mythology Crossword Puzzles
month 2 litvocab project 2022-01-18
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- an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea
- a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
- a teaching style that supports and facilitates the student
- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
- a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
- the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
- excessive pride or self-confidence.
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- a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.
- an apparition or double of a living person.
- a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system).
- the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
- the inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.
- an outline of the plot of a book, play, movie, or episode of a television show.
- he history or systematic description of books, their authorship, printing, publication, editions, etc.
- a person or thing seen as comparable to another.
- a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the
- he process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
- a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
20 Clues: excessive pride or self-confidence. • an apparition or double of a living person. • a person or thing seen as comparable to another. • create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system). • a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the • an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea • a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. • ...
I've Spelled it Out 2022-03-05
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- Word that sounds like people who sing in church, but the first three letters are replaced by "qu"
- Rhymes with "pogo" but the first letter is "t"
- A place to get cold cuts, "what" in Spanish, and another word for "smell" (as one word)
- Where the Malay people come from
- Female warriors in Norse mythology who guide souls to the afterlife, and a prominent woman in "Thor: Ragnarok"
- Joe Biden's middle name, or a bird with a red chest (with "ette" added to the end)
- A company that mails your online orders, or a famous rainforest
- A large amount of water flowing down, often used to describe the movement of waterfalls
- oboe
- Reality show featuring Kim, Khloe, Kylie, and Kendall, abbreviated
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- Starts with another word for "straight," ends with "ptera"
- Vietnamese soup, then "what" in Spanish
- Translate "the and" to Spanish, then add "sian" to the end
- Either a little yellow flower, or one that has seeds that are blown by the wind
- "Father" with "dles" at the end
- "a vertical recessed triangular space forming the center of a pediment, typically decorated." (google it)
- Green plants, triangle shaped, lots of leaves, starts with "f"
- Tanning makes you ---
- "Wants and ----s," "I ---- that," etc
- A common male name, starts with "o," ends with "r," and has "ma" in the middle
20 Clues: oboe • Tanning makes you --- • "Father" with "dles" at the end • Where the Malay people come from • "Wants and ----s," "I ---- that," etc • Vietnamese soup, then "what" in Spanish • Rhymes with "pogo" but the first letter is "t" • Starts with another word for "straight," ends with "ptera" • Translate "the and" to Spanish, then add "sian" to the end • ...
RELA crossword Chloe and Elsa 2025-07-13
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- Who stared the An Lushan Rebellion?
- What are the native people in New Zealand?
- What is the name of the geothermal reserve in Rotorua where you can see geysers?
- Who is the first emperor of China?
- WWI started because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand from which country?
- Which country released two atomic bombs to Japan during World War 2?
- The term for collective false memories that contradict actual events is named after which US president?
- Who lost at the battle of Waterloo?
- Which American president was famously assassinated by a headshot in 1963?
- In Greek mythology, which king was punished to roll a boulder up a hill unsuccessfully for eternity
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- Which state in the US is often compared to the shape of a fried chicken leg?
- Which philosopher wrote The Republic?
- What is the name of the tower that RELA is in?
- Which country invaded Poland in World War 2?
- What is the deepest trench in the world?
- Which fold mountain range is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
- Which one of the four great inventions is created by Cai Lun?
- Which ancient river was crucial to the development of Egyptian civilization?
- Which ancient city is famously buried by a volcanic eruption?
- What is the tallest dormant volcano in Japan?
20 Clues: Who is the first emperor of China? • Who stared the An Lushan Rebellion? • Who lost at the battle of Waterloo? • Which philosopher wrote The Republic? • What is the deepest trench in the world? • What are the native people in New Zealand? • Which country invaded Poland in World War 2? • What is the tallest dormant volcano in Japan? • ...
Mexicans . 2023-01-12
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- fiction - the genre of literature, film, narratives that take place in the past
- tale
- adults - a person in their teens or early twenties.
- traditional beliefs, stories of people, passed through the generations by word of people
- - very exciting contest or experience
- fiction- fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes.
- - plays of theater, radio, or television,middle school .
- collection of myths that are especially belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
- - intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust associated with thriller
- tale - accounts that are fanciful and hard to believe.
- something that is fake
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- lit - literature mainly to women.
- quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems
- activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible
- a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
- living or happening at the same time
- story - stories with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
- - traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not proven
- - illegal activities
- - causing / meant to be funny
- in verse -stories that have been written in the form of poetry.
- - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
- fiction- something that could possibly be real .
- - being amusing or comic, especially as when speaking
24 Clues: tale • - illegal activities • something that is fake • - causing / meant to be funny • lit - literature mainly to women. • living or happening at the same time • - very exciting contest or experience • fiction- something that could possibly be real . • adults - a person in their teens or early twenties. • - being amusing or comic, especially as when speaking • ...
American Literature Crossword 2025-11-13
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- The fifth part of the plot diagram; the story is wrapped up
- Author of many of the Federalist Papers
- The second part of the plot diagram; conflict is established and tensions grow
- A political candidate's goals, policies, and plans during a campaign
- A literary device; hinting at future events
- Character's speech in a story
- The author of Into the Wild
- A textual reference used to support ideas in an essay
- A literary device; an indirect or passing reference
- The philosophy of individualism and love of nature
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- Excessive pride or self-confidence
- Word choice
- The animal to be considered during the Maine _______ Festival
- The fourth part of the plot diagram; tension de-escalates
- The first part of the plot diagram; characters and setting are introduced
- A moral or lesson in a story
- The main character in Into the Wild
- The third part of the plot diagram; the emotional high-point of the story
- A character's tragic flaw
- The one-sentence response to the essay prompt; everything in the essay supports this
- A literary device; the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words
- Author of "Self-Reliance" and "Nature"
- The animals who once walked upright in Native American mythology
- Specific descriptions which appeal to the five senses
24 Clues: Word choice • A character's tragic flaw • The author of Into the Wild • A moral or lesson in a story • Character's speech in a story • Excessive pride or self-confidence • The main character in Into the Wild • Author of "Self-Reliance" and "Nature" • Author of many of the Federalist Papers • A literary device; hinting at future events • ...
Ancient Everything 2026-06-09
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- Bones What objects did Ancient Chinese people use to ask questions about the future?
- What structure carried fresh water into Roman cities?
- What military leader held great power in Ancient Japan?
- Who was the Chinese teacher whose ideas focused on respect and good behavior?
- What type of government replaced the kings of Ancient Rome?
- Wall What massive structure was built to help protect China from invaders?
- What skilled Japanese warriors served lords and followed a code of honor?
- What collection of stories about gods and heroes was important in Greece and Rome?
- What famous athletic competition began in Ancient Greece?
- What valuable fabric was traded along China's famous trade route?
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- What form of government was first developed in Ancient Athens?
- What fighter entertained crowds in Roman arenas like the Colosseum?
- What Greek city-state was known for democracy and learning?
- What is a group of islands, like Japan, called?
- River This river helped support one of the earliest civilizations in Ancient India.
- What Greek city-state was known for its powerful army?
- What mountain range helped protect Ancient India from invaders?
- What religion began in Ancient India and teaches the Four Noble Truths?
- What seasonal rain was important for farming in Ancient India?
- What is a series of rulers from the same family called in Ancient China?
20 Clues: What is a group of islands, like Japan, called? • What structure carried fresh water into Roman cities? • What Greek city-state was known for its powerful army? • What military leader held great power in Ancient Japan? • What famous athletic competition began in Ancient Greece? • What Greek city-state was known for democracy and learning? • ...
History of Greek Theater- Ezekiel Student 2022-01-10
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- dionysus was the god of
- something to shock the audience
- religious and legal prohibition against showing ___ on stage
- number of times sophocles won the best playwright contest
- meaning of chorus in Greek
- all performers except musicians wore___
- performed by large choruses
- second category of performers in Greek theater
- usage of words to express thought
- category of performers in Greek theater
- a __ is a man of noble stature
- The word __ comes from the Greek word "to do" or "to act"
- third category of performers in Greek theater
- Influencer of Greek drama by Homer
- the father of Western philosophy
- act of injustice
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- Name of the man whose seat was reserved in the center of the seating area
- comes from the Greek word theatron
- mythical creature in classical mythology, part man and part goat
- Theater in the Western World can be traced back to ancient
- fourth category of performers in Greek theater
- placed in the middle of the orchestra
- Year sophocles was born
- the major festival
- winner of the first recorded theatrical event
- hut or tent, place intended for actors to relax or change costumes and masks
- first generation theorist of dramatic art
- the fall of a hero
- derived from the name thespis
- Greek drama honored the god
- man who wrote around 123 plays
31 Clues: act of injustice • the major festival • the fall of a hero • dionysus was the god of • Year sophocles was born • meaning of chorus in Greek • performed by large choruses • Greek drama honored the god • derived from the name thespis • a __ is a man of noble stature • man who wrote around 123 plays • something to shock the audience • the father of Western philosophy • ...
THE ROMAN EMPIRE 2013-03-19
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- he was probably the most famous Greek writer in the Roman Empire.
- he favored the old republic over life under the self-centered emperors.
- Maximus “Greatest priest”
- Aurelius a scholar, philosopher, administrator.
- tutor of the emperor Nero.
- center of worship.
- theory was based on a false assumption that went unchallenged for fourteen centuries.
- Romona “Roman Peace”
- a systematic philosophy.
- was Christian to be martyr
- wrote most of the New Testament
- was also known as Octavian
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- he recognized the importance of God’s law.
- was built by the Romans to supply water to their citizens/
- wrote bitter satires.
- wrote a lengthy history of Rome.
- “first citizen”
- became the “poet of the August Age”
- he wrote about mythology and love.
- was probably the greatest exponent of the Epicureanism in the Roman worl.
- (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the spectators.
- Pilate charging that Christ had disrupted the state.
- Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- group of people that made assumptions.
- A Roman emperor
- he promoted the theory that the earth was the center of the universe.
- often called “Homer of Rome”
- Christ our Savior.
28 Clues: “first citizen” • A Roman emperor • center of worship. • Christ our Savior. • wrote bitter satires. • Romona “Roman Peace” • a systematic philosophy. • Maximus “Greatest priest” • tutor of the emperor Nero. • was Christian to be martyr • was also known as Octavian • often called “Homer of Rome” • wrote most of the New Testament • wrote a lengthy history of Rome. • ...
Ancient Greece Vocabulary 2016-02-24
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- greek philosipher, he was a student of scrates
- the great mecdonion ruler, he was one of the greatest millitary commanders in history
- an agreement to work together
- a rich landowner or noble
- a government in which only a few people have power
- a type of of government in which people rule themselves
- a greek philospher, he was a student of plato
- athenian leader, he encouraged the spread of democracy and led athens when the city at its height
- an ancient greek leader who held power through the use of force
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- greek philosipher, his teaching style was based on asking questions
- greek-like; heavily influenced by greek ideas
- a short stories that teaches a lesson about life or gives advice on how to live
- a type of government in which a single ruler has absolute power especially when exercised through fear
- ancient greek storyteller, he was famous for his fables, short stories that teach important lessons about life
- a high hill upon which a greek fortress was built up
- stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works
- a ruler of a kingdom or empire
- greek poet, he wrote the Iliad and the odyessey
- an age marked by great achievements
- a person who has the right to participate in government
- greek word for city-state
21 Clues: a rich landowner or noble • greek word for city-state • an agreement to work together • a ruler of a kingdom or empire • an age marked by great achievements • greek-like; heavily influenced by greek ideas • a greek philospher, he was a student of plato • greek philosipher, he was a student of scrates • greek poet, he wrote the Iliad and the odyessey • ...
My Valentine Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-07
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- On which continent did Valentine’s Day originate?
- What does XOXO mean?
- dreams Why would you put candy under your pillow? To have…
- What comes in different shapes, sizes, and colors, reveals true feelings, but is almost always flat? A Valentine’s Day…
- What invention was first patented on Valentine’s Day?
- In which country is Feb. 14 called “Friend’s Day?”
- In which European country is the “I love you wall” located?
- You can touch me, you can break me, and you should win me if you want to be mine. What am I?
- What is Cupid’s name, according to Greek mythology?
- How did the telephone propose to his girlfriend? He gave her a…
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- What do yellow roses symbolize?
- Who originally sang the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”?
- Which popular website launched on Valentine’s Day 2005?
- Which flower is the most popular on Valentine’s Day?
- What connects two people, but only touches one?
- I can be round, square, or heart-shaped, white or dark, big or small, and on Valentine’s Day, I am loved by all. What am I?
- In which Shakespearean play is Valentine’s Day mentioned?
- Which U.S. state has a town named Valentine?
- Which TV series has an episode titled “The One With The Candy Hearts?”
- What do red roses symbolize?
20 Clues: What does XOXO mean? • What do red roses symbolize? • What do yellow roses symbolize? • Which U.S. state has a town named Valentine? • What connects two people, but only touches one? • On which continent did Valentine’s Day originate? • In which country is Feb. 14 called “Friend’s Day?” • What is Cupid’s name, according to Greek mythology? • ...
The Raven. Lyza 2023-01-19
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- Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
- Deferential respect
- (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health-feeble or inspid
- Archaic third person singular present of have
- A violent windy storm
- Paradise, another word for heaven
- Heavily loaded or weighted down
- Covered by soft padding that provides comfortable support
- The quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate
- Of or associated with the underworld
- Charming or enchanting often in a deceptive way
- Attempt to find something
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- Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something
- Of long ago to former times used in nostalgic or mock nostalgic
- A person's face or facial expression
- Attractively unusual
- A person's look or manner especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
- (something especially an alcoholic drink) heartily
- Expressing an earnest or anxious request; pleading
- Any of several people in greek mythology
- Relief or consolation
- (of a person or animal) is not easily upset or excited
- Feeling or showing tiredness especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
- It seems to me
- A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped space left between used as a screen or fence or as a support if climbing plants
25 Clues: It seems to me • Deferential respect • Attractively unusual • Relief or consolation • A violent windy storm • Attempt to find something • Heavily loaded or weighted down • Paradise, another word for heaven • A person's face or facial expression • Of or associated with the underworld • Any of several people in greek mythology • Archaic third person singular present of have • ...
History of the Greek theater 2023-01-06
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- Usage of words to express thought
- Thespis was the first winner. He is the earliest known playwright and actor. The word thespian,
- How speech reveals character
- The slope of the hill served as the
- Characters support the plot. Their motivation drives the play
- Something to shock the audience
- two key influences on Greek drama were the
- greek drama was presented at festivals honoring the god
- was the first great theorist of dramatic art
- imitation of an action
- The word in Greek means dance.
- is the origin of our word scene.
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- A flat terrace below the slope served as the
- arousing pity and fear,wherewith to accomplish a
- performers in Greek theater can be divided into
- The word comes the the Greek word theatron, which means place of seeing
- This rule did not restrict the number of roles to three,because a single actor could play several roles.
- comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act.”
- Song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
- The arrangements of the events in the play
- a religious and civic celebration
- performed by large choruses.
- A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat
- In the middle of the orchestra was placed a
- A very wealthy city
25 Clues: A very wealthy city • imitation of an action • How speech reveals character • performed by large choruses. • The word in Greek means dance. • Something to shock the audience • is the origin of our word scene. • Usage of words to express thought • a religious and civic celebration • The slope of the hill served as the • The arrangements of the events in the play • ...
Mexicans . 2023-01-12
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- fiction - the genre of literature, film, narratives that take place in the past
- tale
- adults - a person in their teens or early twenties.
- traditional beliefs, stories of people, passed through the generations by word of people
- - very exciting contest or experience
- fiction- fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes.
- - plays of theater, radio, or television,middle school .
- collection of myths that are especially belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
- - intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust associated with thriller
- tale - accounts that are fanciful and hard to believe.
- something that is fake
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- lit - literature mainly to women.
- quality of beauty and intensity of emotion regarded as characteristic of poems
- activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible
- a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
- living or happening at the same time
- story - stories with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
- - traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but not proven
- - illegal activities
- - causing / meant to be funny
- in verse -stories that have been written in the form of poetry.
- - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
- fiction- something that could possibly be real .
- - being amusing or comic, especially as when speaking
24 Clues: tale • - illegal activities • something that is fake • - causing / meant to be funny • lit - literature mainly to women. • living or happening at the same time • - very exciting contest or experience • fiction- something that could possibly be real . • adults - a person in their teens or early twenties. • - being amusing or comic, especially as when speaking • ...
