5th Grade
Smarts
Smarts
This planet is the 3rd one from the sun.
What is earth.
Introduced in 1989, this handheld device was for playing cartridge loaded amusements.
What is Game Boy.
Grama Barbs graduated from this Los Angeles high school where she was a cheerleader.
What is Franklin High School.
Known for their pink color, these birds get their beta-carotene from the shrimp they eat.
What are flamingos.
If something was incredibly cool, exciting or excellent in the 1960s it might be described using this “far out” 6-letter word.
What is groovy.
This lady refused to give up her bus seat sparking the Civil Rights Movement in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks.
This reckless 1970’s daredevil got his rhyming nickname after crashing his motorcycle while being chased by the police as a teen.
Who is Evil Knievel.
What occupation has Grama Barbs always wanted to do?
What is a waitress.
This U.S. National Park was the first one established.
What is Yellowstone National Park.
Popularized by Will Smith in the 90s this term means dancing, partying or just having a good time.
What is gettin’ jiggy with it.
The solution to this order of operations expression
13 - 2 x 5 + 4
What is 7.
This popular 1970s jewelry fad changed color depending on the wearer’s body temperature, reflecting their emotional state.
What is the mood ring.
The Los Angeles Hospital where Grama Barbs was born in 1941.
What is General Hospital.
This bird can be seen on many vacation properties in Hawaii and is the state bird.
What is the Nēnē.
Originating decades ago, this phrase means to leave quickly, make a hasty retreat, or get moving.
What is split, make tracks or skidaddle.
According to the classic Mother Goose rhyme, ”Hey Diddle Diddle,” who ran away with the spoon?
Who is the dish.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he was professional golf’s leading money winner eight times.
Who was Jack Nicklaus.
The name of the street off Huntington Dr. in El Sereno where the Ponce family lived in the 1960s.
What is Pueblo Ave.
The California highway where a left turn was made at the General Store to reach Kaweah Park Resort.
What is the 198.
This current term is used to measure someone’s overall coolness.
What is aura or aura points.
This land deal made by Thomas Jefferson in 1803, doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase.
Widespread gas shortages, long lines and odd-even rationing at the pumps were triggered by this event in 1979?
What is the Iranian Revolution.
Grama Barbs worked here when her precious little angels, Lulu and Wally, were mere babes.
What is the LA County Road Department.
This Scottish born naturalist co-founded the Sierra Club in 1892 and fought passionately to preserve the Yosemite Valley.
Who is John Muir.
This 1950s term is used to express that something will be very easy to accomplish.
What is “made in the shade“.