11-year-old Hunter Scott was watching this movie at his home in Florida which sparked his interest in the Indianapolis sinking.
What is JAWS?
This word means "unable to think or speak clearly."
What is DELIRIOUS?
Sullivan compares taking off in a space shuttle to these two things.
What is A GIANT PUSHING YOU ON THE BACK OF YOUR CHAIR or THE BOTTOM OF A ROLLERCOASTER?
This word means "the natural force that pulls things toward the center of Earth."
What is GRAVITY?
This is the name of the podcast featured in the article this week.
What is TEENAGER THERAPY?
This word means "shows you listen to that can be downloaded from the internet."
What is PODCASTS?
This is the formula you use to figure out area of a rectangle or square.
What is LENGTH x WIDTH?
Monday: The tallest tree species, the coast redwood, can be found in THIS state.
What is CALIFORNIA?
During his trial, the Navy said Captain McVay should have done THIS to avoid being hit my enemy fire.
What is ZIGZAG THE PATH OF THE SHIP TO AVOID TORPEDOES?
This word means "to make a judgment about it—to determine its value, ability, or quality."
What is ASSESS?
This is the name of the space shuttle that Kathy Sullivan flew on when she went up to space.
What is the CHALLENGER?
This word means "deep valley with steep sides."
What is CANYON?
Gael came up with the idea for his podcast in this place.
This word means "open to being hurt or appearing weak."
What is VULNERABLE?
This is how many spaces your move the decimal to the left when you convert a percent to a decimal.
What is TWO SPACES?
Tuesday: THIS country gave the United States 3,000 cherry blossom trees to show their friendship with our country.
Who is JAPAN?
Hunter went to visit Maurice Glenn Bell, who survived the Indianapolis attacked and awarded this medal, a special military award given to those wounded in combat.
What is THE PURPLE HEART?
This word means "something that is not what it appears to be and is meant to trick people—a fraud, a hoax, or an imitation."
What is SHAM?
This is how many hours it took for Sullivan to reach the bottom of the ocean.
What is FOUR HOURS?
This word means "try to do something."
What is PURSUE?
The teens knew they had to be THIS in order for listeners to believe and follow what they say (hint: it's a vocabulary word).
This word means "open to being hurt or appearing weak."
What is DEPRESSION?
This is 75% as a decimal.
What is .75?
Wednesday: Lines of poetry are also known as this V word.
What is VERSE?
Before Captain McVay set sail, he asked for this for protection, but was told it wasn’t necessary since most of the war activity was far from where the Indianapolis would be sailing.
What is AN ESCORT SHIP?
This word means "declare them not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing that they were accused of—to clear their name and free them from blame."
Sullivan and another diver were able to survive the descent to the bottom of the ocean because of this reason.
This word means "feel or show great love for."
What is CHERISH?
Teenager Therapy scored a big interview when they interviewed THESE celebrities.
Who are PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE?
This word means "became greater than."
What is SURPASSED?
This is the area of this shape:
What is 77 inches squared?
Thursday: Maya Angelou is known for her poetry, her books, and for being in THIS Emmy award winning movie about slavery.
New details were discovered, including that before the Indianapolis sank, this had been received by at least three people—but were not responded to.
What are DISTRESS CALLS?
This word means "words are in response to the questions of a lawyer or a judge and are spoken under oath."
What is TESTIMONY?
This is the name of the deepest known part of the ocean that Sullivan traveled down.
What is THE MARIANA TRENCH?
This word means "weight or force created when something presses or pushes against something else."
What is PRESSURE?
The 2nd episode of the podcast focused on THIS subject.
What is DEPRESSION?
This word means "expressed sadness for someone who has experienced something unpleasant."
What is COMMISERATED?
This is what 45% of 189 is?
What is 85.05?
Friday: The cheapest Apple II computer cost around this much money when it came out.
What is $1300?