BMS Knowledge
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Ms. B. Facts
Classroom Potpourri
100

This mythical beast was often said to guard immense wealth, often consisting of gold and jewels. 

Dragon

100

This island country is best known for its beaches, reggae music, and several of Brogden's teachers. 

Jamaica

100

This illness was carried to Europe through infected fleas carried on cargo ships. 

Bubonic Plague

100

This month is named for its outdated place in the calendar of Romulus and will be the month Ms. B. gets married

October

100

This number is sometimes called a baker's dozen, and is equal to how many boxes of pencils Ms. B. went through this year 

13

200

This color is often associated with balance, nature, and rebirth. 

Green

200

This state was originally part of the Virginia Colony and was one of the first to demand freedom from Great Britain. 

North Carolina

200

The assassination of this man led to the start of the Great War.

Franz Ferdinand
200

These animals make up 88% of the world's amphibians and are Ms. B.'s favorite animal. 

Frog

200

Students were banned from using this sharp object after someone stole all of them from behind Ms. B,'s desk

Scissors

300

This sport has been recorded as far back as 15,000 years ago in France. 

Wrestling

300

This was the 47th state to join the US and was once known as the Tornado Capitol of the World, as well as the home state  two Brogden teachers. 

Oklahoma

300

This export helped maintain the colonial economy of North Carolina and gave birth to places like Durham's Black Wall Street and major industry in Raleigh

Tobacco

300

This kid was the voice behind Ms. B.'s favorite song "It's Corn!"

Jariq the Corn Kid

300

This common kitchen appliance is often associated with displaying art and report cards. 

Refrigerator

400
This year saw Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington, as well as the desegregation of Brogden. 

1963

400

This famous singer grew up in the same town as Ms. B, Checotah, Oklahoma. She was the third winner of American Idol

Carrie Underwood

400

In this model of the universe, the sun is believed to be the at the sun is believed to be at the center and is orbited by all other heavenly bodies. 

Heliocentric

400

This Native American tribe has two reservations left: one in Ms. B.'s current state of residence and one making the entirety of her home state. 

Cherokee

400

There is currently only one functioning version of this common office supply product on the Pirate's team

Stapler

500

This man was a justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court as well as Durham's mayor. He is also the namesake of Brogden Middle School. 

Willis J. Brogden

500

This city can attribute its mascot to the label of Colman's Mustard in 1874.  

Durham 

500

This WWII battle plan failed when Germany decided to invade Russia during the winter 

Operation Barbarossa

500

This traditional Viking name means "warrior or judgement," but is also the name of Ms. B.'s cat

Ragnar

500

This product was supposedly made by Lupe Hernandez when she was a student in college, and is the most wasted item in Ms. B.'s class 

Hand sanitizer