All About NRMS
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100

These are the weather-related names of the four competitive Houses at NRMS.

What are Hurricanes, Blizzards, Tsunamis and Tornadoes?

100

This novel is a true story about the daring 1952 Coast Guard Rescue Mission of the SS Pendelton off the Coast of Cape Cod.

 

What is The Finest Hours?

100

Originally part of basketball meme, middle school kids nation-wide are repeating this viral, meaningless numercial slang term.


 

What is 6 7?

100

Of the four towns Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet, this is the one that is home to a Cape Cod Baseball League team called, "The Whitecaps".

What is Brewster?

100

Grown in orchards throughout New England, this fruit was popularized by a man whose nick name was "Johnny Appleseed".

What are apples?

200
This is the building, outside of the cafeteria where Mr. Burkert growns plants with students.

What is the greenhouse?

200
The following sentence uses this literary device, 


"Liam left the logs near the lawnmower."

What is alliteration?

200

This singer spent over a year on her International Eras tour, and two singles from her latest album, Life of a Showgirl just dropped today.

Who is Taylor Swift?

200

The body of water inside the arm of Cape Cod is called this.

What is Cape Cod Bay?

200

In commercials, this snack is referred to as, "The snack that smiles back."

What are Goldfish?

300

What type of vegetable is frequently seen growing hydroponically in the small cafeteria?

What is lettuce?

300

A group of sentences in a story is called a paragraph.  A group of lines in a poem is called this.

What is a stanza?

300

These sneakers were popularized in the 1980's and were named after a famous "Michael" who played professional basketball for the Chicago Bulls.

What are Air Jordans?

300
Though it does not have a rock to designate the arrival of the Pilgrims like Plymouth, this Cape Cod town is the actual place where the Pilgrims first landed.

What is Provincetown?

300

This corn chip snack is covered in Tajin and comes in a flavor called, "Fuego".

What are Takis?

400

These are the names of all three math teachers in grade 7 last year.

Who are Mrs. Schnitzer, Mr. Sheehan and Mrs. Richards?

400

This is the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:

"The flickering candle rescued me from the darkness."


What is personification?

400

Wicked For Good stars these two actresses as "Glinda the Good" and "The Wicked Witch of the West".

Who are Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo?

400

These mollusks are grown in farms along the flats of Cape Cod Bay.

What are oysters?
400

This Japanese dish, often wrapped in seaweed and filled with ingredients like salmon, avocado, or cucumber, literally means “vinegared rice.”

What is sushi?

500

Visualization Exercise:  If you walked into the gym lobby door, turned right, went up the stairs on the right, turned left, and then walked into the first door on your left, this is where you would be.

Where is Mr. Ciliberto's office?

500

According to Mrs. Sousa, what is the main reason literature matters?

What is theme?
500

This famous island vibe, country singer's fan following is lovingly referred to as "No Shoes Nation".

Who is Kenny Chesney?

500

These are the names of the two bridges connecting Cape Cod to the mainland.

What are the Sagamore and Bourne bridges?

500

This bright yellow fruit became a viral meme thanks to the Minions, who shout its name excitedly in their movies.

What is a banana?