Words, words, words!
True or False
They said what!?
How smart are you?
Meet The Poppers
100

Slide downhill or over snow (what penguins do when they slide on their stomachs)

What is tobogganed

100

Mr. Poppers was knowledgeable about Antarctica and what it entails (meaning about penguins)

TRUE!

100

“O-r-r-r-r-h, o-r-r-r-h,” 

Who said this?

Who is Captain Cook?

100

50 Point Bonus!!

What do penguins make their nests out of?

What are pebbles and stones?

-- in the book Mr. Popper uses ice cubes to represent pebbles and stones!

100

What are the names of Mr. Popper's children?

Who are Bill and Janei

200

Clothes that need repairs, often by sewing are...

A.mending

B. bore

C.broadcassting

What is mending?

200

Mrs. Poppers is worried about money food and other essentials that cost money.

TRUE! 

200

50 Point Bonus!!

True or false, penguins are very inquisitive creatures.

What is true!

Another word for inquisitive is curious. 

200

How did Captain Cook get in trouble with Mrs. Popper?

What is he eats their pet goldfish?

200

Who went to the Aid and Missionary Society meeting?

Who is Mrs. Popper

300

Journey or trip taken for study is...

What is expeditions?

300

Mr. Popper doesn't know anything about penguins, where they come from or anything about the Arctic/Antarctic. 

FALSE! He knows EVERYTHING about such!

300

“I sometimes wish you had the kind of work that lasted all year, instead of just from spring until fall,” 

Who said this?

Who is Mrs. Popper?

300

While working on a jigsaw puzzle with Janie, Bill got cross with Captian Cook, why?

What is he had eaten a piece from the puzzle?

300

At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Popper mentioned a pet what kind of pet was it? 

What are goldfish

400

50 Point Bonus!!

How long can Penguins go without food?

What is one month?

400

The Handyman liked Captian Cook.

What is false?

He actually ran away and got the police.

400

" For such a big bird he takes awfully small steps."

Who said this? Bill or Janie

Who is Bill

400

What did Mr. Popper ask the Handyman to do?


What is, put holes in his icebox and handle on the inside of the icebox.

400

What does Mr. Popper do for a living?

What is a house pianter?

500

Slightly open is...

What is ajar?

 

500

50 Point Bonus!!!

What is a word used to describe how a penguin walks?


What is Waddle?

500

“Hello, Mr. Popper, up there in Stillwater. Thanks for your nice letter about the pictures of our last expedition. "

Who said this?

Who is Admiral Drake?

500

WHO sent Captain Cook to Mr. Popper?

Admiral Drake 

500

What are the two reasons that Mr? Popper named the penguin Captain Cook

1. The sound the penguin made sounded like it was saying "cook"

2. Captain Cook was a famous explorer and even though he never went to Antarctica Captain Cook knew a lot about it.

600

Feeling angry or annoyed is...

a. Spectacles

b. Indignant

c. Inquisitive

What is b. indignant?

600

Mr. Poppers regrets never being able to travel.

What is TRUE! 

He has always wanted to travel, especially to the Arctic and Antarctic (North and South Poles)

600

“you don’t need no ventilating holes in that there door.”

Who said this?

who is the handyman?

600

What is the name of the town that the Popper family lives in?

What is Stillwater?

600

50 Point Bonus!!!!

Besides penguins what other LAND animals live in Antarctica


what are leopard seals, wandering albatross, Cape pigeons, whales (seasonally)  

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