Current Events
French and Indian War
The Middle Passage
Rando Halloween Stuff
Scary Movies
100
The name of one of the candidates from the two major political parties who is running for President this year.
Who is Kamala Harris?
OR
Who is Donald Trump?
100
The two adversaries (countries) involved in the French and Indian War.
What were France and Great Britain?
100
Approximately this many people were kidnapped and transported to the Americas from the 17th to the 19th centuries from Africa.
What is 12.5 million.
100
What Mexican holiday is celebrated the two days following Halloween?
What is Dia de los Muertos?
100
Michael Myers is the villain from THIS movie franchise?
What is Halloween.
200
The name of the billionaire who has committed his support to the Trump campaign.
Who is Elon Musk?
200
This Act forbade colonial expansion west of the Appalachian mountains.
What is the Proclamation Act?
200
The meaning of Middle Passage.
What is the journey of enslaved people from Africa to the Americas.
200
The meaning of the word Halloween.
What is "All Saint's Evening."
200
The item that Jason wears in the Friday the 13th movies.
What is a hockey mask.
300
The country where this week, they experienced catastrophic flash floods.
What is Spain.
300
Benjamin Franklin's proposal for some semblance of colonial unification in 1754 in order to facilitate relations with Indigenous confederacies.
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
300
The name of the French slave ship that sailed 4 known voyages. We watched a 3D reconstruction of it yesterday.
What is the Marie-Seraphique?
300
The city where the biggest Halloween parade in the world is held.
Where is New York City.
300
The most commercially successful horror franchise of all time.
What is It.
400
According to the Trump team, this island is a "pile of garbage."
What is Puerto Rico.
400
DAILY DOUBLE:
The seasonal event that will occur this Sunday morning at 2:00am.
What is the end of daylight savings?
400
In this year, the international importation of slaves was made illegal in the United States. As we learned, this did not stop the intra-American trade of enslaved people.
What is 1808.
400
This symbol of Halloween is also the only mammal that can fly.
What is a bat?
400
Considered to be the first horror movie released in the United States.
What is Frankenstein.
500
The number of electoral college votes needed to win the presidency.
How much is 270.
500
This British military leader and politician is credited with leading the British to victory in the French and Indian War.
Who is William Pitt (the Elder)?
500
The author whose first-hand account of enslavement we read for homework this week.
Who is Olaudah Equiano.
500
The city where you can be fined for using silly string.
What is L.A., California.
500
The film with the famous tagline "Do you like scary movies?"
What is Scream?