QA
Gemini
Pisces
Leo
L. 63:
What's your horoscope sign?
You play this when you don't go to school
(Bonus: When is your next school holiday)
Hooky
(Bonus: New Years or winter break)
What are the three primary colors?
(Bonus: what are the two names of other types of colors?)
Red, blue and yellow
(Bonus: secondary and tertiary)
What to countries did Pr. Boffin travel to years ago?
(Bonus: name the old name for one of these countries)
Mexico and Russia
(Bonus: USSR {Union of Soviet Socialist Republics})
Name both New Years celebrated in Taiwan
(Bonus: Name which day/calendar both of these are on)
New Year (Gregorian calendar) and Lunar/Chinese New Year
(Bonus: Solar/Gregorian and the Lunar/Farming calendar)
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Mongolia
L. 89-1:
What foreign countries have you been to?
This is the country south of the United States
(Bonus: This is the continent south of the US)
Mexico
(Bonus: South America)
Why are Teddy bears named as such?
(Bonus: name one of the children's stories talked about in the reading)Because they are named after President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt when he refused to kill a bear.
(Bonus: Goldilocks, Winnie the Pooh, Rupert Bear or Paddington Bear)
What is Billy's lucky number?
(Bonus: Why is this ironic?)
13
(Bonus: 13 is considered an unlucky number)
What is the other name of Taiwan?
(Bonus: Who gave it this name?)
Formosa
(Bonus: The Portuguese)
Taipei
Bus
Train
L. 69:
How do you travel to Taipei?
This is something you put on your floor that is soft, but also something some cultures put on their walls.
(Bonus: name the other type of floor material that is hard)
Carpet
(Bonus: tile)
In Unit 9's reading, what is one way mentioned to tell someone's future?
(Bonus: name another way, not mentioned in the reading, to tell someone's future)
Palm reading, Tarot cards or using books like the 易經
(Bonus: Answers may vary)
In the lesson about passing notes, what did the note say?
'Pass it along'
What is the English name of the current Taiwanese president?
William Lai
Go check it out
Scream
Ignore it
L. 73:
What do you do when you hear a strange noise at night?
This is one of the two illnesses we talked about in YB.
(Bonus: name both)
The Measles
The Mumps
What was wrong when the Mary Celeste was found? Why was this wrong?
(Bonus: What was the name of the other ship in the reading?)
There was no one on the ship in the middle of the ocean. Leaving you ship in the middle of the ocean is suicide
(Bonus: Dei Gratia)In lesson 75, what did Father and the children want for breakfast?
(Bonus: Why was this their answer?)
Nothing
(Bonus: because they ate in the middle of the night)
Chinese is written in 漢字 (Han characters), what script is the English alphabet written in?
(Bonus: What script was it written in before this?)
(Bonus: The Runic alphabet {Futhark})
Stubbing your toe on a table leg
Having a broken heart
Stepping on a Lego
L. 71:
What do you think hurts a lot?
This is what you do when two families become one
(Bonus: name the two words that often rhyme with this word)
Marry
(Bonus: Mary and merry)
Insects
(Bonus: Coincidences)
In lesson 69, when the Clarks said good-bye to their grandparents, what time did they arrive at the station?
(Bonus: what animal did they see along the way?)
(Bonus: Farmer Gimbel's donkey)
Name the last 3 dynasties before the creation of Taiwan.
(Bonus: name the first 3 Chinese dynasties)
Yuan, Ming and Qing
(Bonus: Xia, Shang and Zhou; or: Shang, Zhou and Qin)