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Who was FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)?
The 32nd president of the United States who was elected to four terms, was influential during World War II, and signed the executive order for Japanese internment.
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What is I Have a Dream?
The title of MLK's famous speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
Hometown of Betsy Ross and the first capital of the United States
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What are fairy tales?
A genre that begins with "Once upon a time" and ends with "and they lived happily ever after"
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What is hurricane season for the United States?
June 1 - November 30
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Who was Harry S. Truman?
33rd president of the United States who ordered the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan during WW II
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What is musher vocabulary or terms?
Haw, come haw, gee, come gee
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Who was Gandhi?
Peace advocate from India who used peaceful protests to build equality for indigenous Indians; an inspiration for Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What is a proverb?
A short saying, used by everyone, that expresses widely believed and obvious truth
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What is a floe?
A sheet of floating ice
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Who is the Dalai Llama?
Spiritual leader of the Buddhist religion who was exiled from his home in Tibet to India by the Chinese government.
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What is external dialogue?
In writing, when characters are talking to each other
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Who was Paul Revere?
An American patriot and silversmith who was active during the American War of Independence
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What are fillers or words to avoid during oral presentations?
Umm, you know, like, yeah
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What are cyclones and typhoons?
Two other names for hurricanes
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Who was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Author of the lyric poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
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What is the setting of a ghost story?
Full moon, deserted area, churchyard, fog, storm, old building, winter
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Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The 26th president of the United States who formed the Rough Riders, started the national park system, and inspired the name, teddy bear.
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What is internal dialogue?
In writing, when characters think to themselves
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What is Anchorage, Alaska?
Starting city of the Iditarod dog-sled race
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Who was Ray Bradbury?
Science fiction author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles
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What is Memphis, Tennessee?
City where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated?
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What is Galveston, Texas?
Location of the deadliest U.S. hurricane
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What is animation during storytelling?
Gestures, voice changes, facial expressions, and sound effects
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What is an infographic?
A visual representation of information, data, or knowledge intended to present a lot of complex information quickly and clearly
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