Famous People Protocol
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FAMOUS PEOPLE PROTOCOL
“These people are famous people. If you can say or write their names, please do so. If you can’t name them right off (5 seconds), I will give you a clue. If you can’t name them but you know who they are, show me or let me know somehow. Here is how it works.” (Present via iPad or computer.)
Entertainers. “We’ll start with entertainers.”
(Score 0, 1, 2, or 3 for each item.)
1. Michael Jackson ______
2. Judy Garland ______
3. The Beatles ______
4. Marilyn Monroe ______
5. Elvis Presley ______
6. Elizabeth Taylor ______
7. Willie Nelson ______
8. Whoopi Goldberg ______
9. Jay Leno ______
10. Clint Eastwood ______
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11. “Clint is young here. What about this one?” (Correct: anything that communicates passage of time) (1 point) score _____
12. “Find a person who is alive.” (1 point) score _____
13. “Find a musician who is dead.” (1 point) score _____
14. “Who sang “Love me Tender?” (1 point) score _____
1 “We talked about Judy Garland before. This is a picture of her from The Wizard of Oz. Do you remember the film?”
“Can you think of a song from it?” 15. If yes, say “Can you sing a bit of it?” (1 point) score _____ (hum a note or two as a clue if needed) (Correct: recognizable attempt at “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, “We’re off to see the Wizard”, “If I Only had a Brain”, or name of song)
16. “Can you think of another one?” (1 point) score _____ (hum a note or two as a clue if needed)
“Do you remember when Dorothy was going down the Yellow Brick Road? She had some guys with her.”
17. “That’s the Cowardly ______. He wanted to be brave.” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: Lion)
18. “Who was this other one? (1 point) score _____ (Correct: Tin Man)
19. “What did the Tin Man want?” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: heart, heart gesture, etc.)
20. “And who is this one?” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: Scarecrow or Strawman)
21. “What did the Scarecrow want? “ (1 point) score _____ (Correct: brain, point to head, etc.)
22. “And Dorothy wanted to go home to Kansas. What did she say? Finish this -- There’s no place …” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: like home, home, etc.) ______
2 World Figures. “These people are all world famous. The rules are the same. If you can say their names, please do so. If you can’t name them right off (5 seconds), I will give you a clue. If you can’t name them, give me a clue that you know who they are.”
(Score 0, 1, 2, or 3 for each item.)
23. Martin Luther King _____
24. Osama bin Laden _____
25. Princess Diana _____
26. Adolph Hitler _____
27. “Who supported non-violent protest?” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: King)
28. “What do these two have in common? How are they alike?” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: both were bad people, got others killed, etc.) ______
Athletes. “These people are all athletes. If you can say their names, please do so. If you can’t name them right off (5 seconds), I will give you a clue. If you can’t name them, give me a clue that you know who they are.”
(Score 0, 1, 2, or 3 for each item.)
29. Tiger Woods _____
30. Peyton Manning _____
31. Muhammad Ali _____ (or Cassius Clay)
32. Michael Jordan _____
33. Williams sisters ______
3 “Let me know which sport each one plays.” (1 point each)
34. Tiger Woods _____
35. Williams sisters _____
36. Muhammed Ali _____
37. Peyton Manning _____
38. Michael Jordan _____
39. “Who said “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: Ali) ______
Presidents. “All these men have been US president. If you can say their names, please do so. If you can’t name them right off (5 seconds), I will give you a clue. If you can’t name them, give me a clue that you know who they are.”
(Score 0, 1, 2, or 3 for each item.)
40. Abraham Lincoln _____
41. John Kennedy _____
42. George Washington _____
43. George W. Bush _____
44. Ronald Reagan _____
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“Put them in order from earliest to most recent”. (1 point for each given in this order)
45. George Washington _____
46. Abraham Lincoln _____
47. John Kennedy _____
48. Ronald Reagan _____
49. George W. Bush _____
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50. “Which one freed the slaves?” (1 point) score _____ (Correct: Lincoln) ______
Cross categories. “Now are going to look at some from all categories. I’ll ask you a few questions about them.”
51. “What do these people have in common? What do they share?” (1 point) score _____ (Lincoln, Kennedy, MLK) (Correct: assassinated, killed, shooting gesture, great speeches, civil rights, etc.)
52. “Tell me something about these two.” (1 point) score _____ (JFK, Marilyn Monroe) (Correct: famous, dead, singing happy birthday song, etc.)
TOTAL SCORE (max = 100) ______
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