November Trivia - Lena Kalemkiarian

Thanksgiving is just around the corner; get ready for eating more than you’ve ever imagined. Impress family and friends with some Thanksgiving Trivia.

1. What does “cornucopia” mean?
A horn of plenty.
2. How fast can wild turkeys run?
25 mph.
3. What are you thankful for?
Freebie!

Dominique Ortiz, Freshman

X 1. Corn on wheels.
X 2. 13mph, because it’s an unlucky number.
C 3. I’m thankful for my mom; she’s always there for me.

Score: 1/3

Rachel Mayhew, Sophomore
C 1. It’s a wooden basket shaped like a horn that you fill with fruits and other stuff.
X 2. I don’t know. Maybe 20mph
C 3. My friends and family.

Score: 2/3


Ben Sagger, Junior

X 1. A type of hairstyle.
X 2. As fast as the speed of light
C 3. My big, sexy toe.
Score: 1/3

Anthony Nassih, Senior

X 1. Um…it’s a hidden village where everything is made of corn.
X 2. As fast as Britt Chu and Taylor Swift and Gandhi and Buddha and Jesus.
C 3. Um…everything in the world. My mother. I’m thankful for mirrors and cameras so I can take pictures of myself. And my dog, Pumba. Buddha.

Score: 1/3

Mrs. Ortiz, Spanish teacher

C 1. I think it’s the horn where at Thanksgiving you put vegetables in it…I don’t know.
X 2. 5mph
C 3. I am thankful for my husband, my children, my family, my job, which I love, and above all, for my faith, and in higher power and people, I believe in people.
Score: 2/3

Thanksgiving is just around the corner; (improper use of semicolon) get ready for eating (change to: get ready to eat) more than you’ve ever imagined. Impress family and friends with some Thanksgiving Trivia.

1. What does “cornucopia” mean?
A horn of plenty.
2. How fast can wild turkeys run?
25 mph.
3. What are you thankful for?
Freebie!

Dominique Ortiz, Freshman

X 1. Corn on wheels.
X 2. 13mph, because it’s an unlucky number.
C 3. I’m thankful for my mom; she’s always there for me.

Score: 1/3

Rachel Mayhew, Sophomore
C 1. It’s a wooden basket shaped like a horn that you fill with fruits and other stuff.
X 2. I don’t know. Maybe 20mph
C 3. My friends and family.

Score: 2/3


Ben Sagger, Junior

X 1. A type of hairstyle.
X 2. As fast as the speed of light
C 3. My big, sexy toe.
Score: 1/3

Anthony Nassih, Senior

X 1. Um…it’s a hidden village where everything is made of corn.
X 2. As fast as Britt Chu and Taylor Swift and Gandhi and Buddha and Jesus.
C 3. Um…everything in the world. My mother. I’m thankful for mirrors and cameras so I can take pictures of myself. And my dog, Pumba. Buddha.

Score: 1/3

Mrs. Ortiz, Spanish teacher

C 1. I think it’s the horn where at Thanksgiving you put vegetables in it…I don’t know.
X 2. 5mph
C 3. I am thankful for my husband, my children, my family, my job, which I love, and above all, for my faith, and in higher power and people, I believe in people.
Score: 2/3

Thanksgiving is just around the corner so get ready to eat more than ever imagined. Impress family and friends with some Thanksgiving Trivia.

1. What does “cornucopia” mean?
A horn of plenty.
2. How fast can wild turkeys run?
25 mph.
3. What are you thankful for?
Freebie!

Dominique Ortiz, Freshman

X 1. Corn on wheels.
X 2. 13mph, because it’s an unlucky number.
C 3. I’m thankful for my mom; she’s always there for me.

Score: 1/3

Rachel Mayhew, Sophomore
C 1. It’s a wooden basket shaped like a horn that you fill with fruits and other stuff.
X 2. I don’t know. Maybe 20mph
C 3. My friends and family.

Score: 2/3


Ben Sagger, Junior

X 1. A type of hairstyle.
X 2. As fast as the speed of light
C 3. My big, sexy toe.
Score: 1/3

Anthony Nassih, Senior

X 1. Um…it’s a hidden village where everything is made of corn.
X 2. As fast as Britt Chu and Taylor Swift and Gandhi and Buddha and Jesus.
C 3. Um…everything in the world. My mother. I’m thankful for mirrors and cameras so I can take pictures of myself. And my dog, Pumba. Buddha.

Score: 1/3

Mrs. Ortiz, Spanish teacher

C 1. I think it’s the horn where at Thanksgiving you put vegetables in it…I don’t know.
X 2. 5mph
C 3. I am thankful for my husband, my children, my family, my job, which I love, and above all, for my faith, and in higher power and people, I believe in people.
Score: 2/3

NOTE: I know we've always done it as "First name Last name, Grade level," but technically grade level should be lower-cased, not capitalized. (grade levels are only capitalized at the beginning of the sentence.) Can we change it to, for example, "_______, sophomore" instead of "_____, Sophomore"?

Are you ready for the holiday where you eat food till your sick to your stomach? Well, its almost here. Impress your tablemates with trivia not normally talked about.

1. What does “cornucopia” mean?
A horn of plenty.
2. How fast can wild turkeys run?
25 mph.
3. What are you thankful for?
Freebie!

Dominique Ortiz, freshman

X 1. Corn on wheels.
X 2. 13mph, because it’s an unlucky number.
C 3. I’m thankful for my mom; she’s always there for me.

Score: 1/3

Rachel Mayhew, sophomore
C 1. It’s a wooden basket shaped like a horn that you fill with fruits and other stuff.
X 2. I don’t know. Maybe 20mph
C 3. My friends and family.

Score: 2/3


Ben Sagger, junior

X 1. A type of hairstyle.
X 2. As fast as the speed of light
C 3. My big, sexy toe.
Score: 1/3

Anthony Nassih, senior

X 1. Um…it’s a hidden village where everything is made of corn.
X 2. As fast as Britt Chu and Taylor Swift and Gandhi and Buddha and Jesus.
C 3. Um…everything in the world. My mother. I’m thankful for mirrors and cameras so I can take pictures of myself. And my dog, Pumba. Buddha.

Score: 1/3

Mrs. Ortiz, Spanish teacher

C 1. I think it’s the horn where at Thanksgiving you put vegetables in it…I don’t know.
X 2. 5mph
C 3. I am thankful for my husband, my children, my family, my job, which I love, and above all, for my faith, and in higher power and people, I believe in people.
Score: 2/3.





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