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Slide 1: Hosted by Mrs. South
Slide 2: Jack London King of … Vocab Xmas Trivia 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500
Slide 3: Lack of funds Why did Jack London drop out of college? Row 1, Col 1
Slide 4: A creek. What is the Mazy May? 1,2
Slide 5: The very top. Where is the summit? 1,3
Slide 6: Guitar What was the first instrument on which the carol “Silent Night” was played? 1,4
Slide 7: 10 years old How old was Jack London when he began working? 2,1
Slide 8: He had the wrong lead dog. Why did Walt’s stolen sled keep capsizing? 2,2
Slide 9: Flips over. What does something do if it capsizes? 2,3
Slide 10: 1895 What was the first year that electric Christmas lights were used? 2,4
Slide 11: In a salmon cannery Where was Jack London’s first full-time job? 3,1
Slide 12: The river is crooked. What slows Walt down when he is fleeing down the Mazy May? (Not the dog!) 3,2
Slide 13: Flounder This is a clumsy attempt to move or regain one’s balance. 3,3
Slide 14: Mexico The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in what country? 3,4
Slide 15: Vivid language; Experience based; Life/Death Experiences Name 3 key points of London’s writing style. 4,1
Slide 16: Steal land claims. “Professional stampeders” do what? 4,2
Slide 17: Antic What is an odd or extravagant act or gesture called? 4,3
Slide 18: One of the Wisemen’s camels. Who distributes Christmas gifts in Syria? 4,4
Slide 19: Socialists. What political party did Jack London join? 5,1
Slide 20: It leads the other dogs. What is the most important trait of a lead dog? 5,2
Slide 21: Yaw. What is the term that means to swerve like a boat in a storm? 5,3
Slide 22: December 25 What date is Christmas celebrated in Guatemala? 5,4