The Oscars
What is Oppenheimer?
It's the first of Alan Menken's Disney movies that marked the renaissance! Come see us in May.
What is The Little Mermaid?
This is the terrorist organization who claimed responsibility for the October 7th attack on Israel.
What is Hamas?
This Nordic nation has the highest performing schools in the world. We researched why!
What is Finland?
The Irish rejoice! This holiday honoring a Catholic figure is coming up!
What is St. Patrick's Day?
She and her brother Finneas won again for Best Original Song, making her the youngest two-time Oscar winner at only 22 years old.
Who is Billie Eilish?
Attend the tale of this savage barber on Fleet Street.
Who is Sweeney Todd?
The banning of this popular app is on the table. Politicians claim China may be using it to infiltrate the United States.
What is TikTok?
This indigenous nation engaged in a bitter series of battles and wars with the U.S. government over the Black Hills.
Who are the Lakota Sioux?
What is Ramadan?
This actor brought down the house with his performance of "I'm Just Ken."
Who is Ryan Gosling?
Did you pay attention to Jillian's presentation? Daveed Diggs played both Marquis de Lafayette and this third U.S. president in Hamilton.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
She recently dropped out of the presidential race after a disappointing showing on Super Tuesday.
Who is Nikki Haley?
This is the name of the style guideline we use to cite out sources.
What is MLA?
This period began with Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter.
What is Lent?
This late night host got mixed reviews for his Oscars opening monologue.
Who is Jimmy Kimmel?
You didn't have me in 5th grade; otherwise, we would have learned about kids in this show who went on strike in 1899 to protest the rising cost of paper prices.
What is Newsies?
This Carribean French-speaking nation is currently in the throes of anarchy as gangs overrun positions of power.
What is Haiti?
This style guideline (that we haven't used) shares its name with the third largest American city. You'll see it in history classes in high school!
What is Chicago?
Ms. Kardan's fast is this many days--you should recognize it as a winning number!
What is nineteen?
Surprise--Emma Stone beat out this star of Killers of the Flower Moon who would have been the first indigenous actress to win the award.
Who is Lily Gladstone?
Finish the lyric: "Although I'm not a great romancer/I know that I'm bound to answer when you propose/..."
(It's the name of a Cole Porter classic musical about hyjinks on a cruise ship).
Anything Goes!
This princess of England recently resurfaced--calming some fears about her health.
Who is Kate Middleton?
We did a brief project on this Hindu festival of lights.
What is Diwali?
Chaharshanbeh Suri is tomorrow! It's the Tuesday night before the Persian New Year--let's jump over this!
What is fire?