Aken's Expectations
Hammer the Grammar
2024 Trivia
Millard North Trivia
Book Trivia
100

What percentage does Aken take off for late work?

None

100

Correct the following incorrect sentence:

"Oh my God! They actually won!," Samuel exclaimed.

"Oh my God! They actually won!" Samuel exclaimed.

100

What was the name of the viral Australian Break dancer who took the 2024 Paris Olympics by storm (or cringe)?

Rachael "Raygun" Gunn

100

What year did Millard North High School first open its doors?

1978

100

You get a book! You get a book! You get a book! For 15 years, starting in 1996, what daytime talk show megastar’s book club recommended a total of 70 books leading to total sales of over 55 million copies?

Oprah Winfrey

200

What happens if I arrive tardy to class and there is a bell-ringer?

You do not get the bell-ringer (or points for that assignment)

200

Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:

Neither the book nor the magazine [ is / are ] available at the moment.

Is

200

Which of these artists performed at the 2024 Super Bowl?

Usher

200

Millard North High School is one of three high schools to carry the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. What are the names of the other two high schools?

Lincoln High and Central High School

200

Henry David Thoreau wrote about life in the woods in Massachusetts in what iconic 1854 work of nonfiction literature?

Walden

300

What are 3 ways in which Aken will get your attention?

Claps, Bell, and Laser of Doom

300

Identify what type of verb "will have" is in the following sentence:

She will have completed her degree by next year.

Helping Verb

300

Which artists' album name became Collins Dictionary's word of the year?

Charli XCX

300

How many teachers are there at Millard North High School?

162

300

Mr. C. Hillegass, an employee at the Nebraska Book Company in 1958, started a series of study guides in his basement with his wife. Often associated with shirking homework assignments, what is the common name associated with these guides?

Cliffnotes

400

Where do I get latework?

Black bins in the back of the room OR Google Classroom. Always check the agenda on classroom!!!! 

400

Is "chocolate" a countable or uncountable noun?

Uncountable

400

After her song "Espresso" exploded this year, what product did Sabrina Carpenter bring out?

Perfume

400

Freshmen Administrator, Matthew Starks, played as a 6'6" power forward on which university's basketball team?

University of Nebraska Omaha

400

Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in what 1954 novel?

Lord of the Flies

500

How much of my final grade percentage does turning in my phone AND bell-work allot for?

5%

500

Choose the correct interrogative pronoun for the following sentence:

There are some people [who/whom] I think you should speak to.

Whom

500

Moo Deng became an internet sensation, but what does 'Moo Deng' mean in English?

Bouncy Pork

500

Millard North is home to several notable alumni, including collegiate and professional athletes. Name the 1997 MNHS graduate who was a quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He won both the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien Award in 2001. Running Nebraska's option offense that year,[1] he completed 105 of 189 passes for 1,510 yards and seven touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,115 yards and 18 touchdowns. 

Eric Crouch

500

According to the Harry Potter books, how many total balls are used in a standard Quidditch match?

Four