Current Events
What holiday was last Saturday and what holiday is next Thursday?
Veterans' Day and Thanksgiving
Step 1: _____ the cost of the items.
Step 2: _________ the subtotal by .0625.
Step 3: ______ the subtotal and the sales tax.
Add
Multiply
Add
Where was the first Thanksgiving held?
Bonus: In what year?
Plymouth, MA
Bonus: 1621
Something you like to do.
Interest
Skills that grow with practice.
Abilities
What union signed a contract ending their strike?
Bonus: What is one thing they were fighting for?
SAG(Screen Actors' Guild)
Bonus: Artificial Intelligence Protection and Streaming
You buy a coffee for $3.00. Sales tax is 6.25%. What is the Sales Tax of the coffee?
$0.18
What is the name of the Native American who saved the Pilgrims through their first winter in America?
Squanto
Things you really care about.
Values
Someone you work with.
Co-worker
What country is preparing for a large volcanic eruption in the next couple weeks?
Iceland
You buy a coffee for $3.00. Sales tax is 6.25%. What is the TOTAL cost of the coffee?
$3.18
What president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Someone who gives you tasks to do at work.
Bonus: What is another word for this?
Supervisor
Bonus: Boss or Manager
Materials, people, money and other things that help you get and keep a job?
Large stores are starting to get rid of what at their stores?
Bonus: Why?
Self-Checkout Lines
Bonus: Theft rates are higher there
You buy a $15 movie ticket and a $7 bag of popcorn. Sales Tax is 6.25%. What is the sales tax?
$1.37
Thanksgiving is held when every year?
Bonus: What is the date of Thanksgiving in 2024
(you can use the calendar on your laptop, but you can't search it)
The 4th Thursday of November
Bonus: November 28th
Learning job skills from an expert. Usually get paid little or no money. Another word for intern.
Apprentice
Something that you are naturally good at?
Aptitude
What is a tariff?
A tax set by the government on items that come from other countries.
You buy a $15 movie ticket and a $7 bag of popcorn. Sales Tax is 6.25%. What is the total cost?
$23.37
What is the name of the author that pushed to make it a national holiday?
Bonus: What old nursery rhyme is she famous for writing?
Sarah Josepha Hale
Bonus: Mary Had a Little Lamb
A survey where you match what you like to do with possible jobs.
Interest Inventory
Someone who works for themselves, usually risking their own money to do so
Entrepreneur