This Week In History
What modern day telecommunications invention was "born" on April 7, 1969?
The internet
Name the Canadian hip hop star and singer of "God's Plan" who has used the virus as an excuse to show off everything from his mansion to his massive show collection.
Drake
What is the area of a square with 4 cm sides?
16 cm²
What district does Katniss live in? **BONUS** an additional 200 points if you can give the nickname for this district.
District 12, AKA: The Seam
What bad habit does Mr. Dew have when he's speaking on video?
smacking his lips... I know, it's really weird. Do I do that all of the time?
What event set off the Rwandan genocide?
President's plane was shot down.
It seems everyone during the pandemic has become fixated on a Netflix series about a guy named Joe Exotic. Name the Netflix series.
Tiger King (and no, Mr. Dew has not watched it... I have no interest in it at all)
A rectangle has a base of 9 cm and a width of 3 cm. What is its area?
27 cm²
Katniss fell out of a tree once while hunting. Why did she fall?
She had fallen asleep
What does the word "forage" mean?
to gather, particularly edible foods that grow in the wild
What nationality was the man who brought back the Olympics as an International competition in 1896?
French
What famous movie star of 12 Monkeys, the Die Hard franchise, and who also was the voice actor for RJ in Over the Hedge, has been isolating in striped green pajamas with his ex-wife, Demi Moore, and their kids throughout the Covid 19 Isolation?
Bruce Willis
A rectangle has a base of 9 cm and a width of 8 cm. What is its area? **BONUS** Another 300 points if you can also name the perimetre.
Area = 72 cm² and perimetre = 34 cm
What colour is Prim's cat?
Yellow
What type of plant, typically found on a forest floor, did Mr. Dew rescue from his classroom window sill this week?
Ferns... and Mrs. Dew is really happy to have them home. They survived three weeks without being watered.
Two explorers reached something for the first time on April 6, 1909. Where did they go for the first time in history?
The North Pole
What professional sports league, whose draft is usually an annual highlight and massive money maker, will hold their draft "virtually" from Thursday, April 23 - Saturday, April 25?
The NFL
A paralellogram has a height of 6 cm and a width of 7 cm. What is its area?
42 cm²
Who is the author of the Hunger Games?
Suzanne Collins
What does the word Apothecary mean?
A person or business that creates and sells medicine
**BONUS** For 500 points each, give the last names of the two explorers who reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. **BONUS #2** An extra 500 points for each of their first names IF (and ONLY IF) you knew their last names. (total of 2000 possible points)
(Robert E.) Peary & (Matthew A.) Henson
What sport star's book, the Wizenard Series, hit the New York Times bestseller list this week, after being released by his wife Vanessa?
Kobe Bryant
A triangle has a height of 7 cm and a base of 4 cm. What is its area?
14 cm² (base x height ÷ 2)
What product does District 12 produce?
Coal
What colour is the guitar hanging in Mr. Dew's livingroom?
Red (orangey-red, but on video it looks more red)