Jeopardy For The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn

Jeopardy for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Characters

100 – This was the name the King made Huck use at the Wilkes house. (They say…What is Adolphus?)

200 - This was the nickname Huck used for Joanna Wilkes. (They say.. What is the Harelip?)

300 – This is the name of the doctor who doubted the Duke and King. (They say… Who was Doc Robinson?)

400* (daily double) This was the family Mary Jane was going to stay with after Huck convinced her to go. (They say…Who are the Lothrops?)

500 - This was the nick name given to the guy from whom they learned all about the Wilkes’ family. (They say…What is Jake, or Flathead?)

600- This is the name of the family that Jim got sold off to. (They say…Who are the Phelps family)

Money/Numbers

100 - This was the cost of admission to get into the “Royal Nonsuch”. They answer… What is 50 cents? 200 -This was the money amount the Duke printed up on the handbills as the fake reward for Jim. They answer… What is $200? 300 -This is the exact money amount the King and Duke took in doing the Royal Nonsuch and the Shakespearean plays over the three days in Arkansaw. They answer…What is $460.00? 400 * - (daily double) - This is the exact amount the Duke took in when he did some handbills in the abandoned print shop. (They answer…What is $9.50? see page 133 if they don’t believe it) 500 -This is the exact amount The King made when he worked his con at the Parkville religious revival camp and he pretended to be a “Saved Pirate” raising funds to go back to save the other lost pirate souls in the Indian Ocean. (They answer… What is $87.75? see page 133 if they don’t believe it) 600 – This was supposed to be the amount of money in the bag that Mary Jane asked the King, her uncle Harvey Wilkes to invest. (They answer…What is $6000.00?)

Words/Sayings 100 – This is what Jim said to “little ’Lizabeth” before he slapped her for not doing as she was told. (They answer, What is “Shet de’ doe’!”? or in Canadian -Shut the door!)

200 - Three synonyms (mean the same) used in the novel to mean “beating” are… (They answer…What are, “whaling, tanning,& licking”?)

300- This is the word the King used when he meant to use obsequies… (They answer…What is “Orgies”?)

400- This is when you mistakenly use the wrong word. ( They answer…What is a “Malaprop”?)

500- This was what they painted on the sign they hung around Jim’s neck after they painted him blue. (They answer, “What is…Sick Arab- but harmless when not out of his head?”)

600- This is the name the King and Duke used to mean gold coins. (They answer, “What is Yallerboys”.)

Relationships

100- These are PeterWilkes’ brothers… (They answer, “Who are Harvey and William?”)

200- These are the three Shakespearean plays in the con in Arkansaw… (They answer, “What are, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Richard III?”.)

300- These are the names of the Wilkes sisters… (They answer, “Who are, Mary Jane, Joanna and Susan?”.)

400- This is Aunt Sally Phelps’ sister from St. Petersburg. (They answer, “Who is Tom’s Aunt Polly, or just Aunt Polly?”.)

500- This is Tom Sawyer’s little brother. (They answer, “Who is Sid Sawyer?”)

600- This is Aunt Sally’s husband. (They answer, “Who is Silas Phelps?”) Miscellaneous

100 - These are the two origins for the pen name, “Mark Twain”. (They answer, 1. “What is a riverboat pilot’s term for safe water?” 2. “ What is mark two drinks down on my pub tab?”

200 - This is the state that is directly across from Illinois. (They answer, “What is Missouri?”)

300 - These were the two families having a full blown feud. (They answer, “Who were the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons?”)

400 - This is what the houses were built on in Arkansaw to protect from flooding. (They answer, “What are stilts or poles?”)

500 – This is a funeral prayer that may or may not be sung. (They answer, “What is a doxologer?”

600 - This is a organ/piano like instrument that was played at Peter Wilkes’ funeral. (They answer, “What is a melodium?”)

Final Jeopardy (Have the captains place their bets then they write the answer on a piece of paper.)

This was the tattoo the King and Duke claimed was on the chest of Peter Wilkes. It was used to prove the knowledge of the real Wilkes brothers from the Duke and King.

(They answer, “What is a small, thin blue arrow?”)