Across
- 2. / Some people love the Twilight series, but many critics of the books claim that the writing is trite and cliched, or…
- 8. / No one has ever accused Adele or Lana Del Rey of being _____, as their songs are almost always slow-paced, somber in tone, and downright depressing.
- 12. / The knight looked ______ when he saved the princess from the fire-breathing dragon… but not so much when he later drank a gallon of milk straight from the carton and proceeded to belch the alphabet backwards.
- 13. / Part of this word sounds a little like the car in Back to the Future, and the word might effectively describe the technology in that car, since it’s now sufficiently outdated and antiquated.
- 15. / The statement that everyone is unique might not be entirely true, but it does seem that we all have our own unique quirks and _______ (plural), at the very least.
- 17. / Mr. Verdon does not believe that dinosaurs (at least as they are typically depicted) ever existed, whereas Miss Brandt willfully believes that gigantic beasts once roamed the earth and were all magically killed by a great, big asteroid. Neither will budge from their respective opinion, which means that they are effectively at an _______.
- 18. / Rather than stay true to his values and beliefs, the senator made the politically ___ decision and voted along party lines so as not to evoke the anger of his colleagues.
- 19. / Some people have a ____ for soft jazz, caviar, and Michael Bay movies, meaning they aren't the biggest fans; I can't speak for jazz or Michael Bay, but whenever I try caviar, I can't help but think, “_______ terrible!”
- 20. / Then-President Bill Clinton tried to show that he was _____ when he told the American people, “I feel your pain.”
- 24. / If Mickey Mouse fell off of Splash Mountain and into the water while listening to “Float On” by Modest Mouse, do you think he’d sink? Or would he be _____?
- 25. / In the movie Wedding Crashers, Isla Fisher’s character (Gloria) often acts like an __________ and impulsive child, putting minimal thought into her decisions and actions.
- 26. / It would be pretty cool (and “big league”) if President Trump used this vocabulary word once in a while in place of his preferred way to describe something of great size, “YUGE!”
- 28. / a thrash metal band; also, a shrinking or withering away; or, if broken apart phonetically, something kids and winning teams receive
- 29. / Mr. Verdon and Miss Brandt both have a(n) _____, or wide-ranging, taste in music, as evidenced by the references on this quiz.
- 30. / Even though no one except Mr. Verdon has ever seen the glorious movie Little Nemo, you'll all be able to figure out why the mischievous clown who shows no respect to others is named “Flip”. It’s because his personality would be described as ______.
Down
- 1. / As The Beatles said, "COME TOGETHER... right now..."
- 3. / Eminem’s separation, or ___, from both his mother and wife, plays a central role in a number of his songs.
- 4. / Not to be confused with a pattern on a dress, the stuff dentists put in your mouth when cleaning it, or a southern state in the USA, this… actually, scratch that, this hint has gotten way too complicated.
- 5. / Hmm... I'm stumped on this one. Are you?
- 6. / It has become evident in the political arena that ________ between the Republicans and Democrats is nothing more than a fantasy, as the two sides seemingly never cooperate or find common ground on anything.
- 7. / Rappers often “hate on” and ____ one another when freestyling, which typically elicits an emphatic reaction from those watching.
- 9. / Perhaps stronger support of this type would have ensured that London Bridge didn't fall down (and subsequently that Fergie wouldn't write an awful song that uses the falling down of said bridge as a veiled metaphor)
- 10. / You're not going to believe this because it's admittedly difficult to ____, but this word also refers to a unit of measure used at sea.
- 11. / Linkin Park encapsulated this word in their lyrics, "In the end, it doesn't even matter..."
- 14. / All of the due dates that Mr. Verdon assigns are tentative, or _________, because he realizes that students have busy lives and sometimes need a little additional time to complete their very best work.
- 16. / Nothing Miss Brandt or Mr. Verdon could ever say will make the anxiety of these tests _____, or become less intense
- 21. / While commercials often seem confusing and nonsensical, they are typically created using objective, ______ data about consumers’ tendencies, interests, and buying habits.
- 22. / Hailey Steinfeld’s _____, or excessive pride, is evident when she sings: “I love myself... and I don’t need anybody else!”
- 23. / "Here lies my GPA... it was a beautiful sight to behold back in the day” might be something you’d say if you were attempting to ________ your once-sterling grades.
- 27. / During Miss Brandt’s rebellious emo stage (which is still going on), she’d often wear all black, sit in the corner of her room, and play songs that showed just how much _______ she had for everyone and everything, including “Hate (I Really Don’t Like You)” and “I Hate Everything About You”