Boston
Name of the large project that improved the highway systems in Boston. Sort of...
What is the Big Dig?
This is the dynasty that was focused on during our Hangzhou unit.
What is the Song Dynasty?
Name of the extremely rich Mali King
Who is Mansa Musa?
Name two towns that are around Groton.
What are Shirley, Pepperell, Westford, Ayer, Littleton?
Name the four Human Geography Themes that were introduced in this unit.
What is Urbanization, Culture, Environment, and Migration?
The city of Hangzhou became a cultural and economic hub, with this type of marketplace, where goods like silk and porcelain were exchanged.
What is a bazaar?
The name of the Last Prophet, according to Muslims, and the scripture that was created based on his revelations (visions).
Who is Muhammad and the Qur'an?
Pick the person in your group who can do the best impersonation of a movie character. I will pick the winner.
What is "we are going to steal...the moon!"
List three problems the Big Dig project ran into.
What is financial mismanagement, project going over budget, taking forever and a half, Allegations of fraud?
During the Song Dynasty, Hangzhou became a major center for this type of economy, due to its thriving population and location.
What is a trade economy?
List the three ways Islam spread throughout Africa.
What is trade, conquest, and teaching/word of mouth?
Write your best dad joke.
What is "Dad, I'm hungry" "Hi Hungry, I'm dad!"
This man-made water system provides 412 billion gallons of water to Boston and is the watery tomb for four towns. Bonus 100: The year it was created.
What is the Quabbin Reservoir? What is 1939?
This long "street" made many Chinese merchants and travelers a lot of money while traveling throughout China, Europe, and the Mediterranean. Very profitable.
What is the Silk Road?
Name the four geographical landmarks that impacted the Mali, and early African, empires.
What is the Sahara, The Sahel, The Niger River, and Savanna and Tropical areas?
Sing the chorus to a well known Disney song. You can do this as an individual or group.
What is "[Mr. Brown] never bothered me anyway?"
Explain four racial disparities that Boston has struggled with both in the past and the present.
What is red lining, MBTA access and pricing disparities, selective loan distribution, access to housing, rejection of employment opportunities in the past.
According to Confucianism, these are the Five Relationships that exist in the world.
What is subject-ruler, husband-wife, parent-child, teacher-student, older sibling-younger sibling?
What is Shahadah (faith), Salat (prayer), Sawm (fasting), Zakat (Charity), and Hajj (Pilgrimage)
You will need a laptop for this. You have 30 seconds to find the most interesting and random historical factoid you can find. Most interesting gets the points.
What is did you know that two kings have died from bumping their head? King Henry I of England (1068-1135) and King Charles VII of France (1470-1498)