General Knowledge Crossword 2023-04-14
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- Witch's pot (8)
- Mean or unpleasant (5)
- Old-fashioned style of word or language (7)
- A communal toilet (7)
- Get out (6)
- First name of Hufflepuff, one of the founders of the fictional school Hogwarts (5)
- Small mythical creature, usually depicted with wings (6)
- American satire newspaper (5)
- Capital of the Tombouctou Region (8)
- Greek word for selfless love (5)
- NZ town in the North Island (9)
- Type of snake in the viper family
- Get rid of (5)
- Bundle (4)
- Running an organization (14)
- Adding an 's' turns it into a pudding (6)
- Type of metal money (4)
- Fresh (3)
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- "If music be the food of love, _____" - Twelfth Night (4,2)
- Not new (4)
- Thor's hammer in Norse mythology (7)
- A direction sometimes remembered by 'eat' (4)
- Powdery drug popularised in the medical industry in the 1880s (7)
- Greek goddess of spring (10)
- Extinct species of human (11)
- Free from harm (4)
- "The Blue Planet" (7)
- Which came first, the ___ or the egg? (7)
- A fruit containing the name of a colour (9)
- Māori Earth Mother (11)
- All agreed (9)
- Flight out of the country (13)
- Kingdom (6)
- Australian children's music group/show (7)
- Short sword (5)
- Moving from one place to another using buses or trains (7)
- Share (5)
37 Clues: Share (5) • Fresh (3) • Bundle (4) • Not new (4) • Get out (6) • Kingdom (6) • All agreed (9) • Get rid of (5) • Witch's pot (8) • Short sword (5) • Free from harm (4) • A communal toilet (7) • "The Blue Planet" (7) • Mean or unpleasant (5) • Māori Earth Mother (11) • Type of metal money (4) • Greek goddess of spring (10) • Running an organization (14) • Extinct species of human (11) • ...
Crossword 2023-02-07
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- A Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977
- A music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- The capital of Australia
- A Spanish painter and sculptor, created cubism
- Vietnamese rice noodle soup
- Fabric that consists of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands of different colours
- Burrowing mammal
- Scotland's fourth-largest city
- The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture
- A popular board game
- A long-running Scottish sitcom
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- A plea or demand for silence; hush (Scottish)
- One of the principal holidays of Christianity which marks the Resurrection of Jesus
- A child`s term for a rabbit
- A stringed musical instrument
- Bad-tempered or grumpy (Scottish)
- The god of the sky, weather, law and order, destiny and fate in Greek mythology
- Loch in Scotland with the largest surface area
- A basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge
- A type of thick soup made from smoked haddock, potatoes, and onions
- A 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven
- A spring flower; The national flower of Wales
- Art festival which takes place every august in Edinburgh
- A woodwind instrument
- An informer
25 Clues: An informer • Burrowing mammal • A popular board game • A woodwind instrument • The capital of Australia • A child`s term for a rabbit • Vietnamese rice noodle soup • A stringed musical instrument • Scotland's fourth-largest city • A long-running Scottish sitcom • Bad-tempered or grumpy (Scottish) • A plea or demand for silence; hush (Scottish) • ...
Periodic Table of Elements 2023-02-15
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- Compounds containing this halogen are often used to disinfect swimming pools.
- This metal has 26 electrons.
- This radioactive element has the highest atomic mass of the naturally occuring elements.
- The third period alkaline earth metal.
- Compounds containing this element are essential to life; the element on its own is what makes up diamonds.
- A violet colored nonmetal that sublimes when heated.
- This element typically has 20 neutrons and is found in your bones.
- A yellow nonmetal that forms compounds with a horrible "rotten egg" smell.
- This nonmetal makes up about 20% of the air you breathe.
- This second period nonmetal is used in making fertilizer.
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- This element was named after the Titans of Greek mythology because of its strength.
- The smallest noble gas.
- A metal commonly used in electrical wiring, and is also what gives pennies their characteristic color.
- This metal can be used in photographic film.
- This element has an atomic mass of 74.9 amu.
- This element, one of the lightest, is used in certain types of batteries.
- A nonmetal that is liquid at room temperature.
- This element is named after Marie Curie, the scientist who discovered radium and polonium.
- This nobel gas glows purple when an electric current passes through it.
- This unreactive metal is very valuable and is often used in jewelry.
20 Clues: The smallest noble gas. • This metal has 26 electrons. • The third period alkaline earth metal. • This metal can be used in photographic film. • This element has an atomic mass of 74.9 amu. • A nonmetal that is liquid at room temperature. • A violet colored nonmetal that sublimes when heated. • This nonmetal makes up about 20% of the air you breathe. • ...
CROSSWORD#1 2020-05-15
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- study past cultures by looking at fossils,artifacts, and dead bodies
- any history before the invention of writing systems
- what is a written law code
- something that happened after the time period
- who was the king of Macedon
- what writing system do Egyptians use
- where is Stonehenge located
- what group is mostly ruled by a small group
- history from the time period
- What is another name for the Neolithic Era
- What belief did four noble truths come from
- Karma came from what belief
- What era did settlements begin in
- earliest written laws
- How far does the silk road go
- what explains natural phenomenon,human qualities, and life events
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- dynasties of kings/pharaohs
- who is known for poetry
- what is the official religion of Persia
- who was the founder of Buddhism
- what war united Athens and Sparta
- what rebuilt Athens after the Persian war
- what does rich valley offers
- What is the religion of ancient Greece
- what were humans called in the paleolithic era
- settled between Mediterranean sea and Jordan river valley
- what empire continued political unification of India
- what type of religion does ancient china use
- what type of contributions did ancient China bring
- who is known for architecture
- has the most democratic system of gov world
31 Clues: earliest written laws • who is known for poetry • what is a written law code • dynasties of kings/pharaohs • who was the king of Macedon • where is Stonehenge located • Karma came from what belief • what does rich valley offers • history from the time period • How far does the silk road go • who is known for architecture • who was the founder of Buddhism • ...
World History Fun 2 2020-05-15
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- King of the Gods
- first writing system
- Karma is Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future ________
- _______ were prisoners of War and born to enslaved parents
- God of poetry
- King of _____ Conquered majority of Greece after Peloponnesian War
- Queen of the Gods
- Hereditary Rulers: Dynasties of kings and ________
- Judaism-First known ________ society
- Theocracy Centralized government often based on _______ authority
- United Athens and Sparta against the _____ Empire
- Donatism states that ______ must be faultless/pure in order for the sacraments and prayers they give to be valid
- rule by small group
- state/territory ruler by a caliph (successor of Muhammad)
- Paris was made the capital by which French (Capetian king)
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- WWI (1920s) was followed by worldwide ______
- extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
- descendants of the Phoenicians
- Stonehenge began during the ______ Era and finished in the early Bronze Age
- Buddhism Founder: ________ Gautama
- Explained natural phenomenon, human qualities, and life events
- history before writing systems and well-kept records
- Moved to find shelter, water, food, and other resources
- Archaeology-Study of past _____ life and culture
- first civilization and created the wheel
- Zoroastrianism- Official religion of ______
- Find and interpret evidence of humans and their lives
- Belief that goes against established doctrine
- _______ War during 499-449 BCE
- Only woman to rule as pharaoh
30 Clues: God of poetry • King of the Gods • Queen of the Gods • rule by small group • first writing system • Only woman to rule as pharaoh • descendants of the Phoenicians • _______ War during 499-449 BCE • Buddhism Founder: ________ Gautama • Judaism-First known ________ society • first civilization and created the wheel • Zoroastrianism- Official religion of ______ • ...
Genre Crossword Puzzle 2020-11-04
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- Example of this is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
- Is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual
- Intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action
- A traditionsl story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
- A short piece of writing on aparticular subject
- Example of this is expository, argumentative, functional and opinion pieces
- Is factual, nonfiction writing that conveys information about a topic
- the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself
- The genre of literature, film comprising narratives that takes place in the past
- In which subgenre do a play, film or book that is made up of joke telling belong
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- Sleeping Beauty belongs in which genre
- War of the Worlds by H.G Wells belongs in which genre
- A disastrous event
- They depict our world and society
- Greek Mythology is an example of which genre
- Beauty and the Beast belongs in which genre
- Romeo and Juliet is an example of which genre
- In which genre do Sthepen Crane's The Open Boat belong
- Is made of two words, folk which means regional people and lore, which means stories
- A short story typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
- While you Decline to Cry (By O no Yasumaro)
21 Clues: A disastrous event • They depict our world and society • Sleeping Beauty belongs in which genre • Beauty and the Beast belongs in which genre • While you Decline to Cry (By O no Yasumaro) • Greek Mythology is an example of which genre • Romeo and Juliet is an example of which genre • A short piece of writing on aparticular subject • ...
Yumi's Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-11
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- Both Rome and Greece kept these as pets
- Both Roman and Greek children played with
- A _______ is a big imperial bath in Rome
- For thousands of years humans wrote without any letters They simply drew _____ to make their point
- An Oligarchy is ruled by
- While ephedrismos was a game that the Greeks played _______ was a game that Romans played
- While Rome had the Punic war the Greek had the war in 429 BC
- Both the Romans and Greeks focused their art on important ______ figures
- While the Romans were a Republic the Greeks were a
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- Both Roman and Greek towns consisted of
- The daily life of an ancient Geek was very _____ to our lives today
- The greek soil was very _____ for farming
- In Greece women could buy but not _____ their property
- Roman ______ is a collection of traditional stories beliefs and rituals that Romans used to describe the origin of Roman civilization culture history and religion
- In Greece, women were not allowed to be ______ But in Rome they were
- The Greeks didn’t care about their clothing while the Romans cared _____ about their clothing
- Both Rome and Greece used _____ to make their clothing
- While Romans wore togas the Greeks wore
- A big building in Rome with gladiators was called the
- Both Rome and Greece farmed ______ to make wine
20 Clues: An Oligarchy is ruled by • Both Roman and Greek towns consisted of • Both Rome and Greece kept these as pets • While Romans wore togas the Greeks wore • A _______ is a big imperial bath in Rome • The greek soil was very _____ for farming • Both Roman and Greek children played with • Both Rome and Greece farmed ______ to make wine • ...
Rome VS Greece 2021-02-12
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- Greece didn’t have, but Rome did have ? that could be easily followed.
- Roman had different battle ? than Greece’s
- While Greece didn’t have a government Rome had one with a ?, we also have this in our government.
- The Greek ?, in mythology, aren’t specific to Rome.
- Greece was, but Roman wasn't in this, awkwardly specific, ? War.
- In both Rome and Greece you can vote for ? which is still used in the American government.
- Greeks sculpted this, so did Romans
- Greece had, but Roman didn’t have something that also means movie.
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- The Greeks and Romans fought on land, Greece also fought on waters or ?
- Greece, Rome partly, used ?, a type of government.
- There was a building built in Rome, not in Greece.
- Women gained this after centuries.
- Rome wasn’t, but Greece was a part of this peace treaty, the ? League, against Persia.
- Art paintings were painted directly on something in Rome, in Greece they weren’t.
- Greek and Roman women weren’t allowed to communicate in ?, which is mainly outdoors.
- Greece and Rome both had upper-class men in their ?, we have this, it is connected to the White House.
- Greek and Romans had a different type of reading.
- Greeks painted decorations, Romans did something else.
- Rome used Roman numbers or ? for counting.
- Rome was in a certain war Greece wasn’t in.
20 Clues: Women gained this after centuries. • Greeks sculpted this, so did Romans • Roman had different battle ? than Greece’s • Rome used Roman numbers or ? for counting. • Rome was in a certain war Greece wasn’t in. • Greek and Romans had a different type of reading. • Greece, Rome partly, used ?, a type of government. • There was a building built in Rome, not in Greece. • ...
Mayan Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-30
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- the shape of "0" in Maya's numeral system.
- A type of book written by the Maya that was created by one long sheet of paper that was then folded like an accordion.
- The period of Maya history running from the start of the Maya civilization around 200B.C. to the start of the Classic Period in 250 A.D.
- One of the most famous Maya Stone stelae sites.
- The name for the ruler of the Maya city-state; Mayans believed these were selected by the gods
- the officer of the Mayans
- Mayan temple
- The Mayas were part of the __________ civilization.
- a symbol used in writing
- the serpentgod of the Maya.
- The Mayans developed their Long Count calendar to __________ date mythical and historical events.
- The plant Mayan people were the first to grow and consume (the ingredient of chocolate)
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- A tall monumental sculpture made from stone with detailed curving
- The golden age of the Maya civilization running from that 250 A.D. to 900 A.D. was called the ______ period.
- A book or codex that described Maya religion and mythology.
- The Mayan religious calendar used to track religious days and ceremonies. It had 260 days.
- traditional garment worn by Mayan women.
- The calendar system the Mayan people created.
- A lesser lord, usually ruling over a small town.
- A Mesoamerican step-pyramid.
20 Clues: Mayan temple • a symbol used in writing • the officer of the Mayans • the serpentgod of the Maya. • A Mesoamerican step-pyramid. • traditional garment worn by Mayan women. • the shape of "0" in Maya's numeral system. • The calendar system the Mayan people created. • One of the most famous Maya Stone stelae sites. • A lesser lord, usually ruling over a small town. • ...
End of Fourth Grade 2021-05-17
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- Best book, about a “little dude” named Auggie
- vacuum When each student uses their fingers to remove trash from the floor
- Our means of video conferencing when we couldn’t be together
- our favorite podcast
- Person on Zoom who always keeps Mrs. B in check
- A group of stories related to a community or culture, usually describes the beliefs of that group of people
- a challenging kind of math involving tenths and hundredths
- classic ISAT snack
- this liquid kept our hands clean and bodies safe all year
- A game that involves a pit, new to the playground this year
- This happened to us more than any other class. It involved staying home for two weeks
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- This is a way to learn about the history of parts of words and grow your vocabulary
- As you know, it ruins everything
- The kind of tree we are currently growing in a yogurt cup
- “Feeling good, like we should”
- Big, not-so-scary, tests at the end of the year covering everything. You took them for the first time this year.
- Who’s class were you in this year?
- a funny name for a pen
- people traveled this using covered wagons
- each of you studied a living thing, its habitat, and unique qualities
- why is it always ____________ minutes?
- Our fierce Navajo inspiration
- competition for the best business plan
23 Clues: classic ISAT snack • our favorite podcast • a funny name for a pen • Our fierce Navajo inspiration • “Feeling good, like we should” • As you know, it ruins everything • Who’s class were you in this year? • why is it always ____________ minutes? • competition for the best business plan • people traveled this using covered wagons • Best book, about a “little dude” named Auggie • ...
11 Shakespearean Plays 2022-08-10
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- William Shakespeare wrote his version of King Lear sometime in 1605 to 1606. What country does King Lear rule?
- in Hamlet, Polonius has a son and a daughter. What is the name of his son?
- what is the name of the poison that Claudius uses to murder his brother, King Hamlet?
- what is the genre of A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
- what is the name of King Lear’s daughter with no ill thoughts?
- where is the Twelfth Night set?
- what role do Cobweb, Mustardseed, Mote and Peaseblossom play in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
- in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, who is the woman Valentine is in love with?
- one of King Duncan’s sons in Macbeth
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- all’s Well That Ends Well is said to be connected to Greek mythology. What is the name of the Greek Goddess of War as depicted in the play?
- what is Bianca’s occupation in Othello?
- what is the name of Olivia’s steward in Twelfth Night?
- which university do both Hamlet and Horatio attend?
- where is The Winter’s Tale set?
- in Julius Caesar, in which battle does Caius Cassius kill himself?
- what city does Prince Escalus rule?
- how old is Juliet when she commits suicide?
- what is the place setting of Macbeth?
- in The Winter’s Tale, Perdita has a brother. What is his name?
- who warns Julius Caesar about the ‘ides of March’?
20 Clues: where is The Winter’s Tale set? • where is the Twelfth Night set? • what city does Prince Escalus rule? • what is the place setting of Macbeth? • one of King Duncan’s sons in Macbeth • what is Bianca’s occupation in Othello? • how old is Juliet when she commits suicide? • what is the genre of A Midsummer Night’s Dream? • ...
Stars and Constellation 2017-01-01
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- a hunter in Greek mythology
- a blue-white and a red supergiant
- Our closest star
- Nebula- Explosion was responsible for the information of cloud of dust and gas
- A large cloud of gas and dust
- Assigned numbers group of stars based on their brightness
- Major- part of a larger constellation
- Dwarf- Coolest start in the universe
- The star patterns that have been discovered but have not been officially identified as constellation
- Pattern of stars which are seen in the sky
- Stars- stars in the lower right
- Standard unit of distance
- a star in the constellation of Boötes
- sphere- Contains all the stars and other celestial objects within that area
- are extremely distant objects in our known universe
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- the brightest star in the constellation of Lyra
- Describes in terms of magnitude and luminosity
- Stars which suddenly become very bright
- star- star with substantially larger radius
- Stars- Stars whose brightness vary periodically
- brightest stars
- Stars- Stars of unequal magnitudes bound together
- Refers to an opaque object that emits thermal radiation
- Stars which is explode violently
- The power of a star
- holes- these Objects are invisible but are believed to be as massive as stars
- Measurement of the shift of a nearby object
- Neutron stars flickering with radio pulses
- Massive ball of plasma
- Also known as a yellow dwarf
30 Clues: brightest stars • Our closest star • The power of a star • Massive ball of plasma • Standard unit of distance • a hunter in Greek mythology • Also known as a yellow dwarf • A large cloud of gas and dust • Stars- stars in the lower right • Stars which is explode violently • a blue-white and a red supergiant • Dwarf- Coolest start in the universe • Major- part of a larger constellation • ...
Popular Books 2016-09-30
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- A horror story about a possessed amusement park.
- Brandon Mull writes this fantasy series about a sanctuary for mystical creatures.
- The kids in this story go to Hogwarts School.
- This sports fiction novel is about a football player who takes performance enhancing drugs.
- The main character in this story is a mechanic and a cyborg.
