It's Greek To Me
Halloween
Sing It
WRITING
True or False
100

The word gymnasium comes from Greek Gymnós. What did it mean?

A) Naked

B) Healthy

C) Strong

A. 
100

 Halloween, what is the name of the masked killer who stalks Laurie Strode? 

Michael Mayers 

100

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down 

Never gonna  run around and _______ ________. 

Never gonna run around and desert you!!

100

Group of sentences about one topic is a :

a. text                b. paragraph 

paragraph 

100

The Mona Liza was stolen from the Louvre in 1911.

True
It was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia who had worked at the Museum. The masterpiece was recovered two years later.

200

The word cosmos comes from Greek Kosmos. What did it originally mean?

A) Universe

B) Order or adornment

C) Light

Answer: B) Order or adornment

Bonus: Kosmos meant “order,” later extended to the universe as a well-ordered system — the

opposite of chaos.

200

In which country did the tradition of "trick-or-treating" originate? 

Ireland
(The tradition of trick-or-treating traces back to the Irish and Scottish custom of "souling," where poor people would go door to door on All Hallows' Eve to receive food in exchange for prayers.)

200

I will be there for you 

When ___  _______ _______ __ _______. 

When the rain starts to pour.  

200

write at least 2 words to connect ideas 

also, in addition 

200

Imposters syndrome is a mental illness.

False
Imposters syndrome is a frequent phenomenon that refers to an internal feeling that you are not as competent as others think you are.

300

The word museum comes from the Greek word "Mouseion". What was it originally? 

A. A Theater

B. A temple for the Muses

C. Library 






B. 

300

In which Shakespeare play do three witches famously tell a prophecy that sparks the tragedy of the main character?

Macbeth
(The three witches, or "Weird Sisters," foretell Macbeth’s rise to power and downfall in this iconic tragedy.)

300

"Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a _______ place (Such a ________ place)

lovely

300

We use commas after the words : also; in addition; furthermore if they come at the beginning of the sentence.

True or False 

True 

300

There are more ancient pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt.

True
Egypt has roughly 100 ancient pyramids, while Sudan has roughly 250

400

The word energy comes from the Greek Energeia. What did it originally mean?

Activity or work in motion

400

Which American author is known for his short horror stories like The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher?

Edgar Allan Poe

400

make your daughter cry 

400

The paragraph should start with a ---------- -----------. 

topic sentence 

400

In Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy has no siblings.

True 

500

The word School comes from Greek "Scole". What did it originally mean? 

Leisure 

500

The word "Halloween" is derived from which phrase? 

ALL HALLOWS; EVE 

The name refers to the evening before ALL SAINTS' DAY (ALL HALLOWS' DAY observed on November 1

500

saves 

500

Write down 3 words to represent the order of ideas 

firstly, secondly, finally 

500

Beethoven and Mozart were alive at the same time.

True – They briefly overlapped; Beethoven was born in 1770, and Mozart died in 1791.