Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Chapter 32 WebQuest

1) The Presidential Election of 2000
First we will read about the 2000 election in your textbook. Then, take a look at these two sites about he election:

CNN
Wikipedia

Who won the election? Who got the most votes?

Next, compare that to the up coming 2008 presidential election. I know that it’s early but check out these sites:

http://www.270towin.com/
Have the called Illinois for the Republicans or the Democrats? Which are they predicting to win the election?

http://www.electoral-vote.com/ (this site has the 2004 results on the top, but scroll down to the bottom to see current polls)
Who is favored in Illinois for the Democrats? For the Republicans?

2) Chapter 32 Practice Quiz
Go to https://mlas.classzone.com/ and log-in. There you will find a practice quiz for Ch 32. Take it with a friend and see how you do.

3) 80s Trivia Hunt
Guess what? I don’t know the answers to our trivia questions. I didn’t check my answers until after I printed up the questions and the website doesn’t have the answers. Look around the Internet and find the answers to these:

Which of the following was the first video to be aired on MTV?
Down Under by Men at Work
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits
Physical by Olivia Newton John
Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles

Which of the following was not a character on the Smurfs?
Wild Smurf
Slouchy Smurf
Forgetful Smurf
Clumsy Smurf

Which of the following video games did not lead to a Saturday morning cartoon?
Pac Man
Joust
Q-bert
Donkey Kong

Which of the following nations did not boycott the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles?
U.S.S.R.
East Germany
Romania
Albania

Which of the following Transformers was not a decepticon?
Megatron
Jazz
Starscream
Soundwave

In what year was the major league baseball season cut short by a 50 day strike?
1981
1982
1983
1984

Which of the following television shows was the first to debut?
Head of the Class
Growing Pains
Perfect Strangers
My Sister Sam

In October of which year did the US stock market crash?
1984
1985
1986
1987

Which of the following was not a Billboard #1 hit?
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
Material Girl by Madonna
Take On Me by A-Ha
Jack and Diane by John Cougar

The famous "Where's the Beef?" commercial was a commercial for which fast food chain?
McDonald's
Burger King
Wendy's
Roy Rogers

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