- Mystery in which the last words of March's cat burglar father instructs him to "find jewels".
- This is a fantasy story that revolves around the gods and heroes of greek mythology.
- stolen This is a book about a kidnapping.
- A biography that is written in graphic novel form.
- Survival story about a boy who climbs Mt. Everest.
- Novel about a girl who struggles after losing everything in a tornado.
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- Science fiction novel in which the vaccine for bees is turning teenagers into monsters.
- Futuristic dystopian novel that takes place in Chicago.
- All the characters in this fantasy series are dead.
- This story is like the Hunger Games meets the Bachelor.
- An adventure in which the main character is looking for his brother who is underground.
- One of the characters in this story is half giant/half human.
- A book written in verse about a girl who loses her arm.
- A book character who has electric powers.
- Realistic fiction novel about a girl struggling with dyslexia.
20 Clues: A book character who has electric powers. • stolen This is a book about a kidnapping. • The kids in this story go to Hogwarts School. • A horror story about a possessed amusement park. • A biography that is written in graphic novel form. • Survival story about a boy who climbs Mt. Everest. • All the characters in this fantasy series are dead. • ...
Latvia 2018-10-29
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- WHAT WAS THE NAME FOR THE PRESIDENT MOST LATVIANS LIKE THE MOST?
- HOW IS LATVIAN FOLK SONGS CALLED?
- HOW WAS CALLED THE BIGGEST BANK WHICH WENT BANKRUPTCY IN 1995?
- HOW WAS CALLED TV SHOW WHICH WAS A TURNING POINT FOR LATVIAN POLITICAL PERCEPTIONS?
- HOW WAS CALLED TERRITORY OF LATVIA AND ESTONIA FROM 14TH TO 16TH CENTURY
- WHAT WAS THE NAME OF MOST FAMOUS DUKE IN 17TH CENTURY (IN LATVIAN)?
- AFTER WHICH REGION WAS NAMED LATVIA?
- WHICH ONE IS THE MOST SPREAD RELIGION IN LATVIA?
- HOW MANY CASES THERE ARE IN LATVIAN LANGUAGE
- THE GODDESS OF DESTINY IN LATVIAN MYTHOLOGY
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- WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BISHOP WHO ESTABLISHED RIGA?
- HOW WAS CALLED THE TOWN WHERE LIVED ERNEST GLUCK WHO TRANSLATED BIBLE INTO LATVIAN AND WAS STEPFATHER FOR CATHERINA I?
- WHAT IS THE SURNAME OF MOST LOVED LATVIAN COMPOSER?
- WHICH LATVIAN BAND HAD AS MUCH INFLUENCE IN SOCIAL LIFE AS PUNKS ELSEWHERE?
- NAME THE SECOND BIGGEST CITY IN LATVIA
- HOW WAS CALLED THE POLICY STARTED BY GORBATCHEV WHICH HELPED BALTIC'S BECOME INDEPENDENT?
- HOW MANY LETTERS THERE ARE IN LATVIAN ALPHABET?
- HOW IS CALLED THE MOVEMENT WHEN 2 MLJ PEOPLE KEPT HANDS TO SHOW THEIR WISH TO BECOME INDEPENDENT
- WHAT WAS THE SURNAME OF THE STUDENT WHO FIRST PUT ON HIS DOORS IN TARTU HIS NATIONALITY - LATWEETIS?
- MAN WHO BECAME A PRESIDENT AFTER A COUP OF 1934.
20 Clues: HOW IS LATVIAN FOLK SONGS CALLED? • AFTER WHICH REGION WAS NAMED LATVIA? • NAME THE SECOND BIGGEST CITY IN LATVIA • THE GODDESS OF DESTINY IN LATVIAN MYTHOLOGY • HOW MANY CASES THERE ARE IN LATVIAN LANGUAGE • HOW MANY LETTERS THERE ARE IN LATVIAN ALPHABET? • MAN WHO BECAME A PRESIDENT AFTER A COUP OF 1934. • WHICH ONE IS THE MOST SPREAD RELIGION IN LATVIA? • ...
CX Crossword 2024-05-17
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- Connection point or central hub
- One of the hardware differences between Titan MIS and Axis is that one has this and the other does not.
- One way for customers to contact the CX team
- Act of enabling every egm in the morning
- Takes cards and tickets, gives money
- When there is a difference between a meter and an actual
- When multiple machines share a grand prize
- Powerful figure or giant in mythology
- Large prize, especially in gambling
- Send these if there is a CD before escalating to the Specialists
- Amount owed to patrons by venue for cardit or tito
- Guardian or watchful protector but also a name for one of our key systems
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- These are electronic machines, or an application that flows through to reporting
- These are not to be done during trade or else they may cause transferring issues at the venue
- One way of referring to our customers
- Another term for balancing a venue's reports
- Takes money, sometimes gives money or tickets
- These global ones require an edit to fix
- A great journey or the name of a company
- Imaginary line around which an object rotates, used to be called Metropolis
- Australian term for slot machines
- Process done each morning as meters were not able to be gathered automatically - there may be connection issues
22 Clues: Connection point or central hub • Australian term for slot machines • Large prize, especially in gambling • Takes cards and tickets, gives money • One way of referring to our customers • Powerful figure or giant in mythology • These global ones require an edit to fix • Act of enabling every egm in the morning • A great journey or the name of a company • ...
Spring Crossword 🌸🌷🌼 2024-03-30
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- Which month is the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere?
- Old garden, grandiflora, and floribunda are all types of which flower?
- Blooming wattles signal spring in which country?
- Which season is followed by spring?
- Who is the Greek goddess of Spring and nature?
- Which spring flower is protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981?
- In North America, what bird is often associated with Spring?
- Who is known as the founder of Earth Day? (first and last name)
- Petals of which spring flowers represent faith, hope, courage, wisdom, and admiration?
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- Who wrote the famous poem, "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud," which was about yellow daffodils? (last name)
- Who is the Roman goddess of spring?
- In which country do cherry blossom trees signify the beginning of spring?
- Which spring flower is named after Paeon in Greek Mythology?
- Who proposed the idea of Daylight Saving Time? (last name)
- What is the April birthstone?
- What is the main spring allergy trigger? (in general)
- Which country has a tradition of drowning an effigy in the river on the first day of spring to say farewell to the winter?
- What is the name of the spring festival celebrated in Central Asia?
- Which Hindu holiday, known as the ‘festival of colors, happens in Spring?
- This gem represents spring, rebirth, hope, peace, and tranquility.
20 Clues: What is the April birthstone? • Who is the Roman goddess of spring? • Which season is followed by spring? • Who is the Greek goddess of Spring and nature? • Blooming wattles signal spring in which country? • What is the main spring allergy trigger? (in general) • Who proposed the idea of Daylight Saving Time? (last name) • ...
Spring Crossword 🌸🌷🌼 2024-03-30
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- Which country has a tradition of drowning an effigy in the river on the first day of spring to say farewell to the winter?
- Who proposed the idea of Daylight Saving Time? (last name)
- What is the name of the spring festival celebrated in Central Asia?
- In which country do cherry blossom trees signify the beginning of spring?
- Old garden, grandiflora, and floribunda are all types of which flower?
- This gem represents spring, rebirth, hope, peace, and tranquility.
- Which Hindu holiday, known as the ‘festival of colors, happens in Spring?
- Which spring flower is named after Paeon in Greek Mythology?
- Who wrote the famous poem, "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud," which was about yellow daffodils? (last name)
- What is the April birthstone?
- Which season is followed by spring?
- Who is the Roman goddess of spring?
- Which spring flower is protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981?
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- Who is known as the founder of Earth Day? (first and last name)
- Blooming wattles signal spring in which country?
- In North America, what bird is often associated with Spring?
- Which month is the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere?
- Who is the Greek goddess of Spring and nature?
- What is the main spring allergy trigger? (in general)
- Petals of which spring flowers represent faith, hope, courage, wisdom, and admiration?
20 Clues: What is the April birthstone? • Which season is followed by spring? • Who is the Roman goddess of spring? • Who is the Greek goddess of Spring and nature? • Blooming wattles signal spring in which country? • What is the main spring allergy trigger? (in general) • Who proposed the idea of Daylight Saving Time? (last name) • ...
Axolotls 2024-09-04
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- To state or assert that you believe to be true
- that helps filter and clean contaminated water
- A place in mexico where you can find axolotls
- like carp and tilapia
- beginning of their lives in water, eventually changing form to spend the rest of their lives on land
- Being able to regrow organs or body parts
- the community of organisms interacting with each other and their physical surroundings
- they retain characteristics of their juvenile form
- Plantation that present your evidence in a clear login
- There are no more of that animals in the wild
- oxygen from the water so the animal can breathe underwater.
- to help scientists better understand certain biological processes in humans
- the immature form of the animal hatches
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- change to their genetic code
- The gow bigger and became strong or important symbol
- wild axolotls are found only in canals and waterways of
- The axolotl became an important symbol in Indigenous Mexican mythology.
- interconnected food chains of what eats what within an ecosystem
- People that bult their civilization around the lakes in the valley
- changed over time
- Information that support your claim
- frilly salamander
- unhatched offspring
- Help learn who have lost or were born without an arm or leg
- Aztecs grew food on floating gardens on
25 Clues: changed over time • frilly salamander • unhatched offspring • like carp and tilapia • change to their genetic code • Information that support your claim • Aztecs grew food on floating gardens on • the immature form of the animal hatches • Being able to regrow organs or body parts • A place in mexico where you can find axolotls • There are no more of that animals in the wild • ...
Ancient Greece 2024-09-16
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- This percentage of Greece is mountainous
- Strict, military controlled Greek city-state
- A government led by the people
- Responsible for the Socratic method
- God of war (violent aspects)
- The goddess that everyone wanted to be with
- A government led by a few
- Greeks would visit this individual to find out what the gods/goddesses wanted from them
- The age at which Spartan men left the military
- Top of the hill location in a polis
- Term for excellence won in a struggle or contest
- Believed trees were a reflection of "treeness"
- Largest city-state with a population of 300,000
- The highest peak in Greece
- The age at which Spartan men joined the army
- God of the seas and earthquakes
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- The god associated with the use of a lightning bolt
- Responsible for the Pythagorean Theorem
- Married Zeus
- The meal most Spartans ate regularly
- Below the acropolis; where people assembled/market
- Traveling teachers
- Goddess of reason, wisdom, and strategic warfare
- Greece is the size of this U.S. state
- Messenger god
- Goddess associated with the seasons
- The formation the hoplite soldiers marched in
- Greek term for city-state
- The # of the main gods and goddesses in Greek mythology
- Apollo's twin sister
- The Mycenenaens buried their dead in these hillside tombs
- Foot soldiers in ancient Greece
- Ruled the Underworld
33 Clues: Married Zeus • Messenger god • Traveling teachers • Apollo's twin sister • Ruled the Underworld • Greek term for city-state • A government led by a few • The highest peak in Greece • God of war (violent aspects) • A government led by the people • Foot soldiers in ancient Greece • God of the seas and earthquakes • Goddess associated with the seasons • Responsible for the Socratic method • ...
Happy Birthday Frances! 2024-09-25
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- Author of Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus
- Which novel features Roger, Piggy, Jack & SImon
- Author of The Great Gatsby
- Author of Jane Eyre
- Who coined the phrase "I solemnly swear I am up to no good"?
- Greek god of the forge
- Who comes from Darkest Peru?
- Author of To Kill a Mockingbird
- Author of The Northern Lights
- What is through C.S Lewis' wardrobe?
- Author of The Grapes of Wrath
- Greek goddess of the hearth
- Greek goddess of love
- Greek goddess of the Earth
- Who says "Unsex me here..."?
- Author of Wuthering Heights
- Who is the narrator in The Great Gatsby?
- Who slays the minotaur in Greek mythology?
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- Cathy's one true love
- Author of The Hunger Games
- Author of Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- Greek goddess of wisdom & warfare
- Author of 1984
- Daughter of Zeus & Demeter
- Greek god of war
- King of the Greek gods
- Messenger of the Greek gods
- Author of Metamorphosis
- Greek god of the underworld
- Greek god of the sea
- Where does the wizard live in Wizard of Oz?
- Who sang Wuthering Heights?
- Author of Lord of the Rings
- Greek god of wine
- Which Greek Titan gave the gift of fire to humanity?
- Who manipulates Othello?
36 Clues: Author of 1984 • Greek god of war • Greek god of wine • Author of Jane Eyre • Greek god of the sea • Cathy's one true love • Greek goddess of love • King of the Greek gods • Greek god of the forge • Author of Metamorphosis • Who manipulates Othello? • Author of The Hunger Games • Author of The Great Gatsby • Daughter of Zeus & Demeter • Greek goddess of the Earth • Messenger of the Greek gods • ...
Invaders Crossword 2025-10-30
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- The Vikings raided monasteries and villages because of overpopulation and a desire for ________.
- The Vikings used these ships to raid and trade along rivers and seas.
- The land of the Britons was originally part of the Western ________ Empire.
- The Vikings migrated to places such as England, France, Iceland, and ________.
- The Vikings came from this region of Northern Europe.
- The Magyars were defeated by this German king in 955 CE.
- The Vikings’ gods included Odin, Thor, and ________, the trickster god.
- The Anglo-Saxons reintroduced this religion to England.
- English, The Anglo-Saxons introduced this early form of the English language.
- The Magyars originated around the ________ Mountains.
- England was once occupied by native peoples such as the Celts, Picts, and ________.
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- The Viking god of thunder and strength.
- The Magyars received aid from this Eastern empire during their westward expansion.
- The Angles and Saxons were descendants of the Angles, Saxons, and ________.
- The Magyars eventually settled in what is now modern-day ________.
- Viking religion and ________ were closely connected.
- Invasions disrupted the social, economic, and ________ order of Europe.
- Viking swords and weapons were believed to have these special powers.
- The Angles and Saxons migrated from this part of Europe.
- The Viking belief system is also called ________ mythology.
- The Anglo-Saxons developed local governments called ________ and hundreds.
21 Clues: The Viking god of thunder and strength. • Viking religion and ________ were closely connected. • The Vikings came from this region of Northern Europe. • The Magyars originated around the ________ Mountains. • The Anglo-Saxons reintroduced this religion to England. • The Angles and Saxons migrated from this part of Europe. • ...
crossword - 21 things you don't know 2025-11-28
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- a collection of stories about a specific person, culture, religion, or any group with shared beliefs
- the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
- decline or deteriorate physically or mentally
- an armed police force organized on military lines but distinct from the regular army
- the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas
- delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
- required by law or a rule; obligatory
- an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or athletic one
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- serious, infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which primarily affects the lungs
- inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent
- confined (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons
- responsible by law; legally answerable
- in a way that shows care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
- a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc
- (of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled
- a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital
- make full use of and derive benefit from something or someone
- make legally void; invalidate
- a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done
- the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals
20 Clues: make legally void; invalidate • required by law or a rule; obligatory • responsible by law; legally answerable • decline or deteriorate physically or mentally • the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals • make full use of and derive benefit from something or someone • a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital • ...
Crossword Review 2026-03-25
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- Working or spreading in a hidden and usually harmful way.
- Mountains of marble in the Apennines.
- Red hats for sale.
- Wicked Friar who insisted Botticelli give up paintings stories from Greek mythology.
- Michelangelo thought he was more of a _________ than a painter.
- Wall painting technique where paints are applied directly onto wet lime plaster, creating a bond as the plaster dries.
- Invaded Italy while Michelangelo painted.
- Number of years it tokk to paint the Sistine Chapel
- Harmless.
- Family that supported artists in Florence and beyond.
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- This guy stole the Mona Lisa and brought it back to Italy where he felt like it belonged.
- Ancient Roman Temple of the Gods
- The smaller of two largest Italian islands.
- Painted the Sistine Chapel, sculpted the David
- Designed flying machines, was one of the first to use oil paints.
- Warrior Pope who had Michelangelo paint the Sistine ceiling.
- The sculpture of Pope Julius (made by Michelangelo) was melted by the French and the bronze was later used to make a _____________ called "The Julia".
- Number of years it took to sculpt the David.
- Studied the work of Michelangelo and DaVinci and mastered their style.
- So very talkative.
- The ________was a "rebirth" of art, learning, and new ideas that began in Italy during the 1300s and spread across Europe until the 1600s.
21 Clues: Harmless. • Red hats for sale. • So very talkative. • Ancient Roman Temple of the Gods • Mountains of marble in the Apennines. • Invaded Italy while Michelangelo painted. • The smaller of two largest Italian islands. • Number of years it took to sculpt the David. • Painted the Sistine Chapel, sculpted the David • Number of years it tokk to paint the Sistine Chapel • ...
Jake reinvented crossword 2025-02-25
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- comparison NOT using like or as
- How does didi react when she sees Jake at the game
- What is dipsys job on the football team
- how does Rick get Jake's schedule
- descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses, creating a mental picture by describing how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels Ex. The salty sea breeze was warm against my sunburned cheeks.
- college essays what is jake's side job
- comparison using like or as
- where did didi and Jake go
- how does Todd react when he notices the chemistry between Jake and didi
- a figure of speech where a writer or speaker makes an indirect reference to a wellknown person, place, event, or literary work Ex. He is a real Romeo.
