Halloween
What vegetable is traditionally carved in Jack-O'-Lanterns?
Pumpkin
What was the KKK?
Secret society that used violence to oppress African Americans
What are stocks?
A piece of a company that someone can buy and sell.
What are the 3 R's or motto for students at CMS?
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Ready
What quadrant of Evergreen Park is CMS located?
Northwest
What is the name of the famous vampire who lives in Translyvania?
Dracula
What was a scalawag?
A derogatory nickname used by white Southern Democrats to label those who supported the Republican Party (Abraham Lincoln’s Party) as traitors.
What was Henry Ford most known for?
American industrialist who revolutionized factory production with his assembly-line methods.
CARS
How many grades are present at CMS?
3 grades
What is the main street that runs through Evergreen Park and even past CMS? This street is a #.
95th Street
What is the name of the town where the movie Hocus Pocus takes place? This town is famous for having "witches" in the 1700's.
Salem, Massachusetts
What were Black Codes?
A series of restrictive laws passed by Southern States to limit the freedom of African Americans after the Civil War.
What is a Moving Assembly Line? (Explain)
A production method introduced by Henry Ford that involves a continuous flow of work.
What are CMS's colors?
Black
Green
Gold
What popular restaurant for community members and students alike, sits within walking distance of CMS. Their cheese fries are very good!
Pappy's
In the movie Halloween, what is the name of the masked killer?
Michael Myers
What was sharecropping?
System in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
What was Andrew Carnegie most known for?
An American industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist.
STEEL
What year was CMS built?
1927
What is the name of the major hospital located in Evergreen Park? It is located on 95th street.
Little Company of Mary
Which country is credited with popularizing the tradition of carving Jack-O'-Lanters?
Ireland
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners who wanted to help freedpeople adjust to their new lives in the South
What is the Bessemer Process?
The first method discovered for mass-producing steel.
What is the Superintendent Name?
Dr. Woodland
There is a park in the Southwest quadrant of Evergreen Park typically referred to as Circle Park, despite being in the shape of a diamond. What is the real name of this park?
Klein Park