Tall Tales and Fairytales
Math
Ancient Asia
Science
100

Who was the tall tale character that was friends with a blue ox? 

Babe 

100

Place value is measure in what base? 

Base 10 

100

Which river(s) is fed by the Himalayan Mountains snow runoff?  

Indus River and Ganges River 

100

Which body of water is large, has land on two sides, and flows. 

River 

200

What do they call it when they over-emphasize the size, strength or details of something in a tall tale? 

Exaggeration

200

In the number 45,378 which number is in the ones place? 

200

What does the vocabulary word cultivate mean? 

To grow or tend to a crop or plant

200

Which kind of land has steep sides and a flat top? 

Plateau

300

What did Pecos Bill use to lasso the tiger in his story? 

A rattlesnake

300

If I wanted to write the number four hundred twenty seven what number would I write in the tens place? 

2

300

What did they build to direct the water from the Indus River so they could use it for farming? 

Irrigation Canals

300

Which kind of land has water on all sides? 

Island

400
Which tall tale character raced a machine and had a heart attack after he won. 

John Henry

400

How many minutes are in 1 hour? 

60 minutes

400
What religion do they practice in Ancient Asia where they worship many gods? 

Hinduism

400

Which body of water has salt water, does not flow and can be fed by a stream or river. 

The Ocean 

500

Who was the character that was known for driving trains at the speed of light? 

Casey Jones

500

Give me two make ten and two break ten equations using the numbers 8, 2, and 10. 

8+2=10 

2+8=10 

10-2+8

10-8=2

500

What is the name of the civilization that lives in the Indus river valley? 

Mohenjo-Daro 

500

Which type of land would allow for tornados to pass through it? 

Plains