- how does Connor react to Jake being behind on his work
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- What is Rick waiting for all week
- an extreme exaggeration
- a scene that interrupts the chronological order of a story to show events that happened in the past
- untrue stories typically about gods and goddess
- a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero's adventures.
- giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
- Why had Rick never had a class with Jake before
- a brave and noble character in a epic poem
- what does nelson do when a sophomore accidentally steps on his shoe
20 Clues: an extreme exaggeration • where did didi and Jake go • comparison using like or as • comparison NOT using like or as • What is Rick waiting for all week • how does Rick get Jake's schedule • college essays what is jake's side job • What is dipsys job on the football team • a brave and noble character in a epic poem • untrue stories typically about gods and goddess • ...
Jake reinvented 2025-02-25
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- where are Jake's parents during parties
- where do Jake and Rick go
- a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero's adventures
- who is Victor
- comparison NOT using like or as. Ex. Henry is a quick cheetah.
- who is Marty rapaport
- what does Jake call everyone
- a scene that interrupts the chronological order of a story to show events that happened in the past Ex. Disney movie “Up”
- untrue stories typically about gods and goddess Ex. Hercules
- a brave and noble character in a epic poem
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- where is the beginning of the novel set
- descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses, creating a mental picture by describing how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels Ex. The salty sea breeze was warm against my sunburned cheeks.
- giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. Ex. The wind whispered in my ear.
- where do Rick and Jennifer meet
- a figure of speech where a writer or speaker makes an indirect reference to a well known person place event or literary work Ex He is a real Romeo
- who is the narrator
- how does didi know Jake
- an extreme exaggeration Ex. This class is going to last forever
- what does Mrs.appleford call Jake
- comparison using like or as Ex. Henry is as quick as a cheetah.
20 Clues: who is Victor • who is the narrator • who is Marty rapaport • how does didi know Jake • where do Jake and Rick go • what does Jake call everyone • where do Rick and Jennifer meet • what does Mrs.appleford call Jake • where is the beginning of the novel set • where are Jake's parents during parties • a brave and noble character in a epic poem • ...
Hard puzzle 2026-06-30
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- set of good colors
- sleeping place
- an old person
- like a test
- TV
- seven colored beauty
- a type of number puzzle
- what keeps our personal information safe
- the red planet
- big brass instrument
- tower in chess
- a valuable substance
- BOOM!!
- choices
- sleep songs
- the important things
- mistake
- a subject about gods and goddesses
- to estimate
- where you sit
- lunar or solar event that is rare
- code to enter
- tick tock tick tock
- connects two things
- place to eat some food
- you need food
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- ringed planet
- self similarity
- an expert at the piano
- the organ that helps us think
- metallic form on currency
- fancy, beautiful
- whoever is the fastest wins
- sun, snow, rain
- What? Why? How?
- ___ balloons
- word list
- to copy
- an exaggeration
- space between one thing and the other
- not expected to happen
- yellow vegetable
- red yummy food
- connects 2 points
- extraordinary powers
- what we speak
- Z animal
- form of transportation like a taxi
- the drink of a baby
- stay calm, Don't panic
- exam, but a longer word
- the color of the sky
- five fingered part of the body
53 Clues: TV • BOOM!! • to copy • choices • mistake • Z animal • word list • like a test • sleep songs • to estimate • ___ balloons • ringed planet • an old person • what we speak • where you sit • code to enter • you need food • sleeping place • the red planet • red yummy food • tower in chess • self similarity • sun, snow, rain • What? Why? How? • an exaggeration • fancy, beautiful • yellow vegetable • connects 2 points • ...
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Minotaur 2023-03-05
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- What is the name of the labyrinth that housed the Minotaur in Greek mythology?
- What literary device is used to portray the protagonist's (Owl Creek Bridge) escape?
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- What is the setting of the "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
- What is the name of the famous Greek hero who is associated with the Minotaur myth?
- What literary movement is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" associated with?
5 Clues: What is the setting of the "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"? • What is the name of the labyrinth that housed the Minotaur in Greek mythology? • What literary movement is "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" associated with? • What is the name of the famous Greek hero who is associated with the Minotaur myth? • ...
Odyssey Crossword 1-12 2022-10-17
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- a sheet where a corpse is wrapped for burial
- whirlpool sea monster teaming with scylla
- former king of Mycenae
- king of the Phaeacians
- king of gods and men
- telemahkos' nurse
- a sorceress who used drugs and incantations to change humans into wolves, lions, and swine
- goddess of war
- most arrogant of Penelope's suitors
- is a man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage.
- Poseidon's son and also a cyclops
- a long wandering and eventful journey
- queen of Sparta
- songstresses who charm and kill the sailors that dock on their island
- king of Sparta
- odysseus' mother
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- prophet from the underworld
- home of the gods
- Queen of Ithaca
- alternate name for troy
- odysseus' father
- King of Ithaca
- son of Odysseus
- the underworld
- goddess of beauty and love
- killer of Agamenon
- nymph of the island Ogygia
- Bronze Age city attacked in the Trojan War
- killer of Aegisthus
- god of the ocean
- six-headed monster
- the god of messaging
- food of the gods
- island of the cyclops
- was a city-state in Ancient Greece, in the region of Laconia in the Peloponnese
- in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
36 Clues: King of Ithaca • the underworld • goddess of war • king of Sparta • Queen of Ithaca • son of Odysseus • queen of Sparta • home of the gods • odysseus' father • god of the ocean • food of the gods • odysseus' mother • telemahkos' nurse • killer of Agamenon • six-headed monster • killer of Aegisthus • king of gods and men • the god of messaging • island of the cyclops • former king of Mycenae • ...
History of the Greek theater 2023-01-06
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- How speech reveals character
- performed by large choruses.
- performers in Greek theater can be divided into
- The word in Greek means dance.
- Something to shock the audience
- arousing pity and fear,wherewith to accomplish a
- Thespis was the first winner. He is the earliest known playwright and actor. The word thespian,
- In the middle of the orchestra was placed a
- greek drama was presented at festivals honoring the god
- Characters support the plot. Their motivation drives the play
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- The word comes the the Greek word theatron, which means place of seeing
- a religious and civic celebration
- Usage of words to express thought
- A creature in classical mythology who was part man and part goat
- A flat terrace below the slope served as the
- imitation of an action
- The arrangements of the events in the play
- comes from the Greek verb meaning “to do” or “to act.”
- two key influences on Greek drama were the
- was the first great theorist of dramatic art
- A very wealthy city
- Song sung by chorus should be part of the plot
- This rule did not restrict the number of roles to three,because a single actor could play several roles.
- The slope of the hill served as the
- is the origin of our word scene.
25 Clues: A very wealthy city • imitation of an action • How speech reveals character • performed by large choruses. • The word in Greek means dance. • Something to shock the audience • is the origin of our word scene. • a religious and civic celebration • Usage of words to express thought • The slope of the hill served as the • The arrangements of the events in the play • ...
Jul1xword 2020-07-01
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- Tides are caused by gravity and this (4)
- Montpellier is the capital of (7)
- Arjuna's bow
- First man in space (4,7)
- Smallest planet in the solar system (7)
- The historic test series that takes place between Australia and England
- Extra runs scored when the bat does not make contact with the ball
- A king turned sage notorious for his anger (11)
- A delivery that curves away from the batsman
- The chemical that plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy that helps them (11)
- A bird most commonly found in New Zealand
- The warrior who is considered the "Pitamaha" in Indian Mythology
- Lord Krishna's brother (8)
- The process by which plants make food (14)
- Scientist who discovered gravity (6)
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- A dark cloud with precipitation is of the type.. (6)
- The distance metric for stars and other celestial bodies (5,4)
- The original master blaster in cricket, knighted by the queen of England (6,8)
- Capital of Idaho (5)
- LBW in cricket stands for.. (3,6,6)
- The name of the space shuttle and mission that landed on the moon (6)
- A foot breaker delivery which hits the pitch near the batsman's feet (6)
- Space Administration and research agency of USA which is responsible for launching space missions (4)
- Capital of Wisconsin (7)
- capital of Louisiana (5,5)
25 Clues: Arjuna's bow • Capital of Idaho (5) • First man in space (4,7) • Capital of Wisconsin (7) • capital of Louisiana (5,5) • Lord Krishna's brother (8) • Montpellier is the capital of (7) • LBW in cricket stands for.. (3,6,6) • Scientist who discovered gravity (6) • Smallest planet in the solar system (7) • Tides are caused by gravity and this (4) • ...
Vocab. 2019-02-06
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- clean
- putting on a fake appearance
- a small round shield held by a handle or worn on the forearm
- Roman Mythology
- revealing something hitherto or unknown
- Mrs.
- making a plan
- produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre)
- being proper;nice
- a power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience on a person
- nice;kind;helping
- political cause
- a person without a settled home
- a medieval knight wandering in search of chivalrous adventures
- to think or meditate in silence
- looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar
- spanish writer best remembered for "Don Quixote"
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- showing keen interest
- scold or rebuke
- to put on a fake appearance
- an introduction to a book, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims
- ghost
- an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
- a first image
- a large area of land owned by yourself
- being mixed up
- special importance, value, or prominence given to something
- to pass in a level
- preserve with salt, curing, or drying
- all around the world
- stupid;idiotic
- famous novel
- effort
- (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age
- what is happening;not fake
- (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech
- activity
- strong and healthy
38 Clues: Mrs. • clean • ghost • effort • activity • famous novel • a first image • making a plan • being mixed up • stupid;idiotic • scold or rebuke • Roman Mythology • political cause • being proper;nice • nice;kind;helping • to pass in a level • strong and healthy • all around the world • showing keen interest • what is happening;not fake • to put on a fake appearance • putting on a fake appearance • ...
Ancient China 2019-09-19
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- What mythological creature is associated with strength and power
- This Chinese invention is used everyday for eating and drinking
- What insect was used for fighting games in Ancient China
- What tool of writing was invented in 100BC
- What Ancient Chinese instrument if similar to a violin
- What is the name of the army of statues that were made to protect the Emperor
- What is the title given to Ancient China supreme leader
- This ball game was invented over 2000 years ago
- The Great Wall was built to protect from invaders from which direction
- Wearing your hair in this way meant that you were young and unmarried
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- What is the third main religion apart from Taoism and Confucianism
- What type of fish is considered sacred in Ancient Chinese mythology
- What instrument was invented in 200BC that shows direction
- What was the medical practise that used needles to cure sickness
- This Ancient Chinese invention has now evolved to detect earthquakes
- What dessert was invented that had frozen snow , milk and rice mixture
- What annual celebration do people celebrate their birthday
- What Ancient China invention is used in fireworks and for the militaary
- What number is thought to be unlucky in Ancient Chinese folklore
- What man made wonder can be seen from space
- This number is considered to be lucky
21 Clues: This number is considered to be lucky • What tool of writing was invented in 100BC • What man made wonder can be seen from space • This ball game was invented over 2000 years ago • What Ancient Chinese instrument if similar to a violin • What is the title given to Ancient China supreme leader • What insect was used for fighting games in Ancient China • ...
Genre Crossword Puzzle 2020-11-04
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- Intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action
- Is made of two words, folk which means regional people and lore, which means stories
- In which genre do Sthepen Crane's The Open Boat belong
- Greek Mythology is an example of which genre
- Romeo and Juliet is an example of which genre
- While you Decline to Cry (By O no Yasumaro)
- Example of this is expository, argumentative, functional and opinion pieces
- Sleeping Beauty belongs in which genre
- A short piece of writing on aparticular subject
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- Beauty and the Beast belongs in which genre
- War of the Worlds by H.G Wells belongs in which genre
- In which subgenre do a play, film or book that is made up of joke telling belong
- The genre of literature, film comprising narratives that takes place in the past
- They depict our world and society
- Is factual, nonfiction writing that conveys information about a topic
- A disastrous event
- the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself
- Example of this is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
- A short story typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
- Is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual
- A traditionsl story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated
21 Clues: A disastrous event • They depict our world and society • Sleeping Beauty belongs in which genre • Beauty and the Beast belongs in which genre • While you Decline to Cry (By O no Yasumaro) • Greek Mythology is an example of which genre • Romeo and Juliet is an example of which genre • A short piece of writing on aparticular subject • ...
Greek vs. Rome 2021-02-16
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- routes Used these to trade……
- Both Rome and Greece had this to make sure no one was doing bad things, what was this called……..
- In both cities girls around the age of 12 to 13 were paired with an older male for……
- The Greeks created this but the Romans borrowed it and added on to it…
- Another name for battle…..
- The Romans and the Greeks both had a strong…..
- The Romans and the Greeks both used them to do all the work…...
- The Romans and the Greeks had this for entertainment and fun what was this called….
- They killed animals for this to survive and could buy this to what was this called…….
- The Romans and Greeks both had this to buy products, what was it called…..
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- These were used to hurt or kill enemies these are called…..
- they both had these and loved and cared for them what was this called…..
- these people were in charge of everyone sometimes multiple in one city what was this called…….
- The Romans created a Republic while the Greeks created a…...
- The Romans and the Greeks both made this…...
- They both wore … so their not undressed
- Used to protect themselves…...
- classes They both had…. So they were divided into to groups
- They both believed in gods and goddesses this was called…...
- They both lived in …
20 Clues: They both lived in … • Another name for battle….. • routes Used these to trade…… • Used to protect themselves…... • They both wore … so their not undressed • The Romans and the Greeks both made this…... • The Romans and the Greeks both had a strong….. • These were used to hurt or kill enemies these are called….. • ...
My crossword 2021-02-28
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- a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a metre.
- the killing of one person by another.
- a man who has magical powers
- preceding in time, order, or importance
- a system in which members of an organization or society are ranked according to relative status or authority.
- working by itself with little or no direct human control.
- a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one.
- deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
- the action of officially allowing someone to do a particular thing
- a person who collects or has a great love of books.
- measured from or considered in relation to the centre of the sun.
- a collection of myths
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- the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert
- the leading sheep of a flock, with a bell on its neck.
- brief but comprehensive
- an account of someone's life written by someone else.
- the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
- relating to newborn children
- a building containing tanks of live fish of different species.
- an expert in or student of mathematics.
- inflammation of the urinary bladder
- a document proving a person's identity or qualifications.
- an unusual and exciting or daring experience.
- give a detailed account in words of.
- able to be easily carried or moved
25 Clues: a collection of myths • brief but comprehensive • a man who has magical powers • relating to newborn children • able to be easily carried or moved • inflammation of the urinary bladder • give a detailed account in words of. • the killing of one person by another. • preceding in time, order, or importance • an expert in or student of mathematics. • ...
End of Fourth Grade 2021-05-17
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- Who’s class were you in this year?
- Big, not-so-scary, tests at the end of the year covering everything. You took them for the first time this year.
- A group of stories related to a community or culture, usually describes the beliefs of that group of people
- Each of you studied a living thing, its habitat, and unique qualities
- A challenging kind of math involving tenths and hundredths
- classic ISAT snack
- The kind of tree we are currently growing in a yogurt cup
- A funny name for a pen
- This liquid kept our hands clean and bodies safe all year
- Competition for the best business plan
- Best book, about a “little dude” named Auggie
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- A game that involves a pit, new to the playground this year
- Our means of video conferencing when we couldn’t be together
- Our fierce Navajo inspiration
- People traveled this using covered wagons
- Person on Zoom who always keeps Mrs. B in check
- “Feeling good, like we should”
- This is a way to learn about the history of parts of words and grow your vocabulary
- As you know, it ruins everything
- Our favorite podcast
- When each student uses their fingers to remove trash from the floor
- This happened to us more than any other class. It involved staying home for two weeks
- "Why is it always ____________ minutes?"
23 Clues: classic ISAT snack • Our favorite podcast • A funny name for a pen • Our fierce Navajo inspiration • “Feeling good, like we should” • As you know, it ruins everything • Who’s class were you in this year? • Competition for the best business plan • "Why is it always ____________ minutes?" • People traveled this using covered wagons • Best book, about a “little dude” named Auggie • ...
Intraclass Scrabble Competition Crossword Puzzle 2021-08-14
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- to spread with something oily or sticky
- a two-handled drinking cup
- an archaic Greek statue of a young woman, standing and clothed in long loose robes
- a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries
- a bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place
- direct or guide
- an evergreen Californian shrub
- very large or great in amount or number
- a colorless liquid hydrocarbon with a lemon-like scent
- a mountain range in W central Europe
- wood from genipap tree
- Yiddish term for grandfather
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- a belief or set of beliefs taught or advocated
- a thorny Indian tree
- to work or continue persistently or energetically
- female genitalia
- a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings
- a clot of blood
- a lazy person
- plural of ban (currency)
- the iris of the eye
- a supernatural being in Muslim mythology
- time past
- stone money
- Hawaiian dish made of taro root
- basic unit of money in Turkmenistan
- the syllable naming the sixth note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- small portions of starters typical of Turkish and Greek cuisine often served as a light meal with pitta bread
- the path of virtuous conduct according to a Chinese philosophy
- a musical note
30 Clues: time past • stone money • a lazy person • a musical note • a clot of blood • direct or guide • female genitalia • the iris of the eye • a thorny Indian tree • wood from genipap tree • plural of ban (currency) • a two-handled drinking cup • Yiddish term for grandfather • an evergreen Californian shrub • Hawaiian dish made of taro root • basic unit of money in Turkmenistan • ...
