This accident is the number one cause of death for miners killed within the mines.
What are explosions?
100
This resource was what the towns culture was based on in all aspects.
What is coal?
100
This a bed of coal thick enough to be mined for profit.
What is a coal seam?
100
This high school sport program is a tradition in Coalwood.
What is the football program?
100
The Space Race contributed this to current time.
What is technology?
200
With the invention of steam engines and heavy-duty equipment, these coal mining animals were often replaced.
What are mules?
200
It was normal for students, in Coalwood, to not attend this.
What is college?
200
This is the coal mining town that the book takes place in.
What is Coalwood?
200
Homer's work with these was not considered traditional; therefore, it was often looked down upon.
What are rockets?
200
This event gets Homer's attention turned to rocketry.
What is the launch of the Russian "Sputnik"?
300
With the outbreak of this world war, munition factories needed great quantities of coal and coke (a fuel with few impurities and a high carbon content, usually made from coal).
What is World War II?
300
Homer Jr. was interested in this, setting him apart from the rest of the town.
What are rockets?
300
Out of 55 counties, this many mine coal.
What is 53 counties?
300
Homer was told he would have to work in the coal mines after high school. This was because _______ schools' students often took any academic scholarships presented.
What is bigger/larger?
300
This group of teenage boys live in the coal mining town of Coalwood who build and launch rockets.
What are the Rocket Boys?
400
The Soviet Union launched this satellite into a low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957.
What is Sputnik?
400
Homer Sr. had this job and it was a disappointment to him that Homer Jr. didn't want to follow in his footsteps.
What is a coal miner?
400
This percent is how much coal coal towns contribute to the total mined in West Virginia.
What is 90%?
400
Homer Jr.'s brother, Jim, was told he would be able to go to college because of his participation in this activity.
What is football?
400
This is the name of the rocket association (or club) in Coalwood.
What is the BCMA?
500
The Space Race refers to the 20th century competition between these two Cold War rivals.
What is the United States and the Soviet Union?
500
The lack of these type of opportunities was the reason why many Coalwood students didn't go to college. Instead, they became coal miners.
What are academic opportunities?
500
West Virginia has this percent of all the coal reserves in the U.S.
What is 4%?
500
Homer Sr. disapproved of Homer Jr.'s work with rockets because of two reasons: a) he wanted him to follow in his footsteps and b) he was _______, probably only finishing part of high school.