The Skull
What is something Otilla makes for the skull?
Tea
How does Rex break his first pair of glasses?
While playing dodgeball in gym
Which of the following is a ship that Tom Crean was not part of the crew for: Discovery, Terra Nova, Endurance, Stromness?
Stromness
Turtles and tortoises are somewhat different. Which one has thick column-like legs that they can use on lnad?
Tortoises
After making it to the World Series a combined 9 times, Charles and John were finally able to end all the name calling and racist cartoons in the newspaper. True or False?
False
What is the Skull's favorite room?
Garden Room
Throughout the story, who likes to spoil Rex which his mom is not too happy with?
Abuela (maternal grandma)
Antarctica is a desert, yet 98% of it is covered in ice, which contains approximately 70% of Earth's fresh water. What are these sheets of floating ice called?
Slushy floes
What is the difference between the carapace and the plastron?
The carapace is the top of the shell and the plastron is the bottom of the shell.
In addition to being a professional baseball player, what was John an outspoken activist for?
Injustices against Native Americans in the country.
Which of the following do the Skull and Otilla do together: skate, dance, sled, or hunt?
They dance.
What do Rex and his new friend Scott bond over?
Books and comics
Tom is awarded the Albert Medal for his bravery during his Antarctic expeditions. What is he thankful for that carried him across the ice shelves?
His long legs
"We love that turtles can live so long. One had a baby at age 140. Another died at age 288. He was alive when which famous person was born?
George Washington
John Meyers and Charles Albert Bender, whose journeys to baseball stardom are told in Contenders, both had Native American blood from their mothers. However their fathers were not Native American. What were they?
German American
The skeleton that is chasing the Skull falls off the balcony. What does Otilla do to the fallen skeleton? Follow the 4-step process...
1) Smashes it's bones
2) Throws them into the fire
3) Collects the ashes in a bucket
4) Drops it into the bottomless pit in the dungeon.
Washington D.C. school trip
A disease Tom Crean and his crew had to deal with is scurvy. What is scurvy caused by?
1) Not enough iron in blood cells
2) Vitamin C deficiency (these vitamins are found in oranges and other citrus fruits)
3) Blinding sun on the ice
4) Polar bear encounters
What are turtles that live in brackish waters (slightly salty water where the river meets the sea) called?
Terrapins
Charles Bender grew up in a Minnesota reservation and went to school in Philadelphia. He would later join the Philadelphia Athletics. What tribe was his Native American mother from?
Ojibwe
The Skull is a Tyrolean folk tale. What region does it originate? And what is a feature mentioned in the author's note about folk tales?
Answer both to get the point
Tyrolean - Austria/Italy
Folk Tale - endings usually change depending on who is telling the story
Rex complains of bad headaches at school and he ends up needing glasses because he has myopia. What is myopia?
Nearsightedness (can't see far)
Crean's Endurance crew is stranded on Elephant Island, which is far from shipping lanes and no one will find them. Tom and some others make the trek to Stromness whaling station on South Georgia Island, 800 miles away on the James Caird, a 23 foot long boat. What is the last stretch they have to cross once they get to the island to get to the whaling station?
1)Largest frozen lake in the world
2)Man-eating sharks
3)Knife sharp mountains
4) Native warriors
Myrtle is a 90 year old green sea turtle. What is her favorite food?
Brussel Sprouts
John Meyers grew up in Southern California on the Cahuilla tribe reservation. What baseball team would he later go on to play for?
New York Giants