Del Norte High School
Around the Room
Mrs. Paulson
The 90's (when Mrs. Paulson was in High School)
90's Music (Mrs. Paulson's favorite)
HSE 3
Figurative Language
Books
Random News
100
The Nighthawk is a bird that is native to this area. True or False
True
100
Who said, "Before I do anything I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing"?
Dwight Schrute
100
How many children do I have?
3
100
What popular Christmas movie in the 90's was about a boy named Kevin McCallister?
Home Alone
100
A very popular band in the 90's was called (what color?) Day?
Green
100
Who is the author of the book Night?
Elie Wiesel
100
Compare two things using like or as.
Simile
100
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
100
What is the latest model of iPhone?
iPhone 16
200
Finish the phrase: Don't flock_______________.
. . . on the hawk.
200
Who said "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"?
Maya Angelou
200
How many siblings do I have?
2
200
Name a popular boy band from the 90's.
Backstreet Boys, NSync, New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees, etc.
200
Who is NOT Michael Jackson's lover?
Billie Jean
200
Name one country (other than US) that is talked about in the Happy Documentary.
India, Brazil, Bhutan, Japan, Denmark, etc.
200
Comparing two things as if one were the other.
Metaphor
200
What is the name of the dystopian book written by Ray Bradbury?
Fahrenheit 451
200
Who won the World Series?
The Dodgers
300
Who is our principal?
Mr. Eveleth
300
Who said, "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination"?
Nelson Mandela
300
I have been teaching for . . .
A. 25 years
B. 19 years
C. 10 years
D. 5 years
B. 19 years
300
What popular show in the 90's/early 2000's was about a group of six people living in New York?
Friends
300
This popular band is named after something that comes from an oyster.
Pearl Jam
300
What type of book is Night?
A memoir
300
An exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
Hyperbole
300
What type of book is a true story about a person's life written by that person?
Autobiography
300
Who will be our vice president in 2025? (+200 What popular book did he write that was made into a movie?)
JD Vance, Hillbilly Elegy
400
How many different bell schedules are on the Del Norte High School website?
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 17
D. 17
400
Who said, "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Mahatma Gandhi
400
What sport did I play in high school?
Cross Country and Track
400
What do you need to put in this and what does it do?
A CD, plays music
400
Who wrote "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
Nirvana
400
Name one of the short stories that you read in HSE 3.
The Hawk, The Aged Mother, Dead Man's Path, Chicken Means So Much to Me, The Sniper, And The Mountains Echoed (James), etc.
400
A descriptive phrase that is common to a culture ("It's raining cats and dogs").
Idiom
400
What is a book called that is a true story about someone's life but only focuses on a particular event or time period in their life?
Memoir
400
Who did Mike Tyson fight on Friday night?
Jake Paul
500
What year did Del Norte High School open?
2009
500
"There is always light if only we are brave enough to see it if only we are brave enough to be it" is a quote from a poem called The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman. Where was this poem first read?
The inauguration of Joe Biden
500
What type of dog do I have? (breed and +100 for type/color)
Red Fox Lab
500
What stuffed animal did people collect in the 90's thinking they would be worth a great deal someday?
Beanie Babies
500
One of the most popular bands in the 90's was the
_____ _____ Dolls.
Goo Goo Dolls
500
What was the overall theme/focus of HSE 3?
Empathy or Multicultural Literature
500
What are the three types of irony?
Situation, Verbal, and Dramatic
500
What book about a dystopian society is written by Lois Lowry?
The Giver
500
What film won Best Picture at the Oscars this year?
Oppenheimer
600
What are the names of the three assistant principals at Del Norte?
Mr. Giaime, Ms. Ganesan, Ms. White
600
In which country is the picture in the middle above the screen taken?
Italy
600
My husband's job is . . .
A. Pilot
B. Pastor
C. Magician
D. Doctor
B. Pastor
600
What show is this?
Saved by the Bell
600
This singer is a material girl living in a material world according to her hit song.
Madonna
600
Which Cinderella story was set in Zimbabwe, Africa?
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
600
A literary device that indirectly references a person, place, event, or idea that readers are likely to be familiar with.
Allusion
600
Give the title of a book by John Steinbeck.
Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden
600
In which sport in the Olympics was a medal taken away from an athlete, but it is still under review?
Gymnastics