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100

What was the very first Disney movie?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

100

Which teacher taught fifth grade before moving to fourth?

Mrs. Batschelett

100

What temperature does water boil at?

212F

100

This 1999 novel later adapted into a film, was banned in the state of Indiana, depicts a group of students from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, and their teacher Erin Gruwell. 

The Freedom Writers Diary

100

"Jack be nimble, Jack be quick. Jack ___________________" What did Jack do?

Jumped over a candlestick
200

What are the names of the three main characters from Harry Potter? 

Harry, Ron, and Hermione

200

What two teachers taught in Special Education before becoming a teacher/administrator?  

Mrs. Bauer (Mrs. Munsterman) and Mrs. Hendrickson

200

What 731 + 212?

943

200

This popular Christmas novel recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

A Christmas Carol

200

How did the Farmer's wife injure the Three Blind Mice?

With a carving knife
300

Who plays Loki in Marvel?

Tom Hiddleston

300

What grades does Mrs. Hacker teach?

7-9

300
What does FANBOY stand for?

 for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

300

This story features a prince who is a small boy from a tiny planet (an asteroid to be precise), who travels the universe, planet-to-planet, seeking wisdom. On his journey, he discovers the unpredictable nature of adults.

The Little Prince

300

Which nursery rhyme is about a mouse running up and down a clock?

Hickory Dickory Dock

400

Which actor from Star Wars got into a car accident while filming one of the movies?

Mark Hamill

400

What sport is Mr. Fairchild currently coaching?

Basketball

400

What year did the Revolutionary War end?

(September 3) 1783

400

This author of a novel featuring a plane crash on a remote island and left a small group of schoolboys as sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack, each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality- and brutal savagery- of their situation sets in. For 400 points, which author wrote The Lord of the Flies?

William Golding

400

There were some blind mice! See how they run! They all ran after the farmer's wife, Who cut off their tails with a carving knife. Did you ever see such a thing in your life As these blind mice? How many were there?

Three

500

Which Marvel Movie is the highest grossing box office movie?

Avengers: Endgame with $2,797,800,564

500

How long has Mr. Malecki been teaching?

23 years

500

Who was the least known president?

Herbert Hoover

500

This novel was published in 1960, and has been banned multiple times. The enormously popular novel was translated into some 40 languages, sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and is one of the most-assigned novels in American schools. In 1961 it won a Pulitzer Prize. The novel was praised for its sensitive treatment of a child’s awakening to racism and prejudice in the American South. What is the name of this novel by Harper Lee?

To Kill a Mockingbird

500

I'm a black sheep that has three bags of wool. One for the master and also one for the dame. But who was the third bag for?

The little boy that lived down that lane