Thankful for Puzzles! 2021-11-12
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- What do you call a female turkey?
- What are the initials of the first President to pardon a turkey?
- Popular fall decor
- Which Native American friend acted as an interpreter for the settlers?
- Catching leaves in fall brings good luck. True or false?
- Color often associated with fall and harvests
- What continent does not grow pumpkins?
- Pumpkin got its name from 'Pepon' which means large melon. True or false?
- This bird is used as a reference for Thanksgiving, and is served best hot!
- Which Monday is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?
- Thanksgiving occurs on the _____ Thursday in November.
- Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?
- Which turkeys actually gobble, male or female?
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- Which meat was brought to the first Thanksgiving by the Native Americans?
- Which utensil was NOT used by the settlers to eat Thanksgiving Dinner?
- According to Greek mythology, fall begins when this Goddess returns to Hades causing her mother to allow the crops on earth to die until her daughter is returned in the spring. Who is this Goddess?
- Who appears at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
- Another word for "Fall"
- Finish this quote. "Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet __________."
- Thanksgiving is celebrated in both Canada and the US but in different months.
- Pumpkins are vegetables.
- How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
- What is a baby turkey called?
- The Goddess of Harvest
24 Clues: Popular fall decor • The Goddess of Harvest • Another word for "Fall" • Pumpkins are vegetables. • What is a baby turkey called? • What do you call a female turkey? • What continent does not grow pumpkins? • Color often associated with fall and harvests • How many days did the first Thanksgiving last? • Which turkeys actually gobble, male or female? • ...
LS- Unit 2 Review 2023-02-16
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- Who created geometry?
- What king got murdered at his daughters wedding?
- In what battle did Athens use their navy and geography to get an advantage over Persians?
- What was the only war that the Persians won?
- Where did the Minoans live?
- At what age do young Spartan boys get sent to the agoge?
- What was the name of the great conqueror who spread Greek culture around all of the places he conquered?
- The olympics were held every ____ years
- What was the name of the Greek warrior that died during the Trojan war?
- What were the greek stories based off of Greek beliefs and gods?
- What country did Athens attempt to conquer in the Peloponnesian War?
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- What kind of democracy does athens have?
- Who created the Hippocratic oath?
- What was the main crop the Minoans and Mycenaeans traded?
- Greek marketplace
- What city state accepted change?
- God of sun, truth, and archery
- Who created the socratic method?
- What was the name of the beast that Theseus battled in the myth about the Minoans downfall?
- Who did the Greek olympics honor?
- What goddess was Athens named after?
- In what war did Athens and Sparta fight with each other?
- How many winners were there in the Greek olympics?
- Who created the Trojan horse to trick Troy in the Trojan war?
24 Clues: Greek marketplace • Who created geometry? • Where did the Minoans live? • God of sun, truth, and archery • What city state accepted change? • Who created the socratic method? • Who created the Hippocratic oath? • Who did the Greek olympics honor? • What goddess was Athens named after? • The olympics were held every ____ years • What kind of democracy does athens have? • ...
Social Studies: Topic 6 Vocabulary (Lessons 5-8) 2023-04-23
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- Abstract ideas; general notions
- A span of time
- a logical guess
- Method of instruction in which the teacher asks the students question after question in order to force them to think clearly
- Members of an alliance; groups formally cooperating with one another for a purpose
- The power to think clearly
- To obtain; to get ahold of
- Greek victory over Persian navy; battle that ended the SECOND Persian War
- Worship of many gods
- School of philosophy founded by Plato
- type of civilization in which the union of Greek and Roman culture created what is know as "Greco-Roman"
- An athletic competition in Ancient Greece that was held every four years to honor Zeus
- A Macedonian long spear or pike
- Poetry with songlike qualities that expresses feelings and emotions
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- In Ancient Greek drama, a group of people who commented on the action of a play and advised the characters
- An alliance led by Athens
- oath taken by medical students in which they swear to practice medicine in an ethical way
- Obedience;to accept or yield to the authority of another person
- Greek victory over Persian army; battle that ended the FIRST Persian War
- To stop
- To chase
- Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquest
- A collection of stories told about gods or heroes
23 Clues: To stop • To chase • A span of time • a logical guess • Worship of many gods • An alliance led by Athens • The power to think clearly • To obtain; to get ahold of • Abstract ideas; general notions • A Macedonian long spear or pike • School of philosophy founded by Plato • A collection of stories told about gods or heroes • Greek culture that emerged after Alexander's conquest • ...
THe End 2013-06-04
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- character who is shot and killed when police think he has a loaded gun
- "Mother" of the Civil Rights Movement
- author of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
- according to Greek mythology, in the beginning, there was only this....
- city and state of 1950s successful bus boycott in the south
- Johnny's last words to Ponyboy in The Outsiders
- narrator of novel set in the south in the 1930s
- ruler of the gods
- novel about living under Trujillo's rule
- novel about two different points of view
- performed 12 tasks to assuage his guild
- 25th and final mission of WWIIbomber
- novel of boy helping his father achieve his dream
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- 3 brothers who each have one eye in the middle of their forehead
- title of film about the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Street Church
- famous mongoose
- name of the street where the power mysteriously turns on and off
- man vs.hunter; man wins
- Branch Rickey took a chance on him
- character who finds talisman and makes a fatal wish
- Teacher Mark learns wushu in China in this film
- story in which Kevin's computer, Louis, causes trouble
- planet where the sun shines every seven years in Ray Bradbury's story
- character who learns what to do after she loses a limb and wants to run
- game played in "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
25 Clues: famous mongoose • ruler of the gods • man vs.hunter; man wins • Branch Rickey took a chance on him • 25th and final mission of WWIIbomber • "Mother" of the Civil Rights Movement • performed 12 tasks to assuage his guild • novel about living under Trujillo's rule • novel about two different points of view • author of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" • ...
Ancient Rome - The Founding of Rome 2014-12-29
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- making things
- a person in charge of sheep or goats
- baby dogs or wolves
- people who have broken the law but are not in jail
- the seat on which the king sits; a symbol of power
- having fear, be scared
- the Roman god of war; Ares in Greek mythology
- in the direction a river moves
- a brownish metal used to make statues
- the children of your children and their children, and so on
- to get out of sight
- a child less than 3 years old
- a bowl or container made by braiding pieces of a plant
- the sons of your brothers and sisters
- one of two people born at the same time from the same mother
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- someone with great power who lives forever
- the brother of one of your grandparents
- gave food to someone
- a place where you can look at old stuff and learn history
- make a circle around something
- a wild animal that looks like a dog
- when water fills your lungs and you die
- resting on top of the water
- by yourself
- sad
- attack
- a human figure usually made from metal or stone
- not for someone or something
- to walk away from something
- punch, strike, box, slap, smack
30 Clues: sad • attack • by yourself • making things • baby dogs or wolves • to get out of sight • gave food to someone • having fear, be scared • resting on top of the water • to walk away from something • not for someone or something • a child less than 3 years old • make a circle around something • in the direction a river moves • punch, strike, box, slap, smack • a wild animal that looks like a dog • ...
F451 2022-02-18
Across
- a lizard that is often believed to be fire-proof
- a plague thats spends the society and considered bad - leads to difference
- warning system to tell of a new place to burn
- an old professor who loved to read and continued to do so
- a radio system earpiece that allows communication both ways
- a religious book that tells valuable stories
- a hot thing used to burn buildings and paper - also occasionally for heat
- a bird like creature that in mythology was believed to light itself on fire and be reborn from the ashes
- the ‘actors’/those who are shown of the scenes telling stories
- Montag’s wife
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- a liquid, like gas, commonly used to light fires
- the room where the wall sized tv set that encompass most of peoples’ lives sits
- Montag’s neighbor who signifies curiosity and imperfection
- a stick used to light fires
- a firefighter who turns against his ways of burning things and starts to read
- a transportation port also a good hiding place
- people who are sent from the government to burn every last book
- fire captain that secretly had read books even though it is illegal
- a source of knowledge and information but are forbidden in this society
- a mechanical beast that is programmed to help out the emergency forces
20 Clues: Montag’s wife • a stick used to light fires • a religious book that tells valuable stories • warning system to tell of a new place to burn • a transportation port also a good hiding place • a liquid, like gas, commonly used to light fires • a lizard that is often believed to be fire-proof • an old professor who loved to read and continued to do so • ...
Cross word puzzles 2022-04-12
Across
- the Greek children play with ______
- roman ________ were different like nowadays ________ because most of the kids in the _______ were like slaves
- the roman ________ would fight in the Colosseum and were great at combat.
- roman children liked _____ and to this day there are ____ like Basketball, Football, Tennis, soccer and other ______
- the Greeks love to learn and when they finish their ________ they graduate
- the Greek inspired Rome to make ___ and to share the same creativity as much as the Greeks did too.
- the Greeks wore this to cover their body ____
- CUSTOMS the Greeks have _____ _____ before when they get married
- the Greeks love these, nowadays they are called emotional support ______
- the Greeks live and sleep in ______
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- the roman ______ had a lot of fairy tales, and legends, and tales
- the Greek children always like to play _____!
- the Roman ____ was different from what we have now because nowadays we cook ____ a different way.
- roman people bathe and shower in the ____room.
- the Greek _____ have barns and cows, chickens and other animals.
- Roman children learn the _______ and learn letters
- This is what the Greeks used their creativity and called it ______
- roman ________ would always listen to the father because he was the man of the household.
- roman children loved to play with their ____ and play games with them.
- the Greeks love _____ this is a type of drink, they make it out of grapes
- the Romans had different types of _____ and they evolved from another animal and we still own animals to this day.
21 Clues: the Greek children play with ______ • the Greeks live and sleep in ______ • the Greeks wore this to cover their body ____ • the Greek children always like to play _____! • roman people bathe and shower in the ____room. • Roman children learn the _______ and learn letters • This is what the Greeks used their creativity and called it ______ • ...
Art History Puzzle 2022-04-27
Across
- printmaking process of etching a work into copper and then rubbing with ink
- artist who inspired Artemisia Gentileschi (female Baroque painter who painted females in mythology overpowering men)
- ornate handwritten books, usually religious texts
- valuable white material used in many indigenous sculptures
- considered the Holy City in the Islamic faith
- artist who painted The Night Watch
- underground burial system
- cultural movement that increased power of the individual and decreased power of the church
- ornate objects created to house relics of religious figures
- final period of Greek culture
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- Renaissance style of round paintings
- philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment who invented rationalism; “I think therefore I am”
- powerful banking family that ruled during the Renaissance
- Diego Velazquez’s most famous work depicting the young princess and her whole crew as well as himself painting
- Spanish painter of the Romantic period whose work slowly got darker as he suffered from an undiagnosed illness
- period of architecture that featured stained glass windows, pointed archways and flying buttresses
- technique in painting and drawing that uses strong contrasts between light and dark
- Michelangelo’s famous sculpture of Mary holding a deceased Jesus
- tower in mosque where prayer call is sounded
- which country’s elite made up the subject of most Rococo paintings
- style of art that lays tiny piece of glass or jewel in a cement like substance to create an image
21 Clues: underground burial system • final period of Greek culture • artist who painted The Night Watch • Renaissance style of round paintings • tower in mosque where prayer call is sounded • considered the Holy City in the Islamic faith • ornate handwritten books, usually religious texts • powerful banking family that ruled during the Renaissance • ...
I've Spelled it Out 2022-03-05
Across
- Rhymes with "pogo" but the first letter is "t"
- Where the Malay people come from
- Either a little yellow flower, or one that has seeds that are blown by the wind
- Tanning makes you ---
- Joe Biden's middle name, or a bird with a red chest (with "ette" added to the end)
- A place to get cold cuts, "what" in Spanish, and another word for "smell" (as one word)
- Green plants, triangle shaped, lots of leaves, starts with "f"
- oboe
- Translate "the" and "and" to Spanish, then add "sian" to the end (as one word)
- Female warriors in Norse mythology who guide souls to the afterlife, and a prominent woman in "Thor: Ragnarok"
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- A company that mails your online orders, or a famous rainforest
- Vietnamese soup, then "what" in Spanish
- "a vertical recessed triangular space forming the center of a pediment, typically decorated." (google it)
- A common male name, starts with "o," ends with "r," and has "ma" in the middle
- "Father" with "dles" at the end
- "Wants and ----s," "I ---- that," etc
- Reality show featuring Kim, Khloe, Kylie, and Kendall, abbreviated
- Starts with another word for "straight," ends with "ptera"
- Word that sounds like people who sing in church, but the first three letters are replaced by "qu"
- A large amount of water flowing down, often used to describe the movement of waterfalls
20 Clues: oboe • Tanning makes you --- • "Father" with "dles" at the end • Where the Malay people come from • "Wants and ----s," "I ---- that," etc • Vietnamese soup, then "what" in Spanish • Rhymes with "pogo" but the first letter is "t" • Starts with another word for "straight," ends with "ptera" • Green plants, triangle shaped, lots of leaves, starts with "f" • ...
I've Spelled it Out 2022-03-05
Across
- Word that sounds like people who sing in church, but the first three letters are replaced by "qu"
- Rhymes with "pogo" but the first letter is "t"
- A place to get cold cuts, "what" in Spanish, and another word for "smell" (as one word)
- Where the Malay people come from
- Female warriors in Norse mythology who guide souls to the afterlife, and a prominent woman in "Thor: Ragnarok"
- Joe Biden's middle name, or a bird with a red chest (with "ette" added to the end)
- A company that mails your online orders, or a famous rainforest
- A large amount of water flowing down, often used to describe the movement of waterfalls
- Oboe
- Reality show featuring Kim, Khloe, Kylie, and Kendall, abbreviated
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- Starts with another word for "straight," ends with "ptera"
- Vietnamese soup, then "what" in Spanish
- Translate "the" and "and" to Spanish, then add "sian" to the end (as one word)
- Either a little yellow flower, or one that has seeds that are blown by the wind
- "Father" with "dles" at the end
- "a vertical recessed triangular space forming the center of a pediment, typically decorated." (google it)
- Green plants, triangle shaped, lots of leaves, starts with "f"
- Tanning makes you ---
- "Wants and ----s," "I ---- that," etc
- A common male name, starts with "o," ends with "r," and has "ma" in the middle
20 Clues: Oboe • Tanning makes you --- • "Father" with "dles" at the end • Where the Malay people come from • "Wants and ----s," "I ---- that," etc • Vietnamese soup, then "what" in Spanish • Rhymes with "pogo" but the first letter is "t" • Starts with another word for "straight," ends with "ptera" • Green plants, triangle shaped, lots of leaves, starts with "f" • ...
rome vs greek 2024-02-13
Across
- turned victims into stone
- was the first Greek and even European place, where coins were used.
- The Persians Razed the First Parthenon to the Ground
- a brother of Zeus, the sky god and chief deity of ancient Greece, and of Hades, god of the underworld.
- was the first European Capital of Culture.
- the first-born son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea
- has a snake-like lower half, has snakes for hair, can use her tail as a whip, and can use her stare to turn anyone into stone.
- has the most fountains than any city
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- is the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology
- the virgin goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion
- League a military alliance against any enemies that might threaten Ionian Greeks
- son of Zeus, the chief god, and Leto.
- is an entertainment venue, hosting gladiator fights, animal hunts, and even mock naval battles.
- comes from the people's original tribal name Parsua
- sisters all three were the daughters of Phorcys and his sister, Ceto
- known for their warrior society and caste system
- was the favorite daughter of Zeus, the chief god.
- is the best-preserved ancient Roman building in Rome.
- She is said to be the most independent and ferocious
- the oldest written languages still in use today
20 Clues: turned victims into stone • has the most fountains than any city • son of Zeus, the chief god, and Leto. • was the first European Capital of Culture. • the oldest written languages still in use today • is the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology • known for their warrior society and caste system • the first-born son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea • ...
Caden C poe-cabulary worksheet 2023-12-05
Across
- adj. of or relating to Nicaea, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, or its inhabitants.
- N a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice, often pulled by draft animals.
- Adj Weary with traveling
- N a continuous loud banging or ringing sound.
- Adj consisting of or set down in runes: runic inscriptions. having some secret or mysterious meaning: runic rhyme.
- Adj having the structure and form of a crystal; composed of crystals.
- N a ringing or tinkling sound.
- N a short, simple song.
- Adj (of the heart) beating rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.
- N an ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony, typically banded in appearance.
- N of long ago or former times (used in nostalgic or mock-nostalgic recollection).
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- N splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.
- N gaiety and fun.
- N the human soul, mind, or spirit.
- N a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
- a bulbous plant of the lily family, with straplike leaves and a compact spike of bell-shaped fragrant flowers. Native to western Asia, hyacinths are cultivated outdoors and as houseplants.
- V predict (the future or a future event).
- N the act of expressing disagreement or complaint
- V mix or cause to mix together.
- N(in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall.
20 Clues: N gaiety and fun. • N a short, simple song. • Adj Weary with traveling • N a ringing or tinkling sound. • V mix or cause to mix together. • N the human soul, mind, or spirit. • V predict (the future or a future event). • N a continuous loud banging or ringing sound. • N the act of expressing disagreement or complaint • ...
