creepy and weird Social Studies things
Who wiped their butts with sea sponges?
The Romans
What is the largest fish on earth? (that we know of)
whale shark
What is IC in Roman Numerals?
99
What is the name of the town/city Lake Compounce is in?
Bristol (in Connecticut)
name 5 islands in the Caribbean Sea
Puerto Rico, (Hispaniola which has Dominican Republic and Hait on it), Banahas, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Martinique, Cuba, Jamaica, Aruba, Curaco, Bon Aire, etc etc etc
What disease did they sometimes die from, from wiping their butts the way they did?
typhoid
What is the name of the type of fruit in Asia that smells like onions and possibly rotting flesh?
durian fruit
Who died of thirst and starvation because he just couldn't stop looking at his reflection in a pool of water?
Narcissus
What general type of lunch does Ms. Martin eat just about every day?
a sandwich
What is the smallest country on earth?
Vatican City (it is inside Rome)
What was the primary way that Vlad (who somehow became known as Dracula) executed people?
he impaled them
What country is off the southeast coast of Australia?
New Zealand
What Emperor "fiddled" while Rome burned?
Nero
What is the name of the movie in which two creepy sisters ask Danny to play with them forever and ever and ever?
The Shining
What country is sandwiched between China and Russia?
Mongolia
What is the real location where "dracula" lived?
Transylania in Romania
How many villages are there in Montague AND what are they called?
Montague Center, Millers Falls, Turners Falls, Lake Pleasant, Montague City
What is the name brand of the shoes (not sandals) that Ms. Robinson has worn to school every day this year?
Dr. Martens
What city did Ms. Robinson live in outside of Connecticut and Massachusetts?
Atlanta, Georgia
What two countries are on the Iberian Peninsula?
Spain and Portugal
Bunraku
What was the volcano that had a massive eruption in 1884 and blocked out tune sun for a year--it was in Southeast Asia.
Krakatoa
Where did Ms. Robinson live for a semester of college--a study broad program?
Greece
What state is just south of Missouri?
Arkansas
What country is the closest country to Greenland in the east?
Iceland