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May 23-27, 2011
Week of May 23-27, 2011 This is it, Pioneers! You’re very last set of Current Events Bonus Questions! On the left, you have a list of people/topics who are trending in our current events lineup. On the right, you have a list of actions/descriptions. Match the person/topic with their most recent action/description and win a ...
May 16-20, 2011
The head of what organization was jailed without bail in New York this week, charged in an assault case involving a hotel maid? Another consequence of his arrest, now this man probably will not be the good presidential candidate many thought he would be for what country? What well-known media personality announced this week he ...
May 9 – 13, 2011
1. What Internet phone service company did Microsoft agree to buy for $8.5 billion? 2. What major river is cresting near Memphis early this week and may cause floods in the South, perhaps the worst in the last century? 3. What well-known former governor and his wife have announced they are separating? 4. John Boehner ...
May 2 – May 6, 2011
The biggest news this week was the killing of whom? Approximately how long had the U.S. and its allies been trying to find and kill him? (Refer to Question #1) In what country did U.S. intelligence discover he had been hiding? (Refer to Question #1) Where was he buried? (Refer to Question #1) Ironically, why did the ...
April 25 – April 29, 2011
Questions: 1. What device has been in the news this week when a scientist announced it essentially keeps track of where you have been all the time – retains your geodata? 2. Tornadoes and other storms were again in the news this week. At least seven people died in what state? 3. What big wedding ...
April 18 – April 22, 2011
Current Events April 18 – April 22, 2011 What change is Ticketmaster making in its sales approach? What top journalism awards (plus some for fiction, poetry, drama, etc.) were announced this week? Which award category had no winner for the first time ever? (Refer to Question #2) What state suffered millions of dollars in damage ...
Making Of: Larva
Blender gurus! Here’s an incredible look into Blender’s powerful modeling, texturing, rendering and compositing tools. This gem of an image was created by Kamil “mookie” Kuklo using Blender 2.56 and it’s absolutely stunning! Isn’t this little guy just the cutest? Here’s what Kamil had to say about the inspiration for this adorable little nugget: The ...
April 11 – April 15, 2011
Current Events Week of April 11 – 15, 2011 Questions: 1. What 150th anniversary did the U.S. Postal Service commemorate this week with the release of commemorative stamps of Fort Sumter and Bull Run? 2. What well-known businessman and reality show television personality says he will “probably” run for president in 2012? 3. What popular ...
25 Years of Pixar Animation
Here’s an awesome look at Pixar’s work that spans decades — from ’80s shorts to this year’s Cars 2. If you like Pixar as much as we do, this will definitely make you smile. It even brought a tear to my eye. Watching all the Pixar films spliced together like this, it’s very easy to ...
Gymkhana Three: The Ultimate Playground
Here’s incredible footage of rally car driver Ken Block, now president of DC Shoes, doing what he does best and going viral. Not only is this mind-blowing footage fun to watch, the production value is astonishing! The mounted camera rigs were HDSLRs (Canon 5D MKII?) and the footage captured is nothing short of spectacular. The ...
March 28 – April 1, 2011
Whoa! It’s been a while, but we’re back in action with our weekly Current Events feature! You know the drill — all questions must be answered outside of school hours, you may only receive bonus points for one question per week and spelling, grammar and syntax are a MUST! Capisce? Good. Let’s make like a ...
First Look: The Ballad of Nessie
Walt Disney Animation Studios has provided us with hi-res stills from its upcoming short titled, The Ballad of Nessie, which will appear alongside Winnie the Pooh when it debuts this summer, on July 15, 2011. Narrated by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly and directed by the Emmy® Award-winning team of Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters (‘Prep ...
Jan. 10 – 14, 2011
Here we go again! After a long, pleasant break, we’re back at it! =P Media outlets were concerned about getting the story of Saturday’s shooting fast but also getting it right. Yet, what was the misinformation concerning Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition that many reported incorrectly for a while?| Though its reporters got their “facts” from ...
Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2010
Whose salaries did President Obama announce he would propose be frozen? What actor died this week, one who had serious roles early in his career but became a comic star later in life? What whistleblower website was in the news again this week for beginning to release thousands of secret messages that had gone to ...
Hobbits are EPIC!
Peter Jackson’s upcoming 3D movie, The Hobbit, will be filmed with the revolutionary new $58,000 RED EPIC camera — 30 of them to be exact. The RED EPIC cameras are the latest product from RED DIGITAL CINEMA, the company who shot to the top of the film production world with the release of the RED ...
Nov. 15 – 19, 2010
1. What new security measures instituted recently at almost 400 airports have created some controversy with travelers? 2. What movie opens this weekend, the next to the last in a popular series? 3. What famous singing group’s music will finally be available now on iTunes? 4. What large university evacuated four buildings for several hours ...
Nov. 8 – 12, 2010
Name one of the two countries President Obama is visiting this week. What is the other country? (Refer to Question #1) What group does the first country he visited want to join as a permanent member – and Obama supports this bid? What talk show host returned to the air this week after his earlier ...
The Wizard of Oz
The young girl from Kansas is on a journey over the rainbow. She is introduced to the land of the munchkins; where she is greeted as a hero. She soon finds out that she killed the evil wicked witch. Then the sister, the evil wicked witch of the west threatens her to give her slippers ...
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