Counting by 7's
Roald Dahl
Iditarod
The Wild Robot
8pARTS of Speech
100

What was Willow Chance's signature color?

What is red.

100

While Roald was a student at Llandaff Cathedral School he was involved in the "Great Mouse Plot".  What was the name of the nasty sweet shop owner Dahl and his mischievous friends wanted to frighten?  

Who is Mrs. Pratchett.

100

In what state does the Iditarod take place?  

What is Alaska?  

100

In The Wild Robot, what did the animals decide to call the one hour they all were safe and not hunt/harm each other?

What is The Dawn Truce.

100

Identify the adjective in this sentence.

The shaggy dog was running in the yard.  

What is shaggy.  

200

Why was Willow Chance sent to meet with the school counselor, Dell Duke? 

What is Willow was accused of cheating on the California State testing.  

200

While a student at Repton Roald Dahl was a taste tester for what chocolate factory?

What is Cadbury Chocolate.

200

In what city is the Iditarod Finish Line located? 

What is Nome, Alaska.

200

In The Wild Robot, how did Roz get on the island?

A container ship sank and her crate washed ashore.

200

Identify the adverb in this sentence.

Julie ran quickly to join her friends on the beach.


What is quickly.

300

What language do Pattie, Mai and Quang-ha Nguyen speak?

What is Vietnamese. 

300

Thwaites, one of Roald's childhood friends, had a dad who was a doctor and tried to dissuade Thwaites from eating licorice bootlaces by saying it was made from what?

What is rat's blood/rat mash. 

300

Who was the winner of the 2020 Iditarod? 

Who was Thomas Waerner.  

300

What are the names of the characters that work together to build a new foot for Roz?  

Who are Mr. Beaver, Trunktap(the woodpecker), and the three raccoons Lumpkin, Rumpkin, and Bumpkin. 

300

Identify the preposition in this sentence.

My family and I walked around the lake and took some photographs.  

What is around.

400

What are two of Willow Chance's three main passions?  

What are the number 7, medical issues/diseases and plants.

400

What was the name of Roald's math teacher at Repton who never taught math?

Who is Corkers.

400

What is the name of the HALFWAY checkpoint?  

What is Cripple.  

400

How many lodges did Roz build during the harsh winter weather to keep the animals safe?  

What is five.  

400

Use one of the FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) in a complete sentence.    

F-for    A-and    N-nor   B-but  O-or   Y-yet   S-so


Check for accurate response.

500

In the book Counting by 7's, what were TWO of the four subgroups of The Strange in the Dell Duke Counseling System?

What are Misfits, Oddballs, Lone Wolves, and Weirdos.  

500

Name FIVE books that Roald Dahl has published.  

What are The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Matilda, The BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Witches, Esio Trot, The Magic Finger, George's Marvelous Medicine, etc...

500

How many MANDATORY rests are required for mushers during the Iditarod? 

What are TWO 8-hour rests and ONE 24-hour rest.    

500

What is the number of robots that had been on the ship that sank?  Think back to the Snotes (secret notes) from the Breakout Challenge.  :)

What is 500.

500

"Like a hatchling breaking from a shell, Roz climbed out in the world." What type of figurative language is being used?



What is a simile.