Shadows in the Snow 1 2024-01-11
Across
- Family connection through blood(7).
- Pets that live in your house(8).
- Making more baby animals(8).
- When you rip something into small pieces(4).
- To wander and explore, like going on an adventure(4).
- What people think about you and your actions(10).
- To come from or be related to someone from the past(9).
- When animals have babies, it's called this(5).
- Really, really violent and brutal(9).
- Shake in the cold, like when you're scared or chilly(6).
- To say something is yours or belongs to you(5).
- A story that gets told over and over, like about a hero(6).
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- Wearing a costume to hide who you are(8).
- Related to living things, like plants and animals(10).
- Stories passed down from grandparents about magical creatures and adventures(8).
- To earn something because you did something good(7).
- Really scary and frightening; gives you the creeps(8).
- A fierce and ferocious creature(6).
- Dogs used for hunting(6).
- A wild and empty land, like a big forest(10).
- Your backbone; it helps you stand up tall(5).
- When the sky is angry and everything gets gloomy and stormy(4).
- Old stories about gods, heroes, and magical things(9).
- Connections between people; family and friends(9).
24 Clues: Dogs used for hunting(6). • Making more baby animals(8). • Pets that live in your house(8). • Family connection through blood(7). • A fierce and ferocious creature(6). • Really, really violent and brutal(9). • Wearing a costume to hide who you are(8). • When you rip something into small pieces(4). • A wild and empty land, like a big forest(10). • ...
Review 1-9 2024-01-08
Across
- happening early in the history of humans and the world, or simple and not complicated
- to push or drive forward
- to guide someone into the wrong direction; to be a bad influence
- uncontrollable urge to behave in a certain way (this one often deals with repeated behaviors)
- desire to avoid; disgust
- to use again
- the leader of a school
- a government ruled by a few powerful people
- giving out light without much heat
- one who doesn't fit in; "bad fit"
- dreary, depressing
- to light up
- a fundamental truth
- to clarify, explain
- to sail completely around the world
- to live in
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- first in quality or importance
- indirect; roundabout; not straightforward
- a bad or wrong decision; error
- an exit; a means of going out
- misshapen
- one-eyed giant monster from Greek mythology
- a book or set of books giving information on many subjects
- the force that drives something forward, or forward motion
- clear and easily understood
- a violent rotating windstorm
- judge incorrectly
- to move around an area or a place, often returning to a starting point
- to put in the wrong place
- a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
- the place where a plant or animal usually lives
31 Clues: misshapen • to live in • to light up • to use again • judge incorrectly • dreary, depressing • a fundamental truth • to clarify, explain • the leader of a school • to push or drive forward • desire to avoid; disgust • to put in the wrong place • clear and easily understood • a violent rotating windstorm • an exit; a means of going out • first in quality or importance • ...
ArtApp Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-14
Across
- it is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person.
- it is imagining improbable things.
- it is a successive visions, images and feelings.
- the gradual change from dark to light values is obvious.
- it is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter.
- the principles of art will be used to determine how the elements of art used in the picture.
- many of the hues in this painting have been used on the gypsy.
- this reflects his decision that the glossy surface helps pull the painting together to make a harmonious whole.
- this reflects his decision that large areas of the artwork have been painted.
- are works that does not depict anything from the real world.
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- the concern centers on identifying the expressive qualities.
- it is a classification of art that exists on a continuum.
- it is a classification of art also known as objective art.
- it is the discussion or evaluation of visual art.
- often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
- it is a focused view or interpretation of specific natural elements.
- contrasts of light and dark values help emphasize not only the lion.
- it belongs to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
- is an important part of the art criticism process.
- this initial step begins by making a thorough inventory of everything one sees in the work of art.
20 Clues: it is imagining improbable things. • it is a successive visions, images and feelings. • it is the discussion or evaluation of visual art. • is an important part of the art criticism process. • often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal. • the gradual change from dark to light values is obvious. • it is a classification of art that exists on a continuum. • ...
Ancient History Crossword 2 2025-10-24
Across
- A term given to the period during the reign of Caesar Augustus
- The term for three ruling consuls
- Referring to a spear or a military tactic used by the Greeks and Macedonians
- An elected leader of the Roman Republic, chosen when consuls cannot resolves a problem
- The elected leaders of the Roman Republic
- When people within a country divide and fight over an issue
- Plebians who sit in the Senex and have heto power over patrician decisions
- The lower class of Romans, comprised on poorer peasants
- A government in which power is lodged in representatives elected by the people
- When many are ruled by a few of one
- A government in which power is vested in teh people, with the majority in control
- Body of representatives in the Roman Republic, comprised of wealthiest patricians
- Rule by the wealthy of social elite
- The stories aand religion of Homer's gods on Mount Olympus
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- Reducing many people or territories under one umbrella (ruler, empire)
- The higher class of Romans, comprised of wealthy land owners
- When the State or government exercises total control over a citizen's life
- Body of representatives in the Roman Republic, comprised of patricians and plebians
- Meaning "dual" or referring to two levels of government, local and national
- The desire and/or formation of an empire
20 Clues: The term for three ruling consuls • When many are ruled by a few of one • Rule by the wealthy of social elite • The desire and/or formation of an empire • The elected leaders of the Roman Republic • The lower class of Romans, comprised on poorer peasants • The stories aand religion of Homer's gods on Mount Olympus • ...
jeopardy 2025-12-22
Across
- Claustrophobia comes from Latin meaning what?
- What bird shares its name with an expression meaning to shrink back in fear?
- Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win in two sciences?
- The Persistence of Memory features melting versions of what object?
- What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
- Which European river flows through four capital cities?
- Which ancient city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
- “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” appears in which Shakespeare play?
- The word “salary” comes from a Roman payment involving what mineral?
Down
- What is the longest river entirely within France?
- Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?
- What culinary term literally means “under vacuum” in French?
- What is the only U.S. state whose capital does not have a McDonald’s?
- What letter does not appear in any U.S. state name?
- What astronomical term describes a planet’s apparent backward motion?
- Which Titan in Greek mythology was punished by having his liver eaten daily?
- Which 19th-century novel opens with the line “Call me Ishmael”?
- What element has the atomic number 26?
- Cats is based on poems by which Nobel Prize–winning author?
- Who wrote The Age of Innocence and was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
20 Clues: What element has the atomic number 26? • Claustrophobia comes from Latin meaning what? • What is the longest river entirely within France? • What letter does not appear in any U.S. state name? • What is the smallest country in the world by land area? • Which European river flows through four capital cities? • Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture? • ...
Review for Semester 1 2026-01-23
Across
- a major ancient Mesopotamian city, known as the capital of powerful empires
- a major world religion and philosophy, originating in India
- slaves or prisoners who entertained crowds in arenas fighting criminals, or wild animals, often to the death
- legendary ancient Greek poet
- the world's highest mountain range, spanning 2,400 km across Asia to separate the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
- the hottest desert in the world
- a powerful, militaristic city-state in ancient Greece
- built across northern China over centuries by various dynasties to protect against invasions
- Exchanging goods for other goods without money
- network of trade routes, connecting East and West from China through Central Asia to Europe
- a collection of sacred texts central to Judaism and Christianity
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- a diverse collection of Indian religious traditions
- political and military genius His actions led directly to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire
- a 200-year period of peace in the Roman Empire
- people who move from place to place
- an ancient Mesopotamian temple
- a legendary 10-year conflict in Greek mythology between the Greeks and the city of Troy
- the divine, absolute rulers of ancient Egypt
- a foundational ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, and teacher of Aristotle
- legendary Greek mythological hero, unmatched strength and famously killed by a heel wound.
20 Clues: legendary ancient Greek poet • an ancient Mesopotamian temple • the hottest desert in the world • people who move from place to place • the divine, absolute rulers of ancient Egypt • a 200-year period of peace in the Roman Empire • Exchanging goods for other goods without money • a diverse collection of Indian religious traditions • ...
UNIT 2 2026-01-21
Across
- the dominant culture in Late Bronze Age Greece
- thinkers who explore profound questions about knowledge, existence, ethics, and reality
- two separate invasions of Greece by Persia in 490 BCE and 480–479 BCE.
- traditional stories about there gods
- a system of government by the whole population
- best story teller was a blind man
- the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
- an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
- a member of a Hellenic people speaking the Doric dialect of Greek
- a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation.
- a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.
- strong and healthy or wise
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- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition
- a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
- a large dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt at the edge of our solar system
- ruled by king
- a legendary 10-year conflict in Greek mythology, fought between the Greeks
- a cruel and oppressive ruler.
- a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.
- a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta, intermediate in status between slaves and citizens.
20 Clues: ruled by king • strong and healthy or wise • a cruel and oppressive ruler. • best story teller was a blind man • traditional stories about there gods • the dominant culture in Late Bronze Age Greece • a system of government by the whole population • a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition • ...
Greek Gods and Goddesses Background Knowledge 2024-04-24
Across
- daughter of Zeus and was turned into a tree (Katherine)
- group of people half human and half horse (Joham)
- half human half goat (Ben)
- Place ruled by Hades (Jermaine)
- half human half creature with talons, Mrs Dodds is one (Brianna)
- The ruler of the underworld (Jermaine)
- the main character
- has a head of snakes (Ivanna)
- a large area covered in water, Poseidon is the god of it (Amari)
- the Magic Pen that Percy wields (Jonah)
- what heals Percy when he is hurt (Yuvia)
- The leader of the gods (Eddie)
- Percy's friendand counselor (Heran)
- protector of the kids to get them to camp safely (Gage)
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- A journey or adventure the Percy is going on (Yuvia)
- God of the sea and father of Percy (Prince)
- God and camp director (Sy'Miah)
- a promise / thing that will happen in the future (Brianna)
- goddess of wisdom, Annabeth's mom (Isaac)
- percy and of Beth and Grover; They all are a friend group (Kailynn)
- Percy and the Beth and Grover visit this city and the arch in it (Katherine)
- three old ladies who decide someone's fate (Seyi)
- gives you permission to go on a quest (Sy'Miah)
- We're all the demigods live
- Attacked Grover, Percy, and Percy's mother (Nathan)
- the story of all of the goddesses, gods, and creatures (Tuay)
- York where Percy's mom and stepdad live (Paul)
27 Clues: the main character • half human half goat (Ben) • We're all the demigods live • has a head of snakes (Ivanna) • The leader of the gods (Eddie) • God and camp director (Sy'Miah) • Place ruled by Hades (Jermaine) • Percy's friendand counselor (Heran) • The ruler of the underworld (Jermaine) • the Magic Pen that Percy wields (Jonah) • what heals Percy when he is hurt (Yuvia) • ...
Vocab and Jake 2025-02-25
Across
- a scene that interrupts the chronological order of a story to show events that happened in the past Ex. Disney movie “Up”
- The green teletubby nickname
- Where is the beginning of the novel set?
- descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses, creating a mental picture by describing how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels Ex. The salty sea breeze was warm against my sunburned cheeks.
- The new snapper
- comparison using like or as Ex. Henry is as quick as a cheetah.
- an extreme exaggeration Ex. This class is going to last forever.
- a brave and noble character in a epic poem
- untrue stories typically about gods and goddess Ex. Hercules
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- Where do the boys go to school
- Todds side chick
- What according to Rick does Jake seem hung up on
- a figure of speech where a writer or speaker makes an indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work Ex. He is a real Romeo.
- what does jake call everyone
- Who is the narrator?
- giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. Ex. The wind whispered in my ear.
- Didi rays best friend
- The toughest kid on the football team
- comparison NOT using like or as. Ex. Henry is a quick cheetah.
- a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero's adventures.
20 Clues: The new snapper • Todds side chick • Who is the narrator? • Didi rays best friend • The green teletubby nickname • what does jake call everyone • Where do the boys go to school • The toughest kid on the football team • Where is the beginning of the novel set? • a brave and noble character in a epic poem • What according to Rick does Jake seem hung up on • ...
Puzzle #7 2024-12-22
Across
- Repetition of initial sounds in a phrase
- Extremely luminous active galactic nucleus
- Sachh is _____
- Small remaining trace of something
- Mythical creature with a riddle
- Notes of a chord played in sequence
- Famous actor known for his role in Sherlock Holmes
- Underground burial chamber
- Puzzle where the first letters spell a word or phrase
- Lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
- Hired soldier working for pay
- Freshwater fish
- Device creating shifting symmetrical patterns
- Optical illusion in the desert
- Mythical half-human, half-horse creature
- Food of the gods in mythology
- Intricate network of passages
- Pen name used by an author
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- Book of synonyms
- Chain of islands
- Well known author Agatha (One of your favourites I think)
- Tall, four-sided stone monument
- Difficult problem or puzzle
- Musical instrument with wooden bars
- Whirling mass of air or water
- One skilled in creating or solving crosswords
- Sound frequency or sports field
- Ancient counting device
- Day when day and night are of equal length
- Clever plan or scheme
- Mythical creature made of various animals
- Colony of nesting birds or seals
- Ancient Egyptian writing system
- Relating to a transitional state
- Spotted wildcat of Central and South America
- Word formed by rearranging letters of another
- Sea named for its floating seaweed
- Humorous five-line poem
38 Clues: Sachh is _____ • Freshwater fish • Book of synonyms • Chain of islands • Clever plan or scheme • Ancient counting device • Humorous five-line poem • Underground burial chamber • Pen name used by an author • Difficult problem or puzzle • Whirling mass of air or water • Hired soldier working for pay • Food of the gods in mythology • Intricate network of passages • ...
9K 2024 Crossword 2024-06-18
Across
- Won three 1st place standings at track
- Shares a name with a student in 9Z
- Queen Igraine
- Wears a cross on his ear
- Shares a name with the man who parted the Red Sea
- Knows a thing or two about football
- Her middle name begins with the letter 'S'
- Just came back from Spain
- Designed the inside cover for the yearbook
- Merlin
- Plays 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' daily with Mr. Munar
- Has served as a cadet
- Was new to OLG this year
- Was a Grade 9 Historian speaker
- Likely the best baker in Grade 9
- Avanzado
- Wants to become an engineer
- Knows a thing or two about hockey
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- Loves the movie 'The Breakfast Club'
- Her buddy's name is 'Caitlin'
- Read one of the Prayers of the Faithful at Farewell
- Knows a thing or two about rugby
- Her zodiac sign is Pisces
- Knows a thing or two about basketball
- Her buddy's name is 'Arya'
- His middle name begins with the letter 'H'
- Is a member of the jazz band
- Had a birthday on the Grade 9 Farewell
- Has the word 'Yeet' written on his glasses
- The last student to have joined 9K
- Share a name with the most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
- Was new to OLG this year
32 Clues: Merlin • Avanzado • Queen Igraine • Has served as a cadet • Wears a cross on his ear • Was new to OLG this year • Was new to OLG this year • Her zodiac sign is Pisces • Just came back from Spain • Her buddy's name is 'Arya' • Wants to become an engineer • Is a member of the jazz band • Her buddy's name is 'Caitlin' • Was a Grade 9 Historian speaker • Knows a thing or two about rugby • ...
Vocab Practice 2.4-2.6 2025-12-10
Across
- the study of animals and their behaviors
- a graph that shows the range of a person's hearing ability
- a gathering of people to listen to a performance
- the study of hearing or hearing loss
- to look at something carefully
- relating to hearing
- unable to hear it
- the study of Earth's atmosphere and the weather
- the study of social relationships of human beings
- someone who might be guilty of a crime
- an observer or witness, someone who watches something
- materials using sight and sound to present information
- a short performance to show the talents of someone who is being considered for a play
- the environment as it relates to living organisms
- the study of human behavior
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- the study of human cultures, communities, and societies
- a large room where people gather to watch a show
- using what you know to make a guess
- a broad range of related objects
- impressive
- the study of myths
- the way you see something
- the study of living things
- able to be heard
- something that attracts attention because it is unusual or shocking
- the possibility that something will happen in the future
- a way of treating someone kindly
- the practice of making someone's face, skin, and hair more beautiful
- a professional who diagnoses and treats hearing problems
- the study of earth and rocks
30 Clues: impressive • able to be heard • unable to hear it • the study of myths • relating to hearing • the way you see something • the study of living things • the study of human behavior • the study of earth and rocks • to look at something carefully • a broad range of related objects • a way of treating someone kindly • using what you know to make a guess • ...
Task 3 Crossword 2026-06-12
Across
- - the act of bringing something into existence that did not exist before, or the result of that process
- - any living, breathing being
- - Ideas about what is right and wrong.
- - actions, people, or situations that deliberately violate accepted standards of right and wrong
- - a long, ambitious, or difficult search in pursuit of a specific goal
- - an inspired message or prediction about the future, often believed to be divinely revealed through a prophet
- - translates to "one who serves" or "to attend"
- - The main gods in Greek mythology who lived on Mount Olympus.
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- - A consequence given for doing something wrong.
- - Powerful supernatural beings believed to control parts of the world or human life.
- - the state of being under a magic spell or feeling a powerful sense of wonder, delight, and fascination
- - a person admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities
- - Beings who are half‑human and half‑god.
- - Supernatural power that can change or control things in ways normal humans cannot.
