Trivia
Fill in the Blank
Newbies and Track
McFarland USA
Lessons Learned
100

What is the main character's REAL name? First & Last

Castle Crenshaw

100

"For me, the best way to describe it is, I got a lot of _________ inside."

scream

100

Who doesn't have a mother?

Sunny

100

In which state does the film take place?

California

100

How many hours of sleep a night does Ghost say he needs?

10

200

What is Coach's real job?

driving a cab

200

Fill in the blank: Mr. Charles looked at us like he was looking at two _________." 

ghosts

200

Why did Lu want a brother?

To see what he (Lu) would look like with skin pigmentation.

200

What is McFarland High School's mascot?


Cougars

200

When Ghost gets suspended for being in a fight with Brandon, Coach picks him up and asks, "And what-- you think that makes you tough? Does that make it right?" What did Ghost want to say in reply?

Yes -- even though he knew that was the wrong answer.

300

What happened on the track that made Ghost cut down his shoes when he got home?

He tripped over his shoe laces while racing and fell onto the track.
300

Ghost compares the "trust fall" they did in gym class to what?

Telling their secret story before dinner.

300

Who is adopted?

Patty

300

The captain of the team was ________________ .



Thomas Valles

300

When Coach asks Ghost who he (Ghost) is scared of, what does Ghost say?

He (Ghost) is scared of himself.

400

What tattoo does Coach have on his chest?

his Olympic Gold Medal

400

Fill in the blank: Coach said: "Trouble is, you can't run away from yourself. Unfortunately, ain't ____________that fast." 

nobody

400

Who stole Coach's Olympic Medal?

his father

400

What was the nickname given to Coach White by his runners?

Blanco

400

What was Coach's way of letting Ghost know he shouldn't act up in school?

He made him repeatedly run sprints.

500

Lu identifies himself as a what?

Albino

500

Fill in the blank: You really get to see where they got the name Glass Manor from, because dude, everybody who lives around there is freakin' _______________."

shattered

500

Why did Ghost steal the shoes?

Because his mother didn't have money for running shoes and he "couldn't put that on her."

500

Which student wrote the poem about feeling like a bird soaring?

Jose

500

Before the newbies could eat at the Chinese restaurant, they had to tell a secret. By the end of the stories, what did they discover?

That they were actually bonding or connecting.