Mr. Mack's Little Known Facts
What year did Mr. Mack graduate from CV?
2015
Who is Romeo's best friend from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Mercutio
What is the name of the minister that was called into Salem as an expert on witchcraft?
Rev. Hale
What former U.S president was on the $2 bill?
Thomas Jefferson
Tell me the last name of Ralph Waldo ________
Emerson
True or False: Romanticism is conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.
False
Without leaving the room... What is the teacher's last name on the other side of the front chalkboard? She was the person who trained me at CD East.
Hack
True or False: The letter "W" is the only letter in the English alphabet with 3 syllables.
True
Which character is a farmer, in his middle 30’s, and had an affair with Abigail Williams?
John Proctor
In the year 1900, how many states were counted as part of the United States?
45
Tell me the last name of Henry David ________.
Thoreau
Fill in the blanks: William Wordsworth wrote the poem The World is ____ ____ ____ ____.
Too Much With Us
What is Mr. Mack's daughter's name?
Daphne
Who wrote the Holocaust Memoir "Night?"
Ellie Weisel
In what Massachusetts town does the Crucible take place?
Salem
What is the name of the red (and best) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?
Raphael
What Transcendentalist wrote Self-Reliance?
Emerson
Spell the title of the poem written by William Cullen Bryant.
Thanatopsis
Name one of the two other teachers, in this hallway, that came from Central Dauphin East High the same year as Mr. Mack.
Ms. Hack
or
Ms. Kurutz (Ms. K)
As I have mentioned many times before in class, the next novel we will read is maybe my favorite of all time.
What is the title of our next book?
The Great Gatsby
What is Abigail Williams' rumored occupation after the final act?
Prostitute
What do the stripes on the American Flag represent?
The thirteen original colonies
Who wrote Civil Disobedience?
Thoreau
What year was Walt Whitman born?
Closest year wins the point.
1819
Can you guess the first name of any one of Mr. Mack's siblings?
Matt
Josh
Halley
Which famous American historical figure famously wrote “Poor Richard’s Almanac” in 1732?
Ben Franklin
Who told Judge Danforth about John Proctor and Abigail's affair?
John Proctor
What famous 2000’s actor plays Muhammad Ali in one of Mr. Mack’s favorite movies of all time: “Ali”?
Will Smith
True or False: Transcendentalists believe in conformity.
False
Who wrote The Masque of the Red Death?
Edgar Allan Poe