General Knowledge
In Greek Mythology, this body part is Achilles' only weak point.
What is his heel?
This is Mr. P's twin brother's name.
What is Jared?
This many students are currently enrolled in this Journalistic Writing class.
What is twelve?
This author is both Mr. P's favorite author and the namesake of an editing tool used in Journalism class.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
The trophy given to the hockey team that wins the NHL each year is called this.
What is the Stanley Cup?
007 is the codename of this famous, fictional secret agent.
Who is James Bond?
Mr. P is related to this former US president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This former WO Journalism teacher's name can still be found on The West Ottawan's style guide.
Who is Ken Strobel?
This name, meaning "star of the sea" or "bitter" is Mrs. P's first name.
What is Molly?
This is the first animal listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
What is an aardvark?
The longest river in the world flows through this continent.
What is Africa?
Mr. P was born in this year, just 3 minutes after his brother.
What is 1999?
Mr. Hoey's article about this food led to him winning a state journalism award in high school.
What are hamburgers?
Before teaching Journalism, Mr. P taught this English elective.
What is Creative Writing?
This is the only number that is spelled in alphabetical order when written as a word.
What is forty?
This fast food chain is credited with creating the Drive-Thru system.
What is In-N-Out?
Mr. P got his major at Hope College in this area of study.
What is Social Studies Secondary Education.
A still from the film "All the President's Men" has been on the daily agenda this semester. The film portray this event from American history.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
Will (Mr. P's son's name) is short for this.
What is Willem?
This country has the most wins (5) for the FIFA Men's World Cup.
What is Brazil?
Thomas Edison is credited with suggesting the word “hello” for answering the phone. What word would Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone) have preferred?
What is "ahoy"?
Mr. P drinks approximately this many ounces of coffee every school day.
What is 24 ounces?
This many journalism students contributed an article to The West Ottawan during the 2025-2026 school year.
What is nineteen?
This musician has been in Mr. P's top 5 Spotify artists every year since 2022 - and has often been playing in this classroom!
Who is John Mayer
This man was named Time Magazine's Person of the Century in 1999 - though calling someone by his name is usually considered an insult!
Who is Albert Einstein?