Friday, 5/27/05 -Prepare paper for Quiz. Record last two "Quizzes for Dummies©" (/15, /13), and any extra credit you earned yesterday.
Warm Up. a) A man has three kids already. By July 8th, his wife will give birth to a new baby girl.  How many children will he have? (2 answers, and neither of them is 4.)
b) A man walked into Sam and Ellas's Cafe and sat down at a table exactly two and one quarter feet from the window. The first waitress with straight hair came over to take his order, but he sent her away and asked for the waitress with curly hair to take his order.  He ordered a cucumber and cheddar cheese sandwich, a cup of Cuban coffee, and a chocolate chip cinnamon bun.  After taking the order, the curly haired waitress immediately said,  "You must be in the army."  She was right, but how did she know?
First Period
  1. True/False. The Titanic wasn't given enough warning to avoid the iceberg.
  2. What organization did James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, work for?
  3. True/False. Jackie Robinson was a great player, but he never won the MVP award.
  4. What do they call the "secret spot" where the Army supposedly once hid aliens?
  5. True/False. Elvis didn't show a talent for singing until high school.
Second Period
  1. (2) What were the two tragic event in Ray Charles's childhood that occurred close together?
  2. What was the title of Mickey Mouse's first film? (Be careful!)
  3. One of the things that might have contributed to the the Titanic's collision was that the owner wanted it to set the record for ________.
  4. (2) What childhood incident prompted young Cassius ______ to start boxing?
  5. Alexander __________ is credited with "standardizing" the rules of baseball.
 Third Period
  1. True/False. Elvis had a twin brother who was a minor celebrity himself.
  2. True/False. Some experts say that Egyptian hieroglyphics are the earliest examples of comics.
  3. True/False. Shakespeare wrote plays, but never acted in them.
  4. What is Isabella researching?
  5. Matthew, who wrote one of the gospels in the Bible, was born with a name we associate with pants. What was it?
Fourth Period
  1. Walt Disney died of ______ ______.
  2. What is Caitlin researching?
  3. Polio is caused by a type of _______.
  4. (2) The D-Day invasion was launched on the beach of  __________, __________.
  5. (2) Samuel Morse is famous for what two inventions?
Quiz. (for Dummies©) First Period do only 1-6. (20, 16 for Per. 1.)
  1. (4) Give four examples that show that Beetle is not as stupid as everyone thinks she is.
  2. (2) Beetle learned that midwifery was more about ______ and _____, than about magic and potions.
  3. (2) Why did Jane and Beetle suddenly have so much bread? How did Beetle figure it out? (Explain.)
  4. (6) Give three examples of some of the herbs or potions the midwife uses, and their purposes.
  5. True/False. Beetle was excited at the idea of her first delivery.
  6. What did Beetle do first to try to help the miller's wife?
  7. True/False. Jane kicks Beetle out of the cottage for a while after her performance with the miller's wife.
  8. How could Beetle tell that it was a big occasion for the midwife to be going to the fair?
  9. True/False. Jane is actually a pretty good singer for such a crabby woman.
  10. Why does Beetle get to go to the fair instead of Jane?