- - A long, sharp weapon used for fighting.
- - Giving up something important for someone or something else.
- - a short, fictional story designed to teach a moral lesson
- - The broken remains of old buildings or structures.
- - A being that can die; a human.
- - a traditional story, often featuring supernatural beings, created to explain the origins of the world, natural phenomena, or cultural beliefs
20 Clues: - any living, breathing being • - A being that can die; a human. • - Ideas about what is right and wrong. • - Beings who are half‑human and half‑god. • - A long, sharp weapon used for fighting. • - translates to "one who serves" or "to attend" • - A consequence given for doing something wrong. • - The broken remains of old buildings or structures. • ...
Karina Crossword 2026-06-13
Across
- Planet of love beauty pleasure art and attraction
- bbno$ collaborator with retro sleaze humor and meme-rap charm
- Chappell anthem of glitter queer longing and dance-floor freedom
- Olivia song about fame betrayal and emotional bloodsucking
- Musical story of witchcraft friendship betrayal and misunderstood power
- Commentary YouTuber known for cursed media fake products and internet absurdity
- A witch’s animal companion and magical sidekick
- Indie supergroup with friendship devotion and sad-girl Avengers energy
- Sabrina tradition known for flirty chaotic improvised outros
- Chappell chant song with cheerleader spelling and campy instructions
- Snake-era comeback built on revenge secrecy and rebirth
- Pop artist whose club chaos became a cultural color
- Chappell song about denial comphet and lost queer love
- YouTube channel for influencer drama timelines tea and receipts
- Olivia album of bad ideas messy honesty and pop-punk feelings
- Cottagecore album full of ghosts cardigans triangles and storytelling
- Artist of longing shame devotion and tiny emotional knives
- Queer pop star with drag camp and Midwest-princess mythology
- Slime-green pop culture mood of messy cool self-aware chaos
- Witchy winter sister album with grief longing and old stories
- Artist of rage confession poetic precision and emotional excavation
- Zodiac sign of performance pride drama and main-character fire
- Meme-fluent rapper with absurd confidence and chaotic branding
- bbno$ hit with nonsense-hook viral energy
- bbno$ song with bouncy flex energy and food-title absurdity
- Fan theory lens reading Taylor through queer coding and hidden symbols
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- Subtle relationship reveal through crumbs hints and vibes
- Sparkly good witch with charm image control and Libra energy
- One-sided emotional bond viewers feel with creators or celebrities
- Pop star of whisper vocals dark visuals and haunted cool
- Card system for reflection divination and symbolic pattern reading
- Misunderstood green witch with outsider pain and Scorpio intensity
- Olivia breakout ballad that made a breakup feel investigative
- Tour concept where every album became a costume-coded kingdom
- Long-running YouTube comedy group with sketches games improv and lore
- Perfect D&D roll and instant table celebration
- Danny Gonzalez fandom name that sounds like one person
- Ritualized creator response after public backlash
- Zodiac sign of detail analysis ritual and sacred organization
- Zodiac sign of aesthetics justice relationships and social tension
- Hidden clue fans believe an artist planted on purpose
- Pop girl of espresso flirtation tiny dresses and glossy confidence
- Zodiac sign of secrets intensity death rebirth and emotional x-ray vision
- Screenshots clips and timestamps used as proof in internet drama
- Pop girl of heartbreak theater rage and diary-entry bridges
- Sabrina hit with caffeine crush energy and playful obsession
- Olivia debut album of teenage devastation jealousy and betrayal
- Apparent backward motion blamed for review chaos and reflection
- Astrology point for feelings needs memory body and instinct
- Pop star whose songs turn heartbreak into coded mythology
50 Clues: bbno$ hit with nonsense-hook viral energy • Perfect D&D roll and instant table celebration • A witch’s animal companion and magical sidekick • Planet of love beauty pleasure art and attraction • Ritualized creator response after public backlash • Pop artist whose club chaos became a cultural color • Hidden clue fans believe an artist planted on purpose • ...
Jacob's puzzle 2025-08-25
Across
- What I would be holding your hand through the whole time if you were in one, laying in one of the beds
- Game involving a kingdom of bugs
- Scottish (You know who it is)
- Forbidden (But we wouldn't be together if it weren't for it) app
- What I will give you the second we meet up, and the biggest one you will ever receive in your entire life
- The name of a big fat cat
- The emotion I've felt ever since I've first met you, and what I will always give you, no matter where you are and what happens
- My favorite metal band, the one I listen to probably the most
- The Shogun, Breaker of Ankles
- An old newgrounds game that recently got a new DLC
- *Suplexes an entire god*
- What you always make me feel, even if it's the slightest thing
- The name of a messy guinea pig who stood on her back legs for treats
- The video game character I relate to the VERY most
- A video game I have an embarrassing amount of hours on
- Ghost of Sparta, Also uses the word "Boy." frequently
- A very highly anticipated sequel to a game, coming in September of this year
- A bunny that deserved better
- The name of a guinea pig who would absolutely demolish carrots
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- The game I want to live in/experience in real life the very most with you
- The name of the game that brought us together
- "Ketamine, diamonds, everything is a _________!"
- The pokemon you gave me to help me get the Rayquaza in Pokemon Ultra Sun
- "Are you sure"
- The name of a shy and scaredy guinea pig
- What you usually order from Wendy's
- The name of a game about living as a wolf pack in Yellowstone
- The name of a dairy queen menu item, but also a very sweet guinea pig
- What you always will be, no matter what people say, who you were before, and who you are now, you will always be ________ <3
- "Oooo and they're both ____!"
- Mythology set in Athens, Greece, involving characters like Zeus, Ares, Sisyphus, and so on
- the friend you have a lot in common with, and who I regret not introducing you to earlier
- What I will always have for you, no matter how what the situation may be
- Unnecessarily Acrobatic person you used to have a crush on
- Our wonderful grandson who carries horror games
- Your favorite animal
- What you would instantly fall asleep from if I placed it on top of you straight out of the dryer
- Grumpy bunny that flings her food bowl everywhere
- Mythology set in Scandinavia, involving characters like Odin, Thor, Freya, and so on
- The thing you've been doing for a long time, and still even today have no clue how you do so well
40 Clues: "Are you sure" • Your favorite animal • *Suplexes an entire god* • The name of a big fat cat • A bunny that deserved better • Scottish (You know who it is) • "Oooo and they're both ____!" • The Shogun, Breaker of Ankles • Game involving a kingdom of bugs • What you usually order from Wendy's • The name of a shy and scaredy guinea pig • The name of the game that brought us together • ...
Astro Crosswords - Stars and Constellations 2021-04-06
Across
- Brightest star in the sky, part of the Canis Major constellation. It has a small white dwarf as a companion star
- The constellation of the scale. Its name can also mean weight or money.
- Taurus' eye. The Pioneer 10 probe is moving in the direction of this star 65 lightyears away from us, and should arrive there within the next 2 million years.
- The largest constellation, it crosses the celestial equator.
- Mother of Andromeda, in mythology it was punished by Poseidon and it now spends eternity sitting on her throne around the North Celestial Pole.
- Great constellation of the Northern Hemisphere. It surrounds the Ursa Minor, and gives its name to an opening in chess.
- The star that indicates North. It is part of a triple system, and its brightness changes periodically.
- The compass, one of the constellations created in the XVIII century, has this name in latin.
- Brightest star in the Near-Infrared wavelength. This is one of the most famous Red Giants in the sky.
- This is the third brightest star in the night sky, and a red giant in the Boötes constellation.
- Known as the Aquila Alpha, this is a main sequence type A star
- This red giant in the Southern Cross constellation is the M-type giant closest to our own Sun.
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- Wheat branch in Virgo's hands, this star is a spectroscopic binary. The two companions orbit so cloe to each other they are deformed by each others gravitational pull and gain an oval shape.
- Also known as Beta Orion, this is a Blue Supergiant that varies its brightness slightly over time.
- Canis Minor Alpha, it is only 11.46 lightyears away from us, therefore being one of our Sun's nearest neighbors.
- Tail of the Ursa Major, it is the third brightest star in this constellation. In reality it is a blue/white main sequence star.
- The eye of Scorpio, this star is actually a binary with a red supergiant and a main sequence star.
- Scorpio's pincer, it has lost to IAU its classic name and is now known as Beta Scorpii.
- This bright star from the constellation of Lyra was, 14 000 ago, the one closest to the North Celestial Pole. It is one of the best characterized stars, after our own Sun.
- Its name corresponds to the pilot in Jason's ship in greek mythology, and it is the second brightest star in the night sky.
- A blue/white Supergiant, this star is part of the Swan Constellation and the Summer Triangle Asterism.
- The head of one of the twins, it is actually part of a six star systema
- Known as the Alpha Auriga, this star is actually a system with two pairs of two stars.
- This constellation has the name of a Greek Hero. It contains the solar Apex, direction the SUn is pointing towards while it moves around the Milky Way.
- Lion's chest, in reality it corresponds to a system with two pairs of two stars
25 Clues: The largest constellation, it crosses the celestial equator. • Known as the Aquila Alpha, this is a main sequence type A star • The constellation of the scale. Its name can also mean weight or money. • The head of one of the twins, it is actually part of a six star systema • Lion's chest, in reality it corresponds to a system with two pairs of two stars • ...
English 1 Mega Crossword 2025-11-25
Across
- Type of play Romeo & Juliet is
- Name chosen by the protagonist of Anthem, after the titan in Greek mythology who gives fire to humanity
- Name of the small, smart man, who is a protagonist in Of Mice and Men
- Fictional town where To Kill a Mockingbird takes place
- The respected, cowboy like figure who is kind to George and Lennie in Of Mice and Men
- Type of fish the old man defeats in The Old Man and the Sea
- An old man who has a similarly old dog who is shot during the story of Of Mice and Men, joins in on George and Lennie's Plan
- Pen name of the author of Animal Farm
- City the old man hails from in The Old Man and the Sea
- Author of Romeo & Juliet (among many other things)
- Family that Romeo hails from
- The animal that Lennie obsesses over in Of Mice and Men due to how soft they are
- Fictional political system practiced by the talking animals in Animal Farm
- Name of the pig dictator in Animal Farm
- Aggressive Capulet, cousin of Juliet, slain by Romeo
- Nickname of Jeremy Finch, football player and son of a lawyer in To Kill a Mockingbird
- The item Romeo buys to use on himself once he believes Juliet is dead
- Thing I had you do for five minutes at the beginning of class
- Name of the old man who goes to sea for 84 days without catching a fish
- Nickname of Jean Louise Finch, protagonist and narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird
- The lady Lennie kills accidentally towards the end of Of Mice and Men
- Author of Anthem
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- Family that Juliet hails from
- Author of Of Mice and Men
- Author of To Kill a Mockingbird
- The old man's companion or "the young boy" in The Old Man and the Sea
- Real world political system being criticized in both Anthem and Animal Farm
- Real U.S. state where To Kill a Mockingbird takes place
- Romeo's best friend, cousin of Prince, slain by Juliet's Cousin
- Hero of the first Greek mythology story we read
- Author of The Old Man and the Sea
- Patriarch of the Finch family, defense lawyer during the central case of To Kill a Mockingbird
- Surname of the malicious family in To Kill a Mockingbird who accuses Tom Robinson
- Italian city where Romeo & Juliet takes place
- Baseball team the old man roots for in The Old Man and the Sea
- Item that is reinvented by the protagonist of Anthem
- Innocent black man accused during the central trial of To Kill a Mockingbird
- Name of the noble and hardworking horse in Animal farm that is eventually turned to glue
- The mysterious neighbor of the Finches who saves the children at the end of To Kill a Mockingbird
- Name of the large, mentally challenged man who is a protagonist in Of Mice and Men
40 Clues: Author of Anthem • Author of Of Mice and Men • Family that Romeo hails from • Family that Juliet hails from • Type of play Romeo & Juliet is • Author of To Kill a Mockingbird • Author of The Old Man and the Sea • Pen name of the author of Animal Farm • Name of the pig dictator in Animal Farm • Italian city where Romeo & Juliet takes place • ...
12h 2024-04-30
Across
- - Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC (6 letters, six)
- - Last battle of the American Revolutionary War, effectively ending the conflict (8 letters, eight)
- - Spanish fleet defeated by the English in 1588 (6 letters, six)
- - German statesman who unified most of the German states into a powerful empire (8 letters, eight)
- - Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence (7 letters, seven)
- - Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (9 letters, nine)
- - Intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century (12 letters, twelve)
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- - System of government first established in ancient Athens (9 letters, nine)
- - In Norse mythology, a hall located in Asgard where heroes slain in battle are received (8 letters, eight)
- - Stone that was a key in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs (7 letters, seven)
- - Hero of the Trojan War and the central character of Homer's Odyssey (7 letters, seven)
- - Medieval Knights known for their role in the Crusades (8 letters, eight)
- - British Prime Minister during much of World War II (9 letters, nine)
- - First artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union (7 letters, seven)
- - Last imperial dynasty of China (4 letters, four)
15 Clues: - Last imperial dynasty of China (4 letters, four) • - Persian king who invaded Greece in 480 BC (6 letters, six) • - Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (9 letters, nine) • - Spanish fleet defeated by the English in 1588 (6 letters, six) • - British Prime Minister during much of World War II (9 letters, nine) • ...
Roman Religion Crossword -Period 7 2023-08-30
Across
- a religious building that's meant for worshipping or praying
- series of customs or procedures for a ceremony, often religious.
- belief in only one god
- religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
- the ancient empire, centred on the city of Rome
- religion based on the holy book of the Torah and the teaching surrounding it.
- beliefs, customs, and cultural characteristics handed down from one generation to the next.
- what you believe about human beings' relationship to a higher power (such as God)
- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
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- the official religion of the Roman Empire.
- having a belief in many gods and goddesses
- earned behavior of people, including their languages, belief systems, social structures, institutions, and material goods. Also: a group of people that share the same cultural traits and values.
- head of the Roman Catholic Church; in ancient Rome, bishop of Rome who claimed authority over all other bishops
- religious belief that is contrary to the official teachings of a church
- set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event.
15 Clues: belief in only one god • the official religion of the Roman Empire. • having a belief in many gods and goddesses • the ancient empire, centred on the city of Rome • religion based on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. • a religious building that's meant for worshipping or praying • series of customs or procedures for a ceremony, often religious. • ...
Ancient Greek Innovations 2025-01-12
Across
- A machine designed by Archimedes to raise water, often used for irrigation.
- A tool used by the ancient Greeks to study the stars and navigate.
- A place for drama and plays, often performed to honour the god Dionysus.
- A type of play in ancient Greece that often told serious stories with sad endings.
- The study of wisdom and ideas, pioneered by thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
- Tall structures used to support buildings, often seen in Greek temples.
- A branch of mathematics developed by the Greeks, used to measure shapes and spaces.
- A simple machine used in ancient Greek engineering to lift heavy objects.
- A sports competition that began in ancient Greece to honour Zeus.
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- A system of government first developed in Athens where citizens vote to make decisions.
- An idea proposed by Greek astronomers suggesting the Sun is at the centre of the solar system.
- A Greek inventor and mathematician known for his screw pump and discoveries about levers.
- A collection of stories about gods and heroes, central to Greek culture.
- A structure used to carry water, an engineering innovation used in ancient Greece and Rome.
- Hippocrates, the "Father of ___," developed practices still used in healthcare today.
15 Clues: A sports competition that began in ancient Greece to honour Zeus. • A tool used by the ancient Greeks to study the stars and navigate. • Tall structures used to support buildings, often seen in Greek temples. • A place for drama and plays, often performed to honour the god Dionysus. • A collection of stories about gods and heroes, central to Greek culture. • ...
Reading response vocab project 2026-04-07
Across
- having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.
- A thing or a collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail.
- Nonsense
- The three sisters in Greek mythology, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa
- bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible
- climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
- a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalacti,te
- a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
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- a team sport played while straddling broomsticks, in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through any of three hoops fixed at either end of the field.
- To wave or flourish something—typically a weapon—in a menacing, dramatic, or aggressive manner.
- causing terror or horror.
- the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
- Plural form of penny in Britain
- a projecting starched frill worn around the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan and Jacobean costume.
- the unwanted or officious interference in other people's affairs, business, or private lives
15 Clues: Nonsense • causing terror or horror. • Plural form of penny in Britain • bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible • a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters. • The three sisters in Greek mythology, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa • having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion. • ...
Mars edition 2021-02-19
Across
- In roman mythology, Mars was the god of what? (3)
- the name of the chemical compound that gives Mars its nickname (4,5)
- Which now dissolved union, was the first to land on Mars back in 1971 (6,5)
- What is the name of the crater that perseverance has landed in (6)
- The nickname for mars (3,6)
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- an inhabitant of Mars. Think Matt Damon (7)
- Mars is 4th planet from the sun and is sandwiched between earth and which other planet(7)
- What social media platform did perseverance use to say: I'm safe on Mars, Perseverance will get you anywhere(7)
- the highest mountain on Mars and the highest volcano in our solar system. Think where the Greek Gods made their home. (7,4)
- As well as looking for signs of life, what vital molecule is perseverance attempting to make from carbon dioxide. You can't breathe without it. (6)
10 Clues: The nickname for mars (3,6) • an inhabitant of Mars. Think Matt Damon (7) • In roman mythology, Mars was the god of what? (3) • What is the name of the crater that perseverance has landed in (6) • the name of the chemical compound that gives Mars its nickname (4,5) • Which now dissolved union, was the first to land on Mars back in 1971 (6,5) • ...
