Refugee
The Village
Short Stories
TCS
Other
100

Which country is Mahmoud's family trying to enter from Turkey? Double points if you can name the specific island in that country.

Greece (Lesbos)

100

Which colour is the "safe" colour?

Yellow

100

What strange flavour did Billy taste in the tea given to him by the Landlady?

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Almonds 

100

These two TCS teachers are related

Mr. Santos and Ms. Michailides

100

What is Murphy's Law?

"If something can go wrong, it will go wrong"

200

Which Jewish funeral ritual did Josef's father perform for Professor Weiler's funeral?

Tearing his clothes (Kriah)

200

Who directed "The Village"?

M. Night Shyamalan

200

What is the name of the protagonist in "All Summer in a Day"?

Margot

200

Which House is currently in second place?

(Answer will depend)

200

Which piece of furniture is gone from Mr. Santos' room that was there yesterday?

The black Kallax that was beneath the SmartBoard

300

What is the name of the Afro-Cuban rhythm that Isabel struggles to hear and feel?

Clave

300

Who or what was killing the animals?

Noah

300

Why did Mary Maloney go to the grocery store after murdering her husband with a leg of lamb in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

To have an alibi (cover story for where she was when her husband died)

300

What is the gym's capacity? (Maximum number of people allowed inside)

1094

300

What is the largest province in Canada? Double points if you can name the largest territory as well.

Quebec. (Nunavut)

400

What is the name of Syria's leader during Mahmoud's time? Bonus points if you know the last name of the CURRENT leader.

Bashar al-Assad. (al-Jolani)

400

What was our Essential Question for "The Village"?

How does [the director] cultivate mood and suspense?

400

In "All Summer in a Day", why did the other children show shame when they let the protagonist out of the closet they had stuffed her in?

After they saw the Sun for the first time, they understood why Margot was so depressed and anti-social all the time. They had bullied her for the depression that they now feel.

400

Where can you find a compass rug in the school?

The library

400

Name a street that has a famous hockey player's name in Edmonton.

Wayne Gretzky Drive. Mark Messier Trail.

500

What are the 3 parts of our Essential Question? (How does the journey of the protagonist reflect broader themes of ...?)

Resilience, growth & identity

500

Which U.S. state does "The Village" take place in?

Pennsylvania

500

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters in the text do not.

500

From left to right, what is the order of the House banners in the Atrium? (They hang from the Green side)

asiniwaciy, paskwaw, nipiy, sakaw

500

What is the capital of Iran?

Tehran

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