Let's see, I'm used to writing for adults, but if I were writing for kids, especially the wide age range you have...
What do the following mnemonics stand for? "Roy G.Biv." "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" "HOMES" (colors of the rainbow, line notes on the treble clef in music, the names of the Great Lakes)
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre? Who defended the accused soldiers?
What does the First Amendment to the Constitution protect?
Who created the first telescope?
What is the largest planet? What is the smallest?
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Who said "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"? Where was he when he said it?
Which of the following are reptiles, and which amphibians? Alligator, newt, toad, snake, caiman, komodo dragon, salamander
What do a kiwi bird and an ostrich have in common?
Which of the following are cats? lynx, jaguar, coyote, wolf, guinea pig, hyena, meerkat
How many companions made up the Fellowship of the Ring?
Who lived with her friends in "an old house in Paris all covered in vines?"
Who tries to get his friend to eat green eggs and ham?
In "Are You My Mother", what sort of thing is a "snort"?
What continent is sometimes referred to as "Down Under"?
What continent has only one country on it? (You may need to explain that Antarctica is not a country)
How many stars are on the American flag? What did they represent? How many stripes are on the American flag? What do they represent?
What was the last state to become a state?
Who are Dorothy's companions when she goes to find the Wizard of Oz?
In "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH," what is Timothy sick with?
In "The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler," where do Jamie and her brother run away to?
What is a Nimbus 2000?
What are the names of the four houses at Hogwarts?
One they surely know: what was Moses' brother's name? his sister?
And finally... Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? : D
I hope this helps... I can probably think of others later.
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Date: 2005-05-26 06:55 pm (UTC)What do the following mnemonics stand for? "Roy G.Biv." "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" "HOMES" (colors of the rainbow, line notes on the treble clef in music, the names of the Great Lakes)
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre? Who defended the accused soldiers?
What does the First Amendment to the Constitution protect?
Who created the first telescope?
What is the largest planet? What is the smallest?
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Who said "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"? Where was he when he said it?
Which of the following are reptiles, and which amphibians? Alligator, newt, toad, snake, caiman, komodo dragon, salamander
What do a kiwi bird and an ostrich have in common?
Which of the following are cats? lynx, jaguar, coyote, wolf, guinea pig, hyena, meerkat
How many companions made up the Fellowship of the Ring?
Who lived with her friends in "an old house in Paris all covered in vines?"
Who tries to get his friend to eat green eggs and ham?
In "Are You My Mother", what sort of thing is a "snort"?
What continent is sometimes referred to as "Down Under"?
What continent has only one country on it? (You may need to explain that Antarctica is not a country)
How many stars are on the American flag? What did they represent? How many stripes are on the American flag? What do they represent?
What was the last state to become a state?
Who are Dorothy's companions when she goes to find the Wizard of Oz?
In "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH," what is Timothy sick with?
In "The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler," where do Jamie and her brother run away to?
What is a Nimbus 2000?
What are the names of the four houses at Hogwarts?
One they surely know: what was Moses' brother's name? his sister?
And finally... Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? : D
I hope this helps... I can probably think of others later.