POP GOES THE WEASEL
The swoon-worthy genre, which includes To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Sleepless in Seattle, has been frequently lambasted in The Mighty Middle.
What is rom-com?
Players "set" and "spike" in this sport.
What is volleyball?
This popular web game was purchased by The New York Times in 2022.
What is Wordle?
The Crafting Club includes activities like this knitting-esque hobby, which uses only one hook.
What is crochet?
The author of "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
He plays Steven Grant AND Marc Spector in Marvel's Moon Knight.
Who is Oscar Isaac?
The MHS football team faced off against this school in the 2021 State Championship.
What is Smyrna High School?
The Mighty Middle's current logo prominently features this item.
What is a lightbulb?
This acronym is shared by an MHS club and the federal organization which oversees airport security.
What is TSA?
This The Office actor directed and starred in A Quiet Place.
Who is John Krasinski?
In one YA Netflix flick, this perceived flaw is the bane of Jodi Kreyman's existence.
What is her height?
This March, both men's and women's Blue Hen basketball teams marked this historic accomplishment.
What is qualifying for / participating in the NCAA tournament?
This local paper has been reporting in Middletown since 1868.
What is the Middletown Transcript?
The book club probably won't be reading this radical 1848 treatise by Karl Marx.
What is The Communist Manifesto?
Conner Hertzog's "Red Eyes" and The Shining both set horrific events in this type of building.
What is a hotel?
The four Hogwarts houses, according to Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.
What are Braves, Snakes, Smarts, and Puffs?
It's Mr. Celery's catchphrase, chanted after every run by the Wilmington Blue Rocks.
What is "woo-hoo"?
He is Calvin's constant companion, in Bill Watterson's classic comic strip.
Who is Hobbes?
The pep band plays this anthem, by Europe, to signal the start of the last quarter.
What is The Final Countdown?
Saije Simpson's "The Third Floor Bedroom" and Midsommar both feature these devious organizations.
What are cults?
Tick, Tick...Boom! star Vanessa Hudgens is Stacy, Margaret, AND Fiona in this movie series.
What is The Princess Switch?
These three sports have unified teams at MHS.
What are flag football, basketball, and track & field?
This term refers to the brief summary which traditionally follows the lede.
What is a nut graf?
The Mighty Middle may be the #1 club at MHS, but they are currently #1 in England's Premier League.
What is Manchester City?
Before he began publishing his stories in The Strand, a British magazine, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had this occupation, like his character John Watson.
What is a doctor?