Monday, December 18, 2006

Questions for December 18

50 points Which founding father wanted to make the turkey the national bird of the United States of America?
100 points Author C.S. Lewis wrote The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. What do the initials C.S. stand for?
150 points What was C.S. Lewis's nickname (what did his friends call him)?
250 points What was the name of the first child born in New England after the Pilgrims arrived, and what were the parents' names?

Monday, November 13, 2006

Questions for November 13

50 points Why will a hurricane never be named Zoe?
100 points Which two cities have tombs claiming to contain the body of Christopher Columbus?
150 points Which U.S. president at one time held the job of Dean of the University of Cincinnati Law School?
250 points Besides Gandalf and Saruman, what is the name of a third wizard in The Lord of the Rings books?

Monday, September 18, 2006

Questions for September 18-29

50 points What is the only crime defined in the U.S. Constitution?
100 points Which state boasts the only active diamond mine?
150 points Which nation has the world's lowest maximum elevation for a country?
250 points C.S. Lewis, author of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, was a member of a literary discussion group. What was the name of the group, and what other famous author was also a member?

Be sure to respond with the point value and class number!! Have fun! It is Mid-Trimester already!!!!!!!

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Questions for August 28th-September 10th

Current Questions
50 points What is the name of the whale in Walt Disney's Pinocchio?
100 points What is the only state with a different design on the front and back of its flag?
150 points In terms of area, what is the sixth largest country in the world, and how many square miles does it contain?
250 points Which country has a flag that contains only one color?

REMEMBER TO SEND ME THE EMAIL WITH THE POINT VALUE, YOUR NAME AND YOUR CLASS NUMBER!!!

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Current Questions

50 points What is the oldest college/university in the United States?
100 points What are two words that contain all five vowels?
150 points What are the two official languages of Haiti?
250 points Famous artist Edgar Degas had two brothers. What were their names?


Edgar Degas

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Welcome!

Welcome to the 2006-2007 school year! Please use this website to keep you and your parents involved and up-to-date on all that is going on in our exciting sixth grade year! This is also the home of Club Ed, where you will earn points and learn many new interesting things, as well as review some of what you learned last year. Please visit this site with your parents permission only, and come often! -Mrs. H