FAMOUS FIRSTS
DISGUSTING SCIENCE
ALL ABOUT SHILOH
IN THE SPORTS NEWS
MATA STAFF
100
She flew farther than any woman had in an airplane, but one of her planes disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. She was never found.
Who is AMELIA EARHART?
100
These are two synonyms (words that mean the same thing as another word) for VOMIT. There are many choices, you just need to give two.
What is UPCHUCK, HURL, SPEW, YACK, BARF, PUKE or RALPH? (Other choices might also be included in a correct response.)
100
He is Marty's best friend.
Who is DAVID HOWARD?
100
This is the team the Rockets are playing against in the NBA Western Conference Finals.
Who are the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS?
100
These are two Mata teachers will be retiring after the 2014-15 school year ends. (You only need to name one of them to get the points.)
Who are MRS. ERDELJAC and MS. WALLS?
200
Sir Edmund Hillary was to first to climb this, which is the world's tallest mountain.
What is MOUNT EVEREST?
200
Your "number two" goes through this long tube before it, you know, comes out.
What is the LARGE INTESTINE?
200
This is the brand of beer Judd drank when the empty can showed up in the movie we watched. Hint: It is a brand that comes from Colorado.
What is COORS?
200
This is the league the Houston Astros are in, and it should be easy. There are only two leagues in Major League Baseball.
What is the AMERICAN LEAGUE?
200
This teacher's last name starts with M. (There's more than one choice.)
Who is COACH MARTIN? (Or MS. MILLER or MRS. MESECHER or MS. MARTIN... And there may be others.)
300
Roger Bannister was the first to run one mile in this record time.
What is FOUR MINUTES?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: The information on this comes from the TV show MythBusters, if you were wondering. When you do this, a mist of mucus flies out of your nose at about 35 miles per hour and can go 17 feet - which is more than the distance all the way across our classroom.
What is SNEEZE?
300
This is Judd's last name.
What is TRAVERS?
300
DAILY DOUBLE: These are the two fighters that took each other on May 2 for the welterweight boxing championship of the world.
Who are FLOYD MAYWEATHER and MANNY PACQUIAO?
300
This is the last name of Miss Karen, who assists Nurse Wendy Mafumo in the clinic.
What is POTTHOFF?
400
He was the first Black player in Major League Baseball.
Who is JACKIE ROBINSON?
400
Most of the dust in your home is this stuff that used to be a part of you. Hint: You can also find it on the inside of your clothes, well as on your pillowcase and bedsheets.
What is DEAD SKIN (or DEAD SKIN CELLS)?
400
This is the last name of Marty and his family. Hint: It starts with a "P," and it rhymes with the last name of Mata's Science specialist.
What is PRESTON? (Rhymes with "Weston")
400
This is the NBA team LeBron James plays for, and they just won the Eastern Conference Finals last night - so they'll play either Houston or Golden State in the NBA Finals.
What is the CLEVELAND CAVALIERS?
400
She's blond, she teaches 5th grade, and she had a baby this year.
Who is MRS. ABAD?
500
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black "justice" on this very special court, which is located in Washington, D.C.
What is the SUPREME COURT?
500
You have this all over your skin, and you leave a little bit of it on EVERYTHING you touch.
What is SKIN OIL?
500
These are the names of Marty's two little sisters.
Who are DARA LYNN and BECKY?
500
The horse named "American Pharaoh" will try to win horse racing's triple crown a week from Saturday at the Belmont Stakes. The horse has already won the Preakness May 16, and before that he won THIS - the first race in the triple crown series which takes place in Louisville.
What is the KENTUCKY DERBY?
500
Mr. Kelsey teaches band. This is the orchestra teacher whose room is right across from Mr. Kelsey's.
Who is MS. GRAHAM?
M
e
n
u