Mr. C's Fun Friday

Social Studies

100

How many continents are there?

100 bonus= name them

7: Antarctica; Australia; Africa; Europe; North America; South America; Asia

200

What is bias?

Prejudice in favor or against a person, thing, or group. 

100 bonus= exact definition 

300

60 seconds to draw...

Egypt

400

How many years is one term for the President of the United States?

100 bonus= How many terms can they run?

4 years

2 terms

500

Why are the steps of Ellis Island significant? 

Medical examiners would wait at the top to see who had trouble making it up.

Mr. A, B,& C

100

Who graduated from UNI?

Mr. B

200

Who has been to 48/50 states

Mr. C

300

Who wanted to be a Marine Biologist until the end of high school?

Mr. C

400

Who's been out of the country?

Mr. B & Mr. C

500

Who has swam with turtles? 

Mr. B

60 Seconds on the Clock

100

Draw...

Ellis Island

200

Act out: how you would receive an Academy Award for your performance in "The Adventures of Mr. Battern's Class"

100 bonus= creativity 

100 bonus= if you thank Mr. Battern and Mr. Ceresa in your acceptance speech

300

Say: "Sally Sells Sea Shells on the Sea Shore"

with no eyes

100 bonus= creative answer 

400

Act out: who gets to pick the pizza topping

100 bonus= creativity 

500

Set up the funniest mannequin challenge

100 bonus= no body breaks character 

I-owww-ahhh

100

What is the capital of Iowa?

Des Moines

200

How many college in Iowa have "Iowa" in their name?

Closest number wins, exact=200 bonus

11: University of Iowa; Iowa State; UNI; Western Iowa Tech. CC; NIACC; Eastern Iowa CC; Northwest Iowa CC; Iowa Central CC; Iowa Western CC; Iowa Lakes CC; Northeastern Iowa CC

300

How many colleges are in Cedar Rapids?

100 bonus=Name them

Mount Mercy

Kirkwood

Coe

400

How many natural disasters has Cedar Rapids been hit by in the last 20 years?

100 bonus= name them

2

The flood of '08

The Derecho of 2020

500

What do these all have in common (besides Iowa):
Clear Lake, IA

Buddy Holly

Ritchie Valens

"The Big Bopper"

The Day the Music Died

Ah-Life

100

The tip of the shoe lace is called the...

Aglet

200

What boy-band was Justin Timberlake apart of before flying solo

100 bonus= who sang Flying Solo?

NSYNC

Jason Derulo

300

What does Europe call Soccer?

Football

100 bonus= Spelled correctly (Futball)

400

What is the best Chicken Sandwich restaurant in town?

Chick-fil-A

500

What are the chances of becoming an astronaut?

1/1,000

To go to space? .4% of all astronauts