Name that Character!
What's in a Setting?
Onomatopoeia
Penguin Facts
Elements of Plot
100
What is the name of the character who worries about money?
Mrs. Popper
100
What town do the Poppers live in?
Stillwater
100

What is Onomatopoeia?

Words that sound like the noise it makes.

100
What does Mr. Popper name his first penguin?
Captain Cook
100
What is Mr. Popper's profession?
house painter
200
What is the name of the character that is considered to be a dreamer?
Mr. Popper
200

Where is Admiral Drake when he replies to Mr. Popper's letter?

Antarctica

200
What is an example of an onomatopoeia word?
Crash, boom, bang, crunch, ring, zoom, etc.
200
Why does Greta come to stay with the Poppers?
Captain Cook was lonely so the zoo sent Greta because she was lonely too.
200
How does Mr. Popper get a penguin?
Admiral Drake sends him one from Antarctica
300
What are the names of Mr. Popper's children?
Janie and Bill
300

What season does Mr. Popper take a break from painting?

Winter

300

Where else might you see onomatopoeia words?  

Newspapers, Comics, Magazines, Ads

300

Name 2 foods penguins like to eat.

Shrimp, Crustaceans, Fish, Krill, Squid

300

How does Mr. Popper get a second penguin?

He wrote a letter to the Curator from the Aquarium in Mammoth City.


400
What is the name of the famous explorer who sends Mr. Popper a penguin?
Admiral Drake
400

True or False:   Mrs. Callahan saw Captain Cook in the Barber Shop?

False

Bonus Points:

Where did she see Captain Cook?

400
What onomatopoeia word do the penguins use repeatedly in the book?
Ork! Gook! Gaw!
400

When the penguins are tobogganing, what are they doing?

Sliding on their bellies

400

Two spools of thread, one white chests bishop, a teaspoon, matches, two pennies, a nickel, a golf ball, and a small ash tray are all parts of what?

Captain Cook's nest.

Bonus Points:

What is the scientific name of his nest?

500

Who said "Take your South Pole goose away from me at once?

Mrs. Callahan

500
What is the Popper's address?
432 Proudfoot Avenue
500

Why does Mr. Popper name his penguin Captain Cook?

Because the penguin kept saying, "gook" which sounded like "cook"

500

Name at least 2 places where Penguins live.

Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, and the Galapagos Islands.

500

What is the name of the local Newspaper?

The Stillwater Morning Chronicle.

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