Guess my age, not my shoe size.
Spell my last name. I dare you.
Indiana History
How we sit and what we sit on
Billboard Top 100
8th grade tidbits
100

Mr. Gilpin

47

100

Mrs. Kayla

Clemons
100

The state's name means "_____ of ______. The name also stems from Indiana's territorial history. On May 7, 1800, the United States Congress passed legislation to divide the Northwest Territory into two areas and named the western section the Indiana Territory.

Land of Indians

100

The history of chairs started in ancient ______. These chairs appear to have been of great richness and splendour. Fashioned of ebony and ivory, or of carved and gilded, wood, they were covered with costly materials and supported upon representations of the legs of beasts or the figures of captives

Egypt

100

Who sing's the #1 song right now on?

Drake

"Nice for What"

100

Favorite places to eat at:  Steak & Shake and Golden Coral.  Favorite dish at both places?  Salad.  Big Shocker.  

Jimmy

200

Mr. Freese

31

200

Miss Robin (Spanish teacher)

Borowski

200

The Hoosier pork ___________ is famous and quite unique. Elsewhere, these pork creations might refer to cuts of beef, but here in Indiana, they are equal thin strips of pork, hand battered in breading, and sprinkled with the perfect amount of spice. 

I like mine with pickle and mayo

Tenderloin

200

It was not until the ______ century that chairs became common. Until then, people sat on chests, benches, and stools, which were the ordinary seats of everyday life.

16th

200

Name one of two soundtracks in the billboard top 20 for albums.  

The Greatest Showman, Black Panther

200

Broke his/her leg when he/she was three years old.

Colin

300

Mr. Halterman

35

300

Mrs. Kari, our assistant principal

Rickerby

300

In 1813, the capital city was moved to Corydon. The legislature petitioned the U.S. Congress to become a state in 1815 and Indiana was accepted as the (1rst, 11th, 13th, 19th, 31rst, 46th) state on December 11, 1816. Nine years later, in 1825, the state capital was moved to this city

19th, Indianapolis

300

The oldest kind of chair, Rybcynski believes, was probably a _____ chair, something we still use today β€” think of the nomadic tribes in ancient China, for example. "There are lots of occasions where you want to walk somewhere and then you want to sit

folding

300

Drake and this man have two songs currently in the top 10 right now.  

Post Malone

300

Favorite song is "Like a Vampire"

Elizabeth

400

Ford

40

400

Coach B

Boteler

400

In 1846, Indiana's government ordered the last of the _______________ to leave the state.  

Native Americans

400

The world is divided into people who sit on the floor and those who sit on chairs. In a classic study of human posture around the world, the anthropologist Gordon W. Hewes identified no fewer than a hundred common sitting positions. β€œAt least a (5%, 2%, 50%, 25%, 75%) of mankind habitually takes the load off its feet by crouching in a deep squat, both at rest and at work,” he observed. Deep squatting is favored by people in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America

25%

400

This 85 year old country singer's album, Last Man Standing, is at #14 this week.  

Sticky Willie 

400

This 8th grader has lots of siblings?  How many exactly?

8, 4, 15, 7, not sure

Not sure

500

Stanger

26

500

Mrs. Kerri at the front desk

Neidigh

500

In 1916, this Indiana favorite got its start and we still enjoy it every May.  The 102nd running of it will happen May 27th in Indianapolis.  

Indy 500

500

If you sit on floor mats, you are likely to develop an etiquette that requires removing ______ before entering the home

footwear

500

Currently at #3.  It's by Drake.

God's Plan

500
Wants to be a software engineer and computer programmer when he gets older

Nathan

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