You need to find the answer to the questions of the week prior to your next computer class.
You must include the following:
Your answer(s).
Your source. (You may not use anything with wiki in the URL). This means, the full URL (website address) of your source. (Google is not where you found your information, it may have driven you to a website with the information).
Your Search String. Example: "Great Molasses Flood" and Boston was the search string I used to find out when the Great Molasses Flood was. Notice the quotation marks are around the phrase and the word "and" is used add the word Boston to my search.
Question(s) of the Week:
Days 1/2 - Due December 8th
Days 3/4 - Due December 10th
Days 5/6 - Due December 14th
Question(s) for the Week:
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
When was this person president of the United States?
How many languages could this person speak?
Question(s) for the Week:
Which president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Question(s) for the Week:
What is the name of the only president of the United States to serve two non-consecutive terms in office?
Past Questions of the Week:
What was the date of the Great Molasses Flood?
What was Susan B. Anthony's middle name? Where was she born?
What two presidents died on the same day/year?
What is Mount Greylock known for? (Hint: What does it mean to the state where it is located?)
How high is Mount Greylock?
What year was Saugus Iron Works established? (Hint: EssexHeritage)
Baseball: The Boston Red Sox had a historic baseball season in 1967. They won the American League pennant for the first time in many years. Can you find the answers to these questions?
1) Who was the Red Sox outfielder who won the American League Most Valuable Player award that year?
2) Who was the Red Sox pitcher who won the American League Cy Young award that year?
3) Which team did the Red Sox play in the World Series that year and who won?
Basketball: The Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship in 1981. It was the first of three championships in the Larry Bird era. Can you find the answers to these questions?
1. Which team did the Celtics defeat in the finals of the playoffs that year?
2. Who was the Celtics player who was named playoff Most Valuable Player that year?
3.What were the other two years that the Celtics won the NBA Championship with Larry Bird on the team?
Name three roller coasters that were on Revere Beach.