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100

Where was the first place they stayed? 

Santa Anita Racetrack 

100

Who in the family is the only one actually born in Japan?

The father

100

What event sparked the American Government to start wanting to send Japanese citizens into camps? 

Pearl Harbor

100

How did their mother make the train ride more enjoyable for them? (To the camps)

Treats and playing games 

100

Most streamed song this summer on Spotify in U.S.A? 

Last Night - Morgan Wallen 

200

What was the name of the first camp they stayed in? 

Camp Rohwer 

200

What city did their parents meet in?

Los Angeles 

200

What did the Japanese citizens have to do on the train when they passed through a town? 

Pull the window shades down

200

What did the older boys tell George and his brother for why the fences were up? (What was on the other side of these big fences. 

Dinosaurs 

200

What RB has the most yards this year? 

McCaffrey 

300

What was wrong with the Santa Claus that ended up going to the camp for the kids? 

George noticed he was Japanese, his mom took him to see the real one last year and he was white. 

300

What are enemy aliens? How could some characters in the camp become one? 

By renouncing their citizenship and claiming loyalty to the Emperor of Japan. (Illegal immigrant) 

300

What was the mother forbidden to bring to the camps but did anyway? 

Sewing machine 

300

What does Issei, Nisei, and Sansei stand for? 

Issei - 1st generation (from Japan) 

Nisei - born in the country (from Issei)

Sansei - Kids born from (Nisei parents)

300

What movie made the most money last year? 

Avatar: 2.3 billion 

400


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The father got to take the Jeep out with his family once in the story, where did they go? (Bonus What did the kids see for the first time?)

To a farm, and they saw a pig

400

What did the father become at camp Rohwer? 

Block manager

400

Why were their parents called "No-No's" 

Answered number 27 and 28 as no, (book p. 114)

400

What did George say was "The most challenging adjustment" for him after getting out of the camps?

Stairs

400

When was the First official Halloween celebration in the U.S.A? 

1921, In Anoka MN

500

What camp were they sent to after getting labeled as "no-nos". 

Camp Tule lake (more security for "disloyals")

500

How did the people in the camp react after the bombings? 

"Riots were replaced with silence" 

500

What did Wayne Collins do?

Helped reverse the actions of Japanese Americans renouncing their citizenship. 

500

What show did George get on where he was a Captain? 

Star trek

500

What is the highest grossing Halloween/horror movie ever made? 

Casper/it