Camp Green Lake
Characters
The Curse
Holes?!
Take a chance!
100
What is irony?
A situation that is strange because it is the opposite of what is expected.
100
What choices did the judge give Stanley?
To go to jail or Camp Green Lake.
100
Why did Elya refuse to choose a number for Myra's hand in marriage?
1. She didn't love him.
2. Her head was "empty like a flowerpot."
100
How many categories of black holes are there?
3
100
66 x 51 = ?
(15 seconds)
3366
200
What are the nicknames of 3 campers at Camp Green Lake?
Magnet, ZigZag, X-Ray, Armpit, Barf Bag, Zero.
200
What name does Stanley IV refer to Elya Yelnats as?
"No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather."
200
What did Elya think of the curse? Why did he feel bad about breaking his promise to Madame Zeroni?
He thought the curse was nonsense. He felt bad because Madame Zeroni would die before she would ever drink from the stream (p37).
200
What round treat was once called "olykoeks," which is Dutch for "oily cakes?"
Donuts.
200
7656 ÷ 87 = ?
(30 sec)
88
300
Why does no one try to runaway from Camp Green Lake?
Because it is in the middle of nowhere. They would die from dehydration or from the bite of a yellow-spotted lizard before they could make it anywhere safe.
300
Which Stanley Yelnats was robbed by Kissin' Kate Barlow?
Stanley I
300
How is Sarah Miller different from Myra Menke?
Sarah can milk a goat, push a plow, and most importantly, think for herself (p38).
300
What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter.
300
20 + 8y - 9y -21
Which equation is equivalent? (Which equation is the same?)
1. 2(10 + 4y) - 3(3y - 7)
2. 4(5 + 2y) - 3(3y +7)
(30 seconds)
2. 4(5 + 2y) - 3(3y +7)
400
What would probably happen if you were close enough to see the yellow dots on a yellow-spotted lizard?
You'd be dead.
400
What warning does Magnet give Stanley as he heads off to look for a "bathroom"?
To make sure there is nothing in the hole (like a yellow-spotted lizard).
400
What was the exact moment when Elya stopped listening to Madame Zeroni's directions and sealed his fate of being cursed?
When he decided to take a bath instead of carrying the pig up the mountain on the last day.
400
How deep is the biggest hole ever dug?
The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia, which is 12,262 meters deep.
400
Solve.
(-3)3 - 2 + 8 ÷ (-8) = ?
(1 minute)
(-27) -2 + 8 ÷ (-8)
(-27) - 2 + (-1)
(-29) + (-1)
= -30
500
Explain how the nickname "X-Ray" is ironic.
X-rays are used to see through objects, which means they have very good eyesight. In the book, X-Ray wears very thick glasses, which means he has terrible eyesight. So his name is ironic because unlike an X-Ray, he cannot see well at all.
500
Compare Mr. Sir and Mr. Pendanski.
Mr. Sir is strict and scary. He has a rattlesnake tattoo and eats sunflower seeds all the time.
Mr. Pendandski cares about the campers and has a closer relationship with them. The campers call him "Mom."
500
Explain the curse. All the details.
Stanley's great-great-grandfather, Elya, wanted to marry Myra. But he didn't have a pig. He went to Madame Zeroni, who gave him a pig. She told him if he carried the pig up a mountain everyday, the pig would grow and he would win Myra's hand in marriage. She told him he had to carry her up the mountain and let her drink from the pond OR ELSE all of his descendants would be doomed for all eternity.
He did not carry her up the mountain. Instead, he went to America and lived an unlucky life.
500
What is the area of a circle with a radius of 6?
108 (actual answer: 113.04)
500
Simplify.
(-c4 + 4c3) (-5c2 - 9c)
(1 min)
5c6 - 11c5 - 36c4