October Sky Quiz

What is the setting of the movie?

• Richmond, Virginia 
• Coalwood, West Virginia 
• Tampa, Flordia
• Houston, Texas

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened to the first rocket Homer and his friends launched? 

• It blew up
• It traveled 5 miles
• It disappeared into the sky

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the name of the main character in the movie?

• Chris Owen
• Homer Hickam Jr
• Quentin Davis
• Charlie Conway

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What was Homer's science teacher's name?

• Miss Riley
• Miss Elise
• Miss Turner

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Homer's dad encouraged him to build rockets.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the event that inspired Homer and his friends to build rockets?

• He learned about space in science 
• President Kennedy was assinated
• Sputnik, the first satellite was launched into space
• They wanted to blow up stuff

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Homer had to drop out of school and had to go work where?

• The grocery store 
• The coal mines
• On the family farm
• At a law office

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What do science fair winners get?

• Trophies
• Free homework pass
• National Science fair and college scholarship.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

After Homer graduated from college he went to work where? 

• As a teacher at his old high school
• NASA
• The coal mines

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What was the nickname given to Homer and his friends? 

• The Geeks 
• The 4 Coal Miners
• The Mad Scientists 
• The Rocket Boys

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9