| 06-07 FISHSTICK Challenges! |
FISHSTICK's Challenge #11
Deadline is Saturday, June 2, by 4pm, & worth 5 bonus credits!
Reminder: Capitalization and Spelling will count!
Use the website link below to answer the challenge questions:
http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
1) What is the MEANING of Memorial Day?
2) What is ANOTHER NAME for Memorial Day?
3) In what MONTH and YEAR was Waterloo, NY, officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day?
4) WHO was the President of the United States that month & year?
5) What WORD-OF-THE-MONTH best matches the meaning of Memorial Day?
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CONGRATULATIONS!
FOURTEEN of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #11 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #10
Deadline is Thursday, April 5, by 8pm, & worth 7 bonus credits!
Reminder: Capitalization and Spelling will count!
1) WHO in LEAP worked all 5 days of our fundraising dinner week?
2) What is Steve Marshall's JOB TITLE?
3) What DATE (month date year) did Steve Marshall visit LEAP's Place?
4) HOW MANY times did LEAP make news in The Tribune during March?
5) WHEN (month date year) was LEAP's first Awards Celebration Planning Workshop?
6) In LEAP, what does R.E.S.E. stand for?
7) For 2/22/07, there is a part of speech called an INTERJECTION in the "Director's Log" notes. What INTERJECTION did the Director use in that date's notes?
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CONGRATULATIONS!
NINE of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #10 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #9
Deadline is Monday, Feb. 26 by 6pm, & worth 5 bonus credits!
7 areas businesses donated items in December to fill LEAP's Holiday Social tumblers. LIST 5 of those businesses. Reminder: Names of businesses are proper nouns and Spelling counts!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
EIGHT of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #9 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #8
Deadline is Thursday, February 1 by 6pm, & worth 6 bonus credits!
BELOW, there are 6 pictures. For each picture's number, answer with the WORD OF THE MONTH that best matches the picture! Reminder: SPELLING counts!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
SIXTEEN of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #8 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #7
Deadline is Wednesday, December 13 by 6pm, & worth 4 bonus credits!
1) FRANZ GRUBER was a composer. WHAT FAMOUS SONG did he write that we still sing today? (NOTE: a song title should be in QUOTES and is a PROPER NOUN)
2) WHY did he write that song? (NOTE: Your answer begins with "He wrote that song because...")
3) What MUSICAL INSTRUMENT did he play the song on?
4) What LANGUAGE did he write the song in? (NOTE: a language is a PROPER NOUN)
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CONGRATULATIONS!
TWELVE of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #7 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #6
Deadline is Thursday, November 16 by 6pm, & worth 2 bonus credits!
A) How many people are currently ACTIVE with LEAP?
B) How many people have earned 100+ progress credits?
C) WHAT PERCENTAGE of people in LEAP have earned 100+ progress credits?
D) Show the MATH PROBLEM you did to find the answer to (c)!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
FOURTEEN of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #6 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #5
Deadline is Thursday, October 26 by 6pm, & worth 2 bonus credits!
(a) How many people are currently ACTIVE with LEAP?
(b) How many people are on LEAP's Advisory Board?
(c) WHAT PERCENTAGE of people in LEAP are on the Advisory Board?
d) Show the MATH PROBLEM you did to find the answer to (c)!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
EIGHT of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #5 !! →→
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| FISHSTICK's Challenge #4
Deadline is Monday, October 9 by 6pm, & worth 1 bonus credit!
Count the number of letters in all 4 of LEAP's words-of-the-month (July - August - September - October) then answer the following question: WHICH WORD's letter-count is an ODD NUMBER?
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CONGRATULATIONS!
THIRTEEN of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #4 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #3
Deadline is Thursday, September 14 by 6pm, & worth 1 bonus credit!
In what state is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum? (proper noun...no abbreviations)
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CONGRATULATIONS!
SEVENTEEN of you met FISHSTICK's Challenge #3 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #2
Deadline is Tuesday, August 8 by 6pm, & worth 1 bonus credit!
How many people were recognized for "ZERO" Credit Deductions during the month of JULY 2006? (Yes, the answer is somewhere on our website!)
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CONGRATULATIONS!
You TWELVE met FISHSTICK's Challenge #2 !! →→
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FISHSTICK's Challenge #1
Deadline is Tuesday, July 25 by 6pm, & worth 1 bonus credit!
If you start with the number of days in a week and subtract the number of syllables in LEAP's July word of the month, then add the number of months in a year...your answer is, of course, a number! NOW, if you round that number to the nearest 'tens' place, WHAT IS THE CORRECT ANSWER?
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|  CONGRATULATIONS!
Only you TWO met FISHSTICK's Challenge #1 !!
And LISA, too!
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