Really Old Stuff
Making Inferences
Vocabulary
Stories
Santa?!
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Who's Michael Phelps?
The Olympic athlete with more gold medals than any other Olympian. He's a swimmer.
100
It's Wednesday and you don't have school. You're wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and you see some kids having a water balloon fight. What season is it?
Summer!
100
What's a vortex?
A mass of whirling fluid or air, like a whirlpool or whirlwind.
100
Why did the Misfit do the terrible things he did?
He didn't understand why he'd been punished in the first place, so he tried to make the crimes he did fit the punishment.
100
Did the Coca-Cola Company really change Santa's colors to red and white?
No. That's a dirty myth, and pure coincidence.
200
What is a civil war?
When two factions of the same country, organization, etc., fight for power.
200
Christmas music is on the radio and the Salvation Army bell-ringer people are in front of Walmart. You're excited to go on a long break. What month is it?
December
200
What does "multitude" mean?
A large number of something; "A multitude of bees."
200
The characters from "Eyes Do More than See" were beings of pure _________.
Energy; they no longer had bodies.
200
What was the original name of "The Night Before Christmas?"
"A Visit From Saint Nick"
300
Who wrote "A Good Man is Hard to Find?"
Flannery O'Connor
300
What was the painting with the people who had sheets over their faces about? What was its theme?
Love
300
What are britches?
Pants!
300
In "The Year of Spaghetti," what did the narrator conclude that Italy was really exporting in 1971?
Loneliness.
300
Who are the two characters that Santa Claus is based on?
Saint Nicholas, from the Netherlands, and Father Christmas, from England. The name comes from "Sinterklaas," another name for Saint Nicholas.
400
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" talked mostly about Free Will vs. ___________.
Determinism
400
"Judge if you want. We are all going to die, and I intend to deserve it." What does this quote mean?
The person is going to do whatever s/he wants, because, good or bad, everyone dies, and so the speaker doesn't care what other people think. (other explanations may be accepted)
400
What's a nickelodeon?
A little machine from back in the day that would show you a very short film for a nickel.
400
Who wrote "Tell-Tale Heart?"
Edgar Allen Poe
400
Where did the tradition of Santa Claus originate?
Northern Europe
500
When you're on your phone in Mr. Heisey's class, is it EVER okay to have any camera or snapchat open?
No. Imma take yo phone if you do.
500
Look at Mr. Heisey's Soviet propaganda posters. What is the one with the OPEN book probably encouraging people to do? How do you know?
It wants people to read. Light coming from the book makes it look more glorious, and the faces at the top are looking down into it. (other explanations may be acceptable)
500
What does it mean to asphyxiate?
To die by lack of air; mostly choking, but drowning technically counts, too.
500
Why did the narrator from "Tell-Tale Heart" end up confessing?
His guilt in regards to killing the old man overwhelmed him.
500
Why was December 24th chosen for Christmas?
That's around the Winter Solstice, when the lack of daylight makes things super depressing.
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