STARWARS
FUN FACTS ABOUT MOEIN
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True or False
100
In Star Wars, what is the invisible power that binds the galaxy together?
The force
100
How old is Mr. Moein?
25
100
What is our motto (3 words)?
Peace, Passion, Pride
100
What are the three types of economic systems?
Market Economy, Command Economy, and Traditional Economy
100
Ms. Shiu joind SMHS as a principal in 1996.
False. Yvonne Shiu has served as Principal of San Mateo High School since 2007. She came to the San Mateo Union High School District in 1996 as an English Language Development (E.L.D.) and Spanish teacher at San Mateo High School.
200
Who killed Han Solo?
Kylo Ren
200
Where did he graduate from? (both answers accepted) (bonus candy if you guess what major) (bonus candy if you get both)
UC Berkeley (BA in History) and Santa Clara University (MA in Education)
200
What year anniversary did our school just have?
120th anniversary
200
What are the Factors of Production
Labor, Land, Capital, Entrepreneurs
200
Mr. Moein got a scholarship to UC Berkeley
False. He transferred from Community College (and he graduated with Honors of High Distinction.. so good job Mr. Moein!)
300
Who is Luke and Leia’s mother?
Padmé Amidala
300
We all know and love Rocky, his dog, but what breed(s) is he?
Pit Bull Labrador Shepard
300
What year was San Mateo High School opened? (bonus for the exact date)
September 15, 1902
300
What does TINSTAAFL stand for (extra points if you can explain it)
"There is no such thing as a free lunch"
Everything has a price because if you are not paying with money you will pay with something like time, energy, or wellbeing etc.
300
Anakin Skywalker built C-3P0
True! and C-3P0 knows over 60 million languages
400
Which is the first original theatrical Star Wars movie where Jabba the Hutt is seen?
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
400
What was Mr. Moein's first car?
A humble 1943 Ford GPW
400
Recite the Fight Song (extra points for singing it)
Orange and Black we Honor
Emblem of Loyalty,
Proudly Waving Onward Before Us
Leading us to Victory (Rah Rah Rah)
Fighting for Old San Mateo
Gladly We Do Or Die
Loudly the answering Echo
From Far and Near
Ring Out the Cheer
For Our Ol' San Mateo High
S, M, High, Fight,
S M High Fight Fight Fight!
400
What are the three main questions that all of the economic systems try to answer?
What will be produced? How will it be produced? For whom will it be produced?
400
Jabba the Hutt's puppet is one of the largest puppets in motion picture, and required 8 people to operate
False. Miraculously, it only needed 3 people. The man in the tail is responsible for making it wiggle. The man lying below them all uses a bellows to make Jabba's sides heave, and pulls strings to move Jabba's mouth.
500
In Return of The Jedi, what planet is the second Death Star orbiting?
The forest moon of Endor
500
Where did his love and passion for history originate from?
Call of Duty: The Big Red One on the Nintendo Gamecube. At one point while Mr. Moein was experiencing this video game, he asked “there’s no way this actually happened” Well- a few wikipedia searches on the World War Two portal later had turned my curiosity into an interest.
500
When did San Mateo High School move to our current campus?
1927
500
What is the difference between a true market economy VS a real market economy?
A true market economy has no government intervention, were as a real market economy has a lot of government intervention.
500
Communism is an example of a command economy
True