Famous Floridians
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
There is a city called Miami in Florida, but there is another city called Miami in this state.
What is Ohio?
This is the exact thing John Gorrie invented.
What is an ice machine that cooled the room?
(if you say air conditioner, you're wrong and lose points)
Name every state that starts with an "I"
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho
Person A built a cigar factory in Tampa. Person B's work in building railroads, ports, and hotels in Tampa helped bring business and workers to Tampa for Person A's cigar business.
Who are Vicente Martinez Ybor and Henry Plant?
(double points if you mentioned Henry Plant's glorious moustache)
Finish the sentence:
If you're happy and you know it,
Though better known as the creator of the light bulb, Thomas Edison made this specific invention in his home in Ft. Myers, Florida.
What is a science lab?
This special type of orange was designed to be more resistant to freezing and was named after the person who first developed it.
What is the Lue Gim Gong orange?
Tell Dante he smells bad.
If you did it, have 200 points.
If you were nice and didn't do it, have 400 points.
Person A began to work for Person B. He managed Person B's money and businesses. Person B realized that Person A was a very talented man. Person B died in 1935. Person A took charge of the fortune he left behind.
Who are Ed Ball and Alfred du Pont?
You get to wear the Burger King crown for the rest of class if you let every other team get 200 points. Otherwise, you just get 200 points.
The choice is yours.
Mary McLeod Bethune founded a school in Daytona, Florida, for African American girls named the Daytona Educational and Industrial Training School. The name was later changed to this.
What is Bethune-Cookman College?
(double points if you know it is now Bethune-Cookman University)
This song written by James Weldon Johnson became the official anthem of the NAACP.
What is "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"?
Who won the SECME rocket launch?
(four names)
Amy Gordech, Mia Maldonado, Sophia Otano, Leah Hernandez
One story claimed that when Person B, Person A's friend and rival, asked for directions to the Tampa Bay Hotel, Person A told him to “just follow the crowds.”
Who are Henry Plant and Henry Flagler?
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Julia Tuttle is known as the mother of this city.
What is Miami?
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings wrote this novel after being inspired by the wilderness of Cross Creek where she lived.
What is The Yearling?
And now a poem:
Throughout the days in this class we've spent,
We've had many laughs and frowns.
But now we're approaching the final event,
The day when it all comes down.
How many days are left in school?
The answer, of course, is 15 days remain
Until the summer begins.
Your prize is points but also contains
double points OR bringing the Hatter in.
One story says that Person A sent Person B orange blossoms to show him that the cold winter had not hurt Miami.
Who are Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler?
Name all 14 Famous Floridians we covered.
Double points if you name their most important contributions.
I'm not writing all that.
Estan locos.
This is the name of the charity founded by Alfred du Pont to help sick children in Florida.
What is the Nemours Foundation?
What is Steamboat Willie?
DAILY (EVIL) DOUBLE!!!
(If you get the question right, you get 1000 points. A wrong answer will cost you 1000 points.)
What did the school Instagram say was Mr. Remon's favorite things?
Favorite color: Green
Favorite snack: Doritos
Favorite candy: Hershey's
Person A got a degree from the school founded by Person B who made the school to help African American girls get an education.
Who are Harry T. Moore and Mary McLeod Bethune?
Mr. Remon will set a timer for 5 minutes. Every team that stays seated unless coming to the board gets 500 points after those 5 minutes are up.
I don't believe in you.