Opposums
Possum's Tail
Cherokee
Magic School Bus Live!
Past Stories
100
What does it mean to "play possum?"

Pretending that they're dead

100

What animal whispers into Bear's ear?

Rabbit

100
Beginning in 1830, the United States government forced the Cherokee to leave their homeland. The walk they endured is known as what? 

The Trail of Tears

100

The full title of the play we saw was "The Magic School Bus: Lost in...?

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System

100

What are the names of the two Indigenous stories we read before Possum's Tail? 

Gluskabe & Old Man Winter and Star Sisters

200

Is the opossum more closely related to a rat or a kangaroo?

Kangaroo

200

After applying the medicine on Possum's tail, what does Cricket use to wrap the tail?

Snakeskin

200

What was the primary reason for the Cherokee population declining so rapidly? 

Diseases brought over by European colonists.

200

What was the name of the theater we saw The Magic School Bus Live?

The Diana Wortham Theater

200

What is the name of the area White Star Sister and Red Star Sister visit? 

The Sky Land

300

A pouched mammal is an example of what kind of animal? 

Marsupial

300

What does Bear suggest stuffing into their ears so they don't have to hear Possum brag?

Moss

300

Other than North Carolina, what other state do the Cherokee primarily live in now-a-days?

Oklahoma

300

Which character is accidentally left in space at the end of the play?

Liz

300

What are the names of the two grandmothers from the previous stories we have read?

Grandmother Woodchuck & Star Grandmother 

400

How long is the opossum's gestation period? (How long are they pregnant before the babies are born)

11-13 days

400

How many animals have speaking roles in the play version of Possum's Tail?

7

400

How were the Cherokee's winter homes and summer homes different?

Winter homes were smaller and rounder - meant to create more heat. Summer homes were larger and had more open air so that the temperature was cooler.

400

Which character was obsessed with finding aliens?

Carlos

400

What is the name of the ritual the Summer Land people are doing when Gluskabe arrives in the Summer Land?

The Snake Dance

500

Opossums have prehensile tails. What does prehensile mean?

Prehensile means it can grasp

500

What is the final line that Possum says in the book version of Possum's Tail?

"My tail! Cricket has ruined it!"

500

The Cherokee primarily farmed which three crops? Name two of them.

Corn, beans and squash.

500

There were five actors portraying characters in the Magic School Bus Live. What were their character's names?

Arnold, Carlos, Janet, Ralphie & Ms. Frizzle

500

What does the Abenaki phrase "Ni Ya Yo" mean?

You are right!