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100
Homer Hickam Sr.'s son
Who is Homer Hickam Jr.?
100
Where does the book "mainly" take place (city & state)?
Where is Coalwood, West Virginia
100
True or false; Elsie Hickam made her fortune by investing in stocks?
What is true.
100
What did the boys put in their zincoshine?
What is moonshine. (from John Eye Blevins' Moonshine Palace)
100
What color suit did Homer first buy for the National Science Fair?
What is an orange suit.
200
Who had a crippled leg caused from a case of polio?
Who is Sherman
200
Where did the BCMA shoot off their rockets ?
Where is Cape Coalwood
200
True or False; The boys were almost run over by a train while digging up the track.
What is false. (They didn't dig up the track, they dug up the pipes)
200
What kind of candy did the boys use in their rockets?
What is rocket candy.
200
What kind of disease did Mrs. Riley have?
What is Hodgkin's disease?
300
Who kept their hair in a swept DA?
Who is Roy Lee
300
Where did Homer Sr. work
Where is the Olga Coal Mine.
300
True or false; There were 6 members of the BCMA.
What is true.
300
What did rocket candy consist of?
What is sugar and saltpeter.
300
What was the name of the kids hangout in the basement of the Owl's Nest?
What is the Dugout.
400
What teacher had a case of cancer that put her in the hospital towards the end of the book?
Who is Mrs. Riley
400
Where did the BCMA buy the moonshine for their rockets
Where is John Eye Blevins' Moonshine Palace.
400
True or false; Homer Jr. wore a tie with a blue jay on it for good luck at the Science Fair
What is false? (He wore a tie with a cardinal on it)
400
What did the boys put in their zincoshine mixture?
What is zinc and moonshine.
400
Who was responsible for writing the newspaper articles that helped make the boys famous in Coalwood and other towns?
Who is Basil.
500
The person who threw Pooky in the river and told him to never come back into Coalwood again
Who is Tag
500
Where did Elsie Hickam want to buy a house?
Where is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
500
True or false; Quentin liked to used the word "proficient" to declare his approval.
What is False. (He used the word prodigious)
500
What did Homer put in the very first rocket that he built?
What is cherry bomb powder.
500
Who surprised everyone by signing up for the calculus class?
Who is Dorthy Plunk.
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