Mr Bast
Winter Trivia
When Mr Bast was in Middle School
Landmarks
Acronyms ASAP
100
Who is the best PLTW teacher at OMS?
Mr. Bast
(or Mr. Uthoff, I guess).
100
How many sides does a snowflake have?
6
100
What popular superhero franchise released its first movie when Mr. Bast was in seventh grade (2012)?
The Avengers
100
Where can you find Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in our Solar System?
Mars
100
Unpack the acronym: USA
United States of America
200
Name two classes that Mr. Bast currently teaches (or all four for double points).
Flight and Space, Computer Science, Robotics, and App Creators
200
Which country has won a medal at every Olympic Winter Games?
The United States
200
What popular, block-based video game was released when Mr. Bast was in 6th grade (2011)?
Minecraft
200
In which decade did construction of the St.Louis arch finish?
The 1960s (1965)
200
Unpack the acronym: LOL
Laugh out loud
300
How old is Mr. Bast?
25
300
What do we call the shortest day of the year?
The Winter Solstice
300
Name one current OMS teacher that Mr. Bast had when he was an OMS student
Mrs. Timmons, Mrs. Cupp, Mrs. Deutman, or Mr. Maness
Honorable mentions: Mr. Fernbacher and Mrs. Chan
300
On which continent can you find Uluru, the sandstone monolith sacred to the aboriginal people of the Anangu?
Australia
300
Unpack the acronym: NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
400
What second language does Mr. Bast speak?
Italian
400
Which US state popularized the Turducken, the turkey-chicken-duck hybrid meal?
Louisiana
400
Who was elected to the presidency when Mr. Bast was in 7th grade (2012)?
Barack Obama
400
In which country can you find Petra, the city carved from sandstone in the first century AD?
Jordan
400
Unpack the acronym: PLTW
Project Lead the Way
500
How many siblings does Mr. Bast have?
3 brothers
500
Which European country has a Christmas tradition where they use straw to construct (and burn) a giant goat statue?
Sweden
500
What popular trend, involving people laying flat in random places, arose when Mr. Bast was in 6th grade?
Planking
500
How tall is the Burj Khalifa, the tallest city in Dubai and the world?
2, 717 ft (163 floors)
500
Unpack the acronym: EPCOT
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow