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  • The idiom ‘walking on thin …’ means to be in a risky situation that can easily go bad.
    Ice
  • If you ‘have sticky fingers,’ you’re…?
    A thief
  • What are some of the ways the d/Deaf community shares literature?
    asl poetry, classifier stories, handshape rhymes, abc stories, number stories, and narratives
  • If you exaggerate the severity of a situation, you ‘make a mountain out of a …’?
    Molehill
  • What sign would you use to replace "in" in the sentence "people should not swim in bad weather"?
    DURING
  • What percentage of a cat's bones are in its tail?
    10%
  • What is the world's longest river?
    The Amazon
  • What is another word for lexicon?
    Dictonary
  • What is the mascot of Gallaudet University?
    Bison
  • Who is this man?
    Laurent Clerc
  • What is the symbol for silver?
    Ag
  • Name the five parameters of ASL
    1. Handshape 2. Movement 3. Location 4. Palm Orientation 5. NMGS
  • What does the FM in "FM radio" stand for?
    Frequency Modulation
  • What movie did Marlee Matlin win her Academy Award for?
    Children of a Lesser God
  • How many degrees are there in a circle?
    360 degrees
  • Who is this man?
    Thomas Gallaudet
  • ‘To buy a …’ means to buy something (usually a motor vehicle) that doesn’t work well and is therefore worthless.
    Lemon
  • How many teaspoons of sugar are in the average (330ml) can of regular Cola?
    About 7 teaspoons
  • What is the rule of nine?
    Incorporating the number 1-9 into signs together
  • What is the name of the Deaf MMA fighter for whom the movie, The Hammer, was written?
    Matt Hamill
  • What does MCE stand for?
    Manually Coded English
  • Many people call it a fruit, but it is technically a large herb.
    Banana
  • What does PSE stand for?
    Pidgin Signed English
  • ASL was derived from what other language?
    Langue des Signes Française (LSF)
  • What does SEE stand for?
    Signed Exact English/Signing Essential English
  • Name the three primary colors
    Red, blue & yellow
  • Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
    A bishop