Are you ready...mob football?
Diana Trujillo:...Perseverance
Mendez v. Inequality
Three Legendary Women
Justa Buncha Randon Stuff
100
What is the meaning of the word throng?
a large group of people
100
How old was Diana when she left Colombia and came to America?
17
100
TRUE or FALSE:
Americans of Mexican descent were allowed to enroll at 17th Street School, but Sylvia's parents did not want to enroll her because of discrimination.
FALSE.
Because of Westminster's segregation policy, they had to go to a separate school.
100
What did Bessie Coleman want to be?
Pilot
100
TRUE or FALSE:
There are more people in California than Canada.
TRUE.
200
Mob football was a medieval __________ sport.
A. Egyptian
B. American
C. Australian
D. European
D. European
200
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math
200
What is the meaning of the word integrate?
to bring people of all races together
200
TRUE or FALSE
"Bessie Coleman became only the second African American woman to earn a pilot's license."
FALSE.
She was the first.
200
Ketchup was once sold as medicine to treat _______ and indigestion.
A. headache
B. diarrhea
C. skin rash
D. kidney disease
B. diarrhea
300
In mob football, what was the ball made of ?
pig-bladder
300
What is the meaning of inclusivity?
the practice of including many kinds of people, some who might otherwise be left out
300
What is the meaning of the word dilapidated?
in a state of disrepair, often as a result of neglect or age; run-down
300
What is the meaning of the word venue?
the place where an event takes place
300
What is the most expensive movie ever made?
A. Titanic
B. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows
C. Avengers: Age of Ultron
D. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
C. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
~$379,000,000
400
"There were even a few deaths from freak injuries over the centuries. In one game, a man died after accidentally ___________________."
Accidentally what?
running into another mans knife.
400
What was the name of the Mars rover that Diana Trujillo helped to create?
Perseverance
400
"But in 1952, civil rights champion Thurgood Marshall, of the NAACP, brought the landmark anti-segregation case Brown v. Board of Education to the U.S. Supreme Court. Like the lawyer in the Méndez case, he cited the 14th Amendment. All nine justices agreed with his argument. They issued a unanimous decision, declaring school segregation unconstitutional."
Use context clues. What does the word unanimous mean?
everyone agreed
400
What is the meaning of the word quadruple?
to become four times bigger in value or number
400
_______ can recognize human faces — and remember them for their entire lives.
A. Crows
B. Whales
C. Penguins
D. Cats
Crows
500
"Luckily for property ownersand everyone who didn't want to wrestle over a pig bladder all day every day, the biggest battle was reserved for oneday a year: Shrove Tuesday. Also called P___________ Day"
Pancake Day
500
What was Diana Trujillo's job?
A_________ Engineer.
Aerospace Engineer
500
"During the trial, the lawyer argued that the school districts' segregation policies violated the _______ Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees citizens equal protection under the law.
14th
500
"The truth is, "Mankiller" is a Cherokee title for someone who ______ ___ _______ ."
guards a village
500
What is a group of porcupines called?
A prickle
