 1929 triggered the Great Depression
What is the Stock Market Crash
PIG/US HISTORY: This amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is the First Amendment
This literary device is used when the audience knows something the characters do not—like when the audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not.
What is dramatic irony
The process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment
What is homeostasis
This 1994 genocide occurred in Rwanda, primarily targeting this ethnic group
Who are the Tutsi
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education
BUSINESS/LIFE: This essential life skill involves managing your income, budgeting expenses, avoiding debt, and often isn’t directly taught in school—but every senior should know it.