Making Meaning
A bone to pick
Let's get swole!
Getting on my nerves
Holiday Trivia
100

You don't have to be a perfect speller so long as you can make this.

What is meaning?

100

This is the backbone of all other systems and provides each of us with support and protection.

What is the skeletal system?

100

Though this system may be responsible for the movement of the bones, it makes no decisions on its own.

What is the muscular system?

100

This system is made up of billions of cells and, despite it's name, is not responsible for making you anxious.

What is the Nervous System?

100

This frosty figure sported a corncob pipe and a button nose.

Who is Frosty the Snowman?

200

Letters make words and words make sentences. Make a set about the same topic and you've got yourself one of these.

What is a paragraph?

200

Protecting the most vital organs of our body, the skull, spine, and rib cage all belong to this group.

What are the axial bones?

200

Belonging to the right group can have its perks. This particular group helps you sleep easy knowing your heart won't stop when you go to bed.

What are involuntary muscles?

200

The building blocks of life, many of these are bundled up inside nerves, the bodies wiring.

What are cells?

200

If you count the one with a red nose, 9 of these are responsible for getting Santa all around the world in one night.

What are reindeer?

300

You don't have to be an amazing reader to identify this. It'll never give you something new and you'll always find it at the end of a paragraph.

What is a concluding sentence?

300

Though some may think of ears and noses, others may be surprised to find this substance between every joint, protecting the bones from wear and tear.

What is cartilage?

300

Super glue and duct tape wouldn't do the trick, so our bodies use this to connect our muscular system to our skeletal system.

What are tendons?

300
Some may call them cat-like, others may call them ninja-like, either way, these help protect us from things like cooking our own hands on the stove.

What are reflexes?

300

This fairytale served as the inspiration for the first gingerbread houses.

What is Hansel and Gretel?

400

Your reader usually doesn't have to go any further than the first sentence to determine what it is you'll be talking about.

What is a topic sentence?

400

This fibrous tissue connects bone to bone.

What are ligaments?

400
Even a dip in the River Styx couldn't protect this Greek hero from a ridiculous, if not tragic, death.

Who is Achilles?

400

Named after two things that it's not, hitting this nerve can cause a tingling sensation that wouldn't leave you laughing.

What is the funny bone?

400

If you don't want to risk getting a wet kiss planted right on your cheek, you might want to avoid standing under this plant during the holiday season.

What is Mistletoe?

500
Children, geese, lice, and teeth; though it may not be obvious, these all have at least one thing in common.

What are irregular plural nouns.

500

Part of a pair below the knee and above the ankle, soccer players wear guards known by the more common name for this bone.

What is the Tibia?

500

At the back of your leg just above the heel, this connects your heel bone to the muscles in the back of your leg.

What is the Achilles tendon?

500

Helping us to understand the world around us, these guys collect messages through our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.

What are receptors?

500

This reindeer shares a name with a certain Roman god that many people think of during Valentine's Day.

Who is Cupid?