Mice and Men
Space Speech
Obama / Kennedy
Vocabulary Workshop
Lincoln 2nd Inaugural address
MLK Birmingham Jail
The Jungle/Food Design
100

Lennie's Weakness

petting soft things

100

Who was Kennedy addressing in his "Urgent National Needs" speech?

The congress

100

Enthrall most nearly means

to hold captive

100

Parties ______; one of them would make war rather than let a nation survive;

deprecate

100

What was the date of the letter? 

April 16th, 1963

100

The author of the Jungle is_______

Upton Sinclair

200

The name of Lennie's Aunt

Aunt Claira

200

according to President Obama by U.S taking leadership in space would also cause the U.S to take leadership on ___________.

Earth

200

Assuage most nearly means

satisfy thoroughly

200

What historical event took place 6 weeks after this speech?

Lincoln assassination

200

What day of the week did Martin Luther King and the nonviolent movement demonstrate?

Good Friday

200

How much of a food's flavor depends on smell?

90%

300

Who looked out for Lennie?

George

300

Which country built Sputnik in 1957?

The Russians or USSR

300

The word squeamish most nearly means

nauseous

300

What did Lincoln view as the primary reason for war?

To preserve the Union

300

Who was Martin Luther King refuting in his letter from Birmingham Jail?

8 Clergy men

300

What is meant by steerly cattle?

Cattle covered in boils from eating whiskey malt

400

Where is the setting of the story?

Salinas California

400

According to Kennedy what goal should this nation commit to before the end of this decade?

Putting a man on the moon. and bringing him back

400

The callow young birds are completely helpless. Callow most nearly means

featherless

400

What does Lincoln say that the North and South both have in common?

Both shared the same values

400

Why according to Martin Luther King is he not an outsider to Birmingham?

Because he is part of the Southern Christian Ministry , he was invited and is an American citizen.

400

Which industry spearheaded the development of food flavors?

The Chemical industry

500

What is the name of the author?

John Steinbeck

500

According to Barrack Obama, How would the U.S. economy benefit by investing in the space program?

It would add more jobs

500

They ascribed his illness to chemicals in his brain. the word ascribe most nearly means

attribute

500

What did Lincoln hope would happen when the war ended?

Healing and long-lasting peace

500

What was the city of Birmingham's reaction to the peaceful demonstration?

Violent, with dogs and water hoses

500

Why did companies prefer tuberculosis beef? 

it made them fatter

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