Heroes: Ramayana and the Odyssey
The Great Depression: Bud Not Buddy & Out of the Dust
Blood on the River
Freak the Mighty
Meeting Crisis: I Am Malala and Shipwreck
100

What is the name of the nine headed demon that threatens Rama and all of the world? 

Ravana 

100

What is the name of the main character of Out of the Dust? 

Billie Jo

100

What was the name of the real life historical figure who stars in Blood on the River? 

Samuel Collier

100

Freak's real name is: 

Kevin
100

What was the name of the captain who led the failed expedition to Antarctica in Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World? First and last name. 

Ernest Shackleton 

200

What is the name of the star hero of The Odyssey? 

Odysseus 

200

What state does Bud Caldwell cross to find his father? 

Michigan 

200

Pocahontas was the daughter of the chief of what Native American tribe? 

The Powhatans

200

Max's father Kenny Kane was put in jail for what crime? 

Murdering Max's mother 

200

Malala's last name is what? 

Yousafzai 

300
What are the names of the creatures in The Odyssey that lure sailors into a watery grave due to their beautiful singing? 

Sirens

300

What was the name of a period in history where dust storms took over the middle of the country? 

The Dust Bowl 

300

What was the name of the modern day state that James Town was settled in? 

Virginia

300

What was the name of the woman who Freak and Max returned to the purse to? 

Loretta Lee 

300

Malala had to fight threats and an assassination attempt from what terrorist organization? 

The Taliban

400

How did Hanuman and Jambavan help Rama reach the villain's lair on the island of Lanka? 

They built a bridge out of enchanted stones

400

Bud joins Herman Calloway's band known as the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!! What genre or type of music did they play? 

Jazz 

400

What was the name of the ship that brought the English to James Town? 

The Susan Constant 

400

DAILY DOUBLE: Freak suffers from what genetic disorder? Spelling is important. 

Morquio syndrome 

400

What was the name of the island that the crew sent six men to in order to make contact with the outside world? 

South Georgia Island. 

500

Who wrote Ramayana: Divine Loophole? 

Sanjay Patel 

500

What was the name of the character in Out of the Dust who played music alongside our main character, named for a nasty animal? 

Mad Dog 

500

Name two struggles that the colonists faced in James Town. 

Starvation, Native American attacks, unequal sharing of work, disease, winter. Any of these are acceptable. 

500

Freak dies at the end of the book, but this is a surprise to Max because Freak told him he was going to get what kind of body? 

Bionic 

500

What British city was Malala hospitalized in after the attempt made on her life? 

Birmingham