Life with VDB
Name the students who had zero absences this year?
Grace, Isaac, Jonathan, Ziqiu
Whose face is on the $10 bill?
Alexander Hamilton
"The water was as clear as glass" is an example of what type of figure of speech?
A Simile
This is the name of the road Marco Polo used to travel from Italy to Asia
The Silk Road
How many days of school did Mrs. VDB miss this year?
ONE! She went to a conference.
Ella
Which two US Presidents died on the same day?
Jefferson and Adams both died on July 4th, 1826.
A metaphor
This explorer found a northwest passage between Europe and Asia.
Henry Hudson
What is the number that is "inside the house" in a division problem?
The Dividend
What is the name of Mrs. VDB's dog?
Buster!
FDR served 4 terms as US President, leading to the passage of what amendment?
The 22nd amendment
"How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood"? is an example of what?
An Alliteration
Those who were loyal to the king in the colonies were called?
Loyalists
Finish this phrase: If given a chance between being right or being ________. Choose ________.
Kind
What is Mrs. VDB's "fake age"?
27
What was the name of the group of men responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
The Sons of Liberty
What was the 49th state added to the US?
Alaska
Name the two railroads that were part of the transcontinental railroad expansion.
The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific
What does the class do on Mondays during Devotion time?
Prayer Requests
When is Mrs. VDB's birthday?
July 27th
Andrew Jackson
Name the original 13 colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
This term means a tax imposed by a government on goods and services imported from other countries
What is a tariff.
What phrase does Mrs. Wong say when she wants the class to be quiet?
"Excuse Me"