Nick
Mrs. Granger
The Big Idea
Word Wars
And the Winner Is...
100
What is Nick's last name?
Allen
100
What color was Mrs. Granger's hair?
White
100
What was the Big Idea?
To create the word Frindle and have everyone use the word Frindle instead of the word Pen.
100
Where did Nick first use the word Frindle?
At School
100
Who sent Nick a Present?
Mrs. Granger
200
In what Grade did Nick turn his classroom into a Beach?
Third Grade
200
How did the students describe Mrs. Granger's Eyes?
X-Ray Vision, Power Punch, Dark Gray
200
Who was Nick's friend that helped him make the idea a Big Idea?
Janet
200
Who visited Nick and his Parents at Nick's house?
The Principal
200
What was in the Present that Mrs. Granger sent him?
Mrs. Granger's favorite Pen, the letter, and the Dictionary.
300
What was Nick's famous word that he created?
Frindle
300
What was Mrs. Granger's Reaction to the word Frindle?
She was mad! She made them sign an oath to never use the word Frindle again.
300
What publicity did the word Frindle get?
National News, T-shirts, Frindles,
300
How many kids stayed after school for detention
200
300
What word was in the Dictionary that Mrs. Granger sent?
The word Frindle.
400
What Elementary School did Nick go to?
Lincoln Elementary School
400
Why did Mrs. Granger play the villian in Nick's idea?
To push him to be creative and be a better student.
400
True or False, Did Nick feel proud of his word?
True
400
What did Mrs. Granger make the student's write in detention.
"I will never use the word Frindle" again!
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What did Nick give back to Mrs. Granger?
The pen and the trust fund or money for her future students.
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What grade did Nick and Janet make peeping noises?
4th Grade
500
How many years had Mrs. Granger been teaching?
45 years
500
What edition of the Websters Dictionary was the word Frindle in?
The 8th edition
500
After all of the word wars where did the word Frindle end up?
In the Dictionary
500
What mistake did Nick make in his letter to Mrs. Granger at the end of the book?
He misspelled many words
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