THE FALL OF TROY 2021-04-29
Across
- The left the Trojan horse as an offering to her.
- Prince of Troy, who stole Helen of Sparta.
- He came up with the plan to build a giant wooden horse and roll it up to the gates, pretending they have surrendered.
- He is a warrior extraordinarily strong, courageous and loyal, but he had one vulnerability–his “ heel.”
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- King of Sparta in Greek mythology, husband of Helen
- He is the prophet that tells the Greeks that they must capture the Trojan prophet Helenus in order to win.
- The wooden horse used by the Greeks, during the Trojan War, to enter the city of Troy and win the war.
- A river which Achilles' mother dipping him to make his body vulnerable except his heel which she held.
- The most beautiful woman in the world.
- He was struck by Athena with madness as a consequence of his revenge.
10 Clues: The most beautiful woman in the world. • Prince of Troy, who stole Helen of Sparta. • The left the Trojan horse as an offering to her. • King of Sparta in Greek mythology, husband of Helen • He was struck by Athena with madness as a consequence of his revenge. • The wooden horse used by the Greeks, during the Trojan War, to enter the city of Troy and win the war. • ...
Words their way #29 2022-02-17
Across
- A stone that contains crystals and minerals
- The study of animals
- It is an optical instrument that is used to see things that are not able to be seen by the naked eye.
- An instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which a person can get a view that would otherwise be blocked.
- a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks
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- The study of Myths
- A telescope is an optical instrument that you use to look at things that are far away.
- A forecast of a person's future, typically including a delineation of character and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person's birth.
- The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
- Is a type of measurement that is used to measure all kids of lengths
10 Clues: The study of Myths • The study of animals • A stone that contains crystals and minerals • Is a type of measurement that is used to measure all kids of lengths • The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments • A telescope is an optical instrument that you use to look at things that are far away. • ...
Mythical Creatures 2023-10-09
Across
- mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
- mythical bird known for its ability to be reborn from its own ashes.
- legendary sea monster often depicted as a giant octopus or squid.
- winged horse from Greek mythology, often associated with poetry and the Muses.
- legendary serpent-like creature often associated with fire and flight.
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- mythical horse-like creature with a single spiral horn on its forehead.
- mythical sea creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish.
- mythical beast with the body parts of various animals, often including a lion, goat, and serpent.
- creature with the body of a human and the head of a bull, known for its labyrinthine home.
- creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse.
10 Clues: legendary sea monster often depicted as a giant octopus or squid. • mythical bird known for its ability to be reborn from its own ashes. • creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. • legendary serpent-like creature often associated with fire and flight. • mythical horse-like creature with a single spiral horn on its forehead. • ...
Literary Elements 2017-05-25
Across
- The repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
- The character that opposes the protagonist.
- A comparison between two unlike things using a word such as like, as.
- Struggle between a literary character and an outside force such as nature or another character.
- A figure of speech in which a nonhuman or nonliving thing or quality is talked about as if it were human or alive.
- An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing.
- A reference to a statement, person, place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science.
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- The main character of a story.
- The most emotional or suspenseful moment in the story.
- The use of words whose sounds echo their sense (boom pow zap).
- Moral, lesson, or message the author is trying to convey.
- When the characters problems are solved and the story ends.
- The time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place.
- The vantage point at which a story is told.
- Literary term used to describe the events that make up a story.
15 Clues: The main character of a story. • The character that opposes the protagonist. • The vantage point at which a story is told. • The most emotional or suspenseful moment in the story. • Moral, lesson, or message the author is trying to convey. • When the characters problems are solved and the story ends. • The use of words whose sounds echo their sense (boom pow zap). • ...
Changing Rights and Freedom- Aboriginals 2013-02-03
Across
- to control their own lives.
- Children were forcibly removed from indigenous Australians as young as possible for the immediate purpose of raising them separately from and ignorant of their culture and people
- Original or earliest known inhabitant
- The right of a group of people to determine what is best for them
- The merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups, not involving biological amalgamation.
- The act of protecting or the state of being protected
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- The ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- To come between disputing people, groups, etc.
- Practical things which improve the living standards of Indigenous people
- To put aside a difference and come together as friends.
- Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
- An act or instance of integrating a racial, religious, or ethnic group.
- The position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- A person having one-fourth black ancestry;
- To separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group
15 Clues: to control their own lives. • Original or earliest known inhabitant • A person having one-fourth black ancestry; • To come between disputing people, groups, etc. • The act of protecting or the state of being protected • To put aside a difference and come together as friends. • The right of a group of people to determine what is best for them • ...
Mr Holt's Crossword- y as in pyramid 2021-02-16
Across
- exercises and skills performed on mats and apparatus, spectacular Olympic event
- type of fluid in the body's immune system, starts with L
- a normal or standard example of something, acting according to type
- something man-made, not naturally occurring, eg. materials, grass, starts with S
- maths term meaning each half of a shape is a mirror image of the other
- old stories and legends, starts with m
- clues or hints that aren't obvious, starts and ends in C
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- not a real name, used to hide a person's real identity such as an author, starts with PS
- a picture, diagram or image representing a meaning such as a company brand
- 3D object with circular ends and one smooth side
- the study of physical features and attributes of the earth, starts with P
- to express sadness and concern for another person, perhaps because of an accident or death
- the words of a song
- words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings
- 3 dimensional object with a pointed apex, found in Egypt Country in Northern Africa, famed for pyramids and the Nile River
15 Clues: the words of a song • old stories and legends, starts with m • 3D object with circular ends and one smooth side • type of fluid in the body's immune system, starts with L • clues or hints that aren't obvious, starts and ends in C • a normal or standard example of something, acting according to type • ...
crossword for polytheism 2023-12-15
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- The blending of different religious or cultural beliefs into a new system
- A broad term used to describe various pre-Christian religions that worshipped multiple deities and practiced nature-based rituals.
- a set of actions or words that are performed regularly as part of a religious ceremony
- the collection of all the gods in a polytheistic religion
- A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, which developed from Vedic religion.
- the belief in and worship of many gods
- the collection of stories and beliefs associated with a particular religion
- the worship of an image or representation of a god, rather than the god itself
- a god or goddess worshipped in a polytheistic religion
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- the attribution of human characteristics, emotions, and behaviors to non-human entities, such as gods or animals
- The belief that all objects, places, and creatures possess a distinct spiritual essence
- The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means
- an offering made to a deity as a sign of respect or supplication
- A person or place considered to be a source of divine prophecy or wisdom
- The study of the nature of God and religious belief
15 Clues: the belief in and worship of many gods • The study of the nature of God and religious belief • a god or goddess worshipped in a polytheistic religion • the collection of all the gods in a polytheistic religion • an offering made to a deity as a sign of respect or supplication • A person or place considered to be a source of divine prophecy or wisdom • ...
History Week 12 2023-11-13
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- Leonardo spent months studying this creature so he could sculpt it well. (P. 45)
- Sandro Boticelli went to live with his brother, who was a ____ (P. 39)
- ____ succeeded Cosimo as the head of the Medici family. (P. 27)
- Boticelli was also asked to paint numerous scenes from Greek mythology by this family. (P. 40)
- One of Boticelli's first commissions was to make a painting called this. (P. 40)
- One of Leonardo's most famous paintings is titled ___ (P. 46)
- Leonardo was so good at this activity that his boss quit and let him take over the business (P. 44)
- Leo Da Vinci was the ____ son of a lawyer. (P. 43)
- The Turkish ___ died in 1481. (P. 32)
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- This pope hated the Medici family (P. 29)
- This man died in 1464 (P. 27)
- Girolamo Savonarola was born in this town in 1492. (P. 35)
- When he was this age, Lorenzo Medici's parents decided it was time for him to marry. (P. 28)
- Leonardo as a child was so good at this subject that his instructor quit teaching him! (P. 43)
- Girolamo Savonarola encouraged people to forsake ancient philosophers like this man (P. 36)
15 Clues: This man died in 1464 (P. 27) • The Turkish ___ died in 1481. (P. 32) • This pope hated the Medici family (P. 29) • Leo Da Vinci was the ____ son of a lawyer. (P. 43) • Girolamo Savonarola was born in this town in 1492. (P. 35) • One of Leonardo's most famous paintings is titled ___ (P. 46) • ____ succeeded Cosimo as the head of the Medici family. (P. 27) • ...
vocab number 1 2023-02-01
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- a west african historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet or musician. They maintain a tradition of oral history storytelling.
- the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people or other social group.
- skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitful
- a persons standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do
- The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force
- The action of being parted or divided, to be divided
- to bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
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- in exactly the same words as were used originally
- used to refer to people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who there from somewhere else
- a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold such as copper or coffee
- to use someone unfairly for your own advantage, especially for profit.
- A property of anything that is valuable on its own
- the qualities, beliefs, personality traits, and/or expressions that characterize a person.
- related to, based on, or appearing in myths or mythology
15 Clues: in exactly the same words as were used originally • A property of anything that is valuable on its own • The action of being parted or divided, to be divided • skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitful • related to, based on, or appearing in myths or mythology • to bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. • ...
Star-Crossed 2025-01-28
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- An app that analyzes the kind of day you will have based on your star signs, and can also compare your relationships and compatibility with others on the app.
- A card game which involves gaining affection tokens through delivering letters to the princess.
- The Japanese festival of Tanabata, or the Star Festival, is celebrated to commemorate two star-crossed lovers represented by the stars Vega, and this star.
- The name of the most renowned male “star-crossed lover” in Shakespearean works.
- The holiday that this game is themed around.
- The name of the first Veto competition of this season of Swift.
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- The planet named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
- A word that means to be very loving and/or loyal.
- A word meaning having a brief, but intense infatuation with someone.
- A flower that symbolizes romantic love, when red.
- In a story portraying the two star-crossed lovers, Jay Gatsby and Daisy, this actor plays Jay in one of movie portrayals.
- The name of Cupid in Greek Mythology.
- The popular video game in which players try to buy the most Super Stars.
- Another word for starry-eyed.
- A cloud of dust and gas in space.
15 Clues: Another word for starry-eyed. • A cloud of dust and gas in space. • The name of Cupid in Greek Mythology. • The holiday that this game is themed around. • A word that means to be very loving and/or loyal. • A flower that symbolizes romantic love, when red. • The planet named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. • ...
Fantasy Creatures 2025-06-19
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- What magical creature is known for its single horn on its forehead?
- What tiny, magical creature has wings and is often associated with good luck?
- What small, bearded creature is often depicted as living underground and guarding treasure?
- What legendary bird is said to be reborn from its own ashes?
- What person uses spells and potions for both good and bad purposes?
- What creature is half-human, half-horse, with the upper body of a human and lower body of a horse?
- What half-human, half-fish creature lives in the water?
- What mythical creature is a human that transforms into a wolf during the full moon?
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- What person possesses magical powers and is skilled in sorcery?
- What mythical creature has wings and breathes fire?
- What creature is known for its ability to transform into a bat and drink blood?
- What winged horse in Greek mythology is often associated with thunder and lightning?
- What legendary sea monster is often depicted as a giant octopus or squid?
- What creature is large, ugly, and often depicted as threatening?
- What mythical creature has the body of a lion and the head of an eagle?
15 Clues: What mythical creature has wings and breathes fire? • What half-human, half-fish creature lives in the water? • What legendary bird is said to be reborn from its own ashes? • What person possesses magical powers and is skilled in sorcery? • What creature is large, ugly, and often depicted as threatening? • ...
Leonardo Da Vinci 2023-04-17
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- Theme often depicted in Leonardo's artwork, such as in his painting "The Annunciation" where the angel Gabriel is shown holding a lily, symbolizing purity.
- Type of painting Leonardo created on a wall in the Palazzo Vecchio
- One of Leonardo's most famous paintings
- City known for its high-quality marble that was used by Leonardo in his sculptures
- Term used to describe Leonardo's mastery in multiple fields
- Color that Leonardo often used in his sketches and drawings
- Activity that Leonardo conceptualized and designed a breathing apparatus for
- Area of study that Leonardo was passionate about and led him to create detailed anatomical drawings of horses
- Animal that Leonardo studied and drew extensively, including a famous drawing of a lion attacking a man
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- One of Leonardo's famous drawings depicting ideal human proportions
- City where Leonardo spent much of his early career
- Technique used by Leonardo to create realistic folds in clothing in his paintings
- Flying machine concept that Leonardo sketched and is considered a precursor to the modern helicopter
- Famous painting depicting Jesus and his apostles at the Last Supper
- Collection of notes and sketches Leonardo made throughout his life that are now considered an important historical document
15 Clues: One of Leonardo's most famous paintings • City where Leonardo spent much of his early career • Term used to describe Leonardo's mastery in multiple fields • Color that Leonardo often used in his sketches and drawings • Type of painting Leonardo created on a wall in the Palazzo Vecchio • One of Leonardo's famous drawings depicting ideal human proportions • ...
A.P. Lang Vocabulary Group 5 2014-02-19
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- A disease or ailment
- Make a concerted or violent attack on
- A quality that evokes pity or sadness
- Obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise
- A person's facial features or expression, esp. when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin
- Clear or obvious to the eye or mind; display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate
- (of a man) having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly
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- Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
- (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences; �a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist
- (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
- (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires; an incendiary bomb or device
- Provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction; drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad
- Clothing
- Abstinence from alcoholic drink
- Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
15 Clues: Clothing • A disease or ailment • Abstinence from alcoholic drink • Make a concerted or violent attack on • A quality that evokes pity or sadness • Obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise • Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation • Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive • ...
JNFLSIC LIBRARY 2018-08-30
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- Harry Potter is an example of a ___ book
- The science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services; Books on this topic can be found in the 330s
- The setting of 'The Great Gatsby'
- Where and when the story takes place
- An African-American physicist and mathemetician who features in the book 'Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World'
- ___ Fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages
- Rick Riordan writes fantasy series using elements of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse ____
- First book in the Seeds of America trilogy by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Charlotte ___ wrote 'Jane Eyre'
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- Books that deal with facts and reality
- Orson Scott ___ is the author of many science fiction books, including 'Ender's Game.'
- The full name of the protagonist in '1984.'
- The secret society found in the book 'The Young Elites'
- The land in a popular fantasy series by C.S. Lewis
- Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Nathaniel ___ is famous for his short stories and novels, such as 'The Scarlet Letter' and 'The House of the Seven Gables'
15 Clues: Charlotte ___ wrote 'Jane Eyre' • The setting of 'The Great Gatsby' • Where and when the story takes place • Books that deal with facts and reality • Harry Potter is an example of a ___ book • The full name of the protagonist in '1984.' • The land in a popular fantasy series by C.S. Lewis • The secret society found in the book 'The Young Elites' • ...
Seven Wonders Vocab Set 2 2021-04-06
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- to be made up of
- an object which holds 7 or 9 candles, that Jewish people use for worship
- a building, statue, or place that honours a person or event that happened
- to make someone or something stronger, such as build walls around a city
- when soldiers or police officers surround a city or building to try take control of it
- something that blocks your path or makes it difficult to do what you want to do
- being careful not to offend or upset other people when doing or saying something
- greatly loved, valuable, or important
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- to officially tell people about something or to say something in a loud way
- ideas from different cultures believed by many people but are not true
- to put a dead person or animal in a grave, to hide something in the ground
- a place that people visit because it is connected with something important to them
- to show in a picture or a painting, to describe using words or a story
- a person who studies or writes about history
- to take and hold a person, or to get control of a place
15 Clues: to be made up of • greatly loved, valuable, or important • a person who studies or writes about history • to take and hold a person, or to get control of a place • ideas from different cultures believed by many people but are not true • to show in a picture or a painting, to describe using words or a story • ...
Constellation 2023-09-05
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- Resembles a graceful swan with its long neck and wings stretched out.
- Represents a water-bearer pouring water from a jug-like container.
- It looks like a warrior with a belt and a sword in the night sky.
- Shaped like a flying horse with a square body and four legs.
- Looks like a long dragon winding its way through the sky.
- Resembles a ram's head with curving horns made of stars.
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- Represents twins and has two bright stars that look like twin brothers.
- Shaped like a "W" or "M" and is named after a queen in Greek mythology.
- Looks like a scorpion with a curvy body and a long, curving tail.
- Depicts a maiden holding a sheaf of wheat and is associated with harvest.
- Looks like an archer drawing a bow and aiming an arrow at the stars.
- Resembles a bull's head with bright stars forming its eyes and horns.
- Resembles a lion with a mane and some bright stars for the head and tail.
- Major (Big Dipper) A group of stars that form a big ladle or saucepan.
- Major Features the brightest star, Sirius, and represents a big dog.
15 Clues: Resembles a ram's head with curving horns made of stars. • Looks like a long dragon winding its way through the sky. • Shaped like a flying horse with a square body and four legs. • Looks like a scorpion with a curvy body and a long, curving tail. • It looks like a warrior with a belt and a sword in the night sky. • ...
