Comic Book Heroes
Stephenson Lore
Sports Ball
We Can Pickle That
Is it Alive?
100
This hero was created in 1938, is from the planet Krypton, and clearly breaks Edna Mode's rule about capes
Superman
100
What year was Stephenson Elementary opened?
Construction began in 1964, and the school opened in 1965
100
This football team had the most wins in the 2024 season, and has 810 wins total under their belts, including four Super Bowl titles
Green Bay Packers
100
This garden favorite, while technically a fruit, is the most-pickled food item in the world
Cucumbers
100
Felis Catus
Yes! It's a Cat
200
Created in 1941 during World War Two, this Marvel hero starts out pretty weak and with no extraordinary features, until a doctor performs an experiment on him and he becomes a swole supersoldier
Captain America
200
What small, plastic toys have been known to move on their own and show up in weird spots throughout the school?
Duckies!!! Ask Zoe in kindergarten what her theories are about the ducky conspiracy!!!
200
This legendary basketball player is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, and he has racked up over 42,000 points in his career!!!
LeBron James
200
This saying means that you're in a tough spot, that you're in an awkward position, or that you're having a hard time
"In a pickle"
200
keratoconjunctivitis sicca
No! This is the scientific name for Dry Eyes
300
This very popular comic book hero was created in 1941 and got her own comic book series in 1942. She is an Amazonian princess, had her own TV series that ran from 1975-1979, and her real name is Diana
Wonder Woman
300
Which Stephenson teacher majored in dance in college prior to earning their teaching degree?
Mrs. Bussey! Pay attention to the teacher performance for the Variety Show...you'll notice that she and Mrs. Jacobs are very good dancers!
300
Which player on the Portland Timbers is the highest paid??? (100 bonus points if you can guess how much he makes each year to play for us!)
Forward Jonathan Rodriguez, who makes $2,627,500 a year as of 2024
300
In Mexico, you might find and enjoy escabeche, which is a mix of pickled carrots and these semi-spicy peppers
Jalapeños 
300
Somnolence
No! This is the scientific name for Sleep
400
One of our own former parents, Kelly Sue Deconnick, whose kids Henry Leo and Tallulah used to come to SCCA, wrote these comics and turned a male hero into a female one. She is said to be one of the most powerful in the Marvel universe, can punch her way through just about anything, can fly through space without any breathing apparatus or ship, and was played by actor Brie Larson in the film adaptations of the comics
Captain Marvel!!!
400
Is the engraved stone between the field and lower courtyard (on the dirt hill, where the wooden play structure used to be) a grave???
No, it is a memorial plaque for a former student who passed away...they did not pass away at school and there is no grave there...kids have thought for years that it was a grave!!!
400
In 2023, this famous baseball player's rookie card sold for over $7 million at auction
Babe Ruth!!!
400
This show, all about Portland, did a very funny sketch called "We Can Pickle That" in 2012, where they pickle all kinds of random things. Hint: there is a famous statue above Portland City Hall of the same name
Portlandia!
400
Quercus Robur
Yes! This is the scientific name for an Oak Tree
500
If you want to find this DC hero, you might have to look in a cave, a very tall building, or one of his fancy vehicles. He has no parents, was most recently played in an emo way by Robert Pattinson, and has a butler named Alfred Pennyworth
Batman
500
The school building does not have this important climate control feature, which really helps in the summer, but within the next five years, it will finally get it!!!
Air conditioning!!!
500
This very famous women's tennis player retired in 2022 with 23 Grand Slam singles titles; her sister is also a very well-known tennis player!
Serena Williams
500
This kind of pickle is small, very different than dill pickles, and is often loved by older people but hated by younger ones. One time, Sarah and Troll got into over the fact that Troll loved these things; Sarah thinks that they are so gross and whoever likes them is the mayor of Crazytown
Sweet pickles, also called gherkins!!!
500
Rhopalocera
Yes! This is a butterfly!