History/Ex Cal
Math
Random Trivia from the Year
Reading/Phonics
Teachers
100

The first people of a certain land are called ___.

Indigenous People 

100

A shape with 5 sides is called a ____.

pentagon

100

The 8th Age team dressed up as characters from which book for our March Reading Madness DDD?

The Day the Crayons Quit

100

Nonfiction is fake. True or false?

false

100

This is Ms. Keeno's ______ full year at Calvert. (fill in the correct #)

5th

200

Name 5 countries in Asia (at least 2 should be countries we studied in Expedition Calvert).

Answers could include: China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, etc.

200

True or false: 

189 centimeters is greater than 2 meters. 

False! (2 meters = 200 cm)

200

List 2 different animals the 8th Age teachers dressed up as for Halloween.

Possible answers include: panda, red panda, clouded leopard, bison

200

List 2 words with a silent consonant (silent w, g, k, or b).

Answers will vary.

Examples: thumb, gnat, know, write

200

What is Mrs. Barnett's daughter's name?

Aya Marie

300

The Shoshone Tribe live in which region?

Great Basin 

300

A clock has the hour hand between the 8 and 9. The minute hand is on the 7. What time is it? 

8:35

300

What was the title of the book we read aloud during the winter rally point, Sips of Hot Cocoa and Stories?

Snow (by Cynthia Rylant)

300

When you use your background knowledge to make connections, you are activating your _________.

schema

300

Name Ms. Forrester's three sons from oldest to youngest?

Silas, Gideon, and Abel 

400

The tribe AND national park in Alaska that you learned about with Mrs. Barnett this year were _______ and _______. 

The Inuit tribe and Denali National Park

400

If you have 4 coins that equal 32 cents, what are the 4 coins? 

1 quarter, 1 nickel, and 2 pennies

400

The reason 8th Age walked to Sherwood Gardens was to take pictures to inspire our haiku poems. What is a haiku poem (syllables/lines)? What country did this type of poetry originate from?

- Japanese poem with 3 lines, 5-7-5 syllable count

400

Which 2 words have a schwa sound? 

around, shower, absolutely, enemy, flavor, igloo

around, enemy

400

What is the name of Mr. B's cat?

Rickey

500

Name 2 national symbols of India (flower, animal, bird, tree)

Answers may include:

Bengal tiger, lotus, peacock, banyan tree

500

If Ms. Forrester has 9 quarters and Mrs. Randall has 1 dollar and 12 dimes, who has more money? How much does each teacher have? 

Ms. Forrester has more ($2.25)

Mrs. Randall has less ($2.20)

500

Name the titles of all five 8th Age plays.

8A - Two Buddhist Tales

8B - The Magic Brocade

8C - The Seven Chinese Siblings

8D - Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain

8E - The Great Race

500

In the Chinese Zodiac story, Cat hates Rat because Rat does not wake Cat up to run the race. 

What is the cause in this example? What is the effect? 

Cause: Rat did not wake Cat up

Effect: Cat hates Rat.

500

Mrs. Randall's son has the nickname ______.

Chip

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