BOOM
The great outdoors
Get to Work
BIG words
A matter of opinion
100

This is the scientist who invented Dynamite

Who is Alfred Nobel 

100
In "When the Wind Blows, " Ellie and which family member travel into the Elkridge Mountains? 

Who is her father? 

100

During the late 1800s, many people moved away from farms to these to find places to work. 

What are Cities 

100

The word REDUCE means to make something _____

What is "Smaller"

100

What is the Best Ice cream flavor

What is Vanilla (it's not plain, its an orchid) 

200

This is the dangerous, explosive liquid found inside dynamite 

What is Nitroglycerin

200

This is what the wind that pushes that makes it difficult for the characters to leave

What are leaves? 

200

Factories preferred child workers because they were less likely to do this?

What is go on Strike

200

The man was highly "competent."

What is skilled 

200

Coolest sea creature 

Mantis Shrimp 

300

Dynamite is considered a "safer explosive" because it produces a ____ Flame

What is "Cool Flame" 

300

What important item is lost in the woods in "When the Wind Blows" 

What are Keys

300

What type of mines did children mostly work in 

What are coal mines 

300

He "ignited" the TNT

to set on fire 

300

Best Pizza Topping 

What is Pinnapple (w/ bacon & jalepeno) 

400

This is what Alfred Nobel Read that made him rethink his own legacy. 

What is His (brother's) obituary 

400

What item does Manuel lose in the water in the story "Stranded" 

What is "the paddle" 

400

Why were children better at working machinery-related jobs (even though they were more dangerous)

Smaller hands and bodies allowed them to work on inaccesable parts within the machines 

400

An influx of people would mean

A large group entering.

400

What would be the coolest superpower

What is Teleportation (copy abilities are lame, and we know it)

500

Dynamite is named after the greek word "Dynamis" meaning _____?

What is Power

500

The river in stranded is dangerous because of its strong _____?

What is Current

500

Name one of the dangerous conditions faced by children who worked in factories and mills

Soot, dust, loud noises, long hours, and dangerous machinery 

500

This word means a deep sadness or distress 

What is Anguish

500

Best Superhero 

Who is the Flash (Wally West)