Vocabulary
Who Said It?
In The Heights
Life Skills: Cooking
Teacher Trivia
100

What does GILDED mean?

GILDED - Covered thinly with gold

100

Who Said It?: "This is my street

I smile at the faces I’ve known all my life

They regard me with pride"

Nina Rosario

100

What kind of shop does Usnavi run?

A bodega

100

Do you use extra virgin olive oil with low heat or high heat?

LOW HEAT (extra virgin olive oil burns at high heat)

100

400: What is 1 type of fruit that Mr. Shah has grown before? (Tomatoes don't count)


Acceptable answers: apples, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, figs, kiwis, raspberries, watermelon

200

What is an inference?

a guess supported by evidence

200

Who Said It?: "Why is everyone so happy?

We're sweating and we have no power

I gotta get out of here soon

This block's getting worse by the hour" 

Vanessa

200

True or False: Dominicans can migrate freely between The Dominican Republic and the United States because ALL Dominicans are US Citizens.

False: PUERTO RICANS can migrate freely between PUERTO RICO and the United States because ALL Puerto Ricans are US Citizens.

200

Which of the following ingredients is typically used to add sweetness to stews?

a) blueberries

b) onions

c) bananas

d) garlic

b) onions

200
Ms. Bennette is watching the second season of which current tv show?

a) Nobody Wants This

b) Stranger Things

c) Ted Lasso

d) Friends

a) Nobody Wants This

300

Between 1880-1920 what continent supplied the largest number of American immigrants? 

Europe

300

Who Said It?: "I never thought I'd see the day... Since when are Latin people scared of heat?"

Daniela (Salon Owner)

300

What happens to Daniela’s salon?

The salon moves to the Bronx because they can’t afford the increasing rent in the neighborhood.

300

What ingredient does pizza dough ALWAYS have in it that pasta dough does not?

YEAST
300

Who is Ms. Bennette's favorite author?

a) JK Rowling

b) Edgar Allan Poe

c) Jason Reynolds

d) Emily Henry


d) Emily Henry

400
What is NATIVISM?

the policy of protecting the interests of established inhabitants against those of immigrants

400

Who said it: "When you're arresting normal (undocumented) people in front of their kids, people who've been here for 20 years, everybody who has a heart can't get along with that."

Joe Rogan

400

Why can’t Vanessa initially get her apartment?

She doesn’t have income (or she doesn’t have co-signers with income) that equals 40 times the price of rent.

400

What proportion is correct when cooking rice:

More rice, less water OR

More water, less rice

More water, less rice

Rice always requires a higher proportion of water than rice.

400

How old was Mr. Gordon when he got married?

21

500

Name 3 Titans of industry.

Andrew Carnegie (steel)

John D. Rockefeller (oil) 

J.P. Morgan (finance)

Cornelius Vanderbuilt (railroads)

500

What book did this quote come from: "There would be meat stored in great piles in rooms; and the water from leaky roofs would drip over it, and thousands of rats would race about on it" 

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

500

The blackout in the movie is symbolic of…

how the people of Washington Heights struggle with feeling powerless

500

Name one ingredient that adds savory-flavor (UMAMI) to food.

1) parmesan

2) fermented soy products (such as soy sauce and miso)

3) tomato

4) meat and fish

5) mushrooms

500

What N'Sync song did Mr. Gordon (and Mr. Jabour) lip sync and dance to at a Milton High School Talent Show?

Bye, Bye, Bye

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