The Crossover
The name of the main character in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover.
Who is Josh Bell?
This is the full name of the protagonist in All Quiet on the Western Front.
Who is Paul Bäumer?
This is the "fair and knavish sprite," who causes mischief in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Who is Robin Goodfellow (Puck)?
This is how old Claudette was when she refused to give up her seat on the bus.
What is 15 years old?
This is Mrs. Sigillito's favorite tv show?
What is The Office?
This brother started focusing more on girls than basketball.
Who is Jordan Bell (JB)?
This soldier dies first in the novel, and his comrades take his boots.
Who is Franz Kemmerich?
This is the lover who told Helena that he would "do [her] mischief" in the woods.
Who is Demetrius?
This is what led to Claudette getting expelled from school.
What is her pregnancy?
This is the name of Mrs. Sigillito's dog.
What is Piper?
This is the name of the girl both boys like.
Who is Alexis (Miss Sweet Tea)?
This is the person who pressures Paul and his friends to enlist.
Who is their teacher, Kantorek?
The mythological figure who is credited with creating a "love potion" flower in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
HINT: He is typically seen with a bow & arrow.
Who is Cupid?
This is the name of the president of the MIA (Montgomery Improvement Association).
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This is her favorite candy.
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cup OR Milky Way Midnight?
This is a poetic form that is used to express a deep love of something.
HINT: Josh writes one of these for his hair.
What is an ode poem?
This is a unique way in which the men spend their free time bonding together.
What is pooping together?
This is the name of Theseus's Amazonian wife.
Who is Hippolyta?
This was the event that Claudette said was the "turning point of her life" and that led to her actions on the bus.
What is the wrongful conviction & execution of Jeremiah Reeves?
This is the number of siblings she has.
What is 8 siblings?
This is what happens to the main character after he loses a bet to his twin brother.
What is the cutting of his dreadlocks?
What is a leg amputation?
This is the name of the play within a play.
What is Pyramus & Thisbe?
This is the charge that remained on Claudette's record after the other two were dropped.
What is assaulting a police officer?
*She didn't have this charge dropped until 2021 when she was 82 years old.
These are her 2 children.
*Earn 250 for getting one correct!
Who are Charlie and Josie (Josephine)?