Thanksgiving
V
The Dark Knight
Creative Writing
Midthun Facts
100

The date of Thanksgiving this year.

November 24

100
The name of the mask that V wears. 

Guy Fawkes

100
The Dark Knight is a pseudonym for which vigilante. 

Batman

100

Conflict is created when a character has ________ and ________.

Need + Barrier

100

This is Mrs. Midthun's maiden name. 

Wagner

200
The date of Thanksgiving is calculated each year by this method.  

Fourth Thursday in November

200

The first and last name of Rose's deceased husband. 

Derek Almond

200

DAILY DOUBLE: The name of Batman's butler. 

Alfred

200

There are several ways to begin a story. Name one of the strategies that we discussed in class. 

Dialogue OR Flashback/Memories OR Middle of the Action/Excitement OR Introduce Lead Characters OR Begin with a Mystery.

200

Spell Mrs. Midthun's first name correctly.

K A S A N D R A

300

The political figure who pardons a turkey each year.

The President

300

The name of the fascist party that is in power in the novel. 

Norsefire

300

This actor who played the Joker met a tragic end.

Heath Ledger

300

The verb  _________ should stay the same throughout your story.

Tense

300

DAILY DOUBLE: This is Mrs. Midthun's husband's name.

Eli

400

This president made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday. 

Abraham Lincoln

400

The batch that V was injected with was labeled with this number. 

Five

400

This classic Batman villain appears in every movie of the Dark Knight trilogy. 

Scarecrow. 

400

This is a name for the moment in the story when the character either gets or doesn't get what they want. 

Point of No Return or Climax. 

400

Mrs. Midthun's birthday falls on this holiday.

Christmas Eve

500

This year was when the first Thanksgiving occurred.

1621

500

The author (not the illustrator) of the V for Vendetta graphic novel.

Alan Moore
500

The director of the Dark Knight.

Christopher Nolan

500
What was the name of the short story we read about a man who almost became a murderer?

"Lather and Nothing Else"

500

Mrs. Midthun was born in this state.

Illinois

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