| Question |
Answer |
| Where were the Robinson's from? |
Switzerland |
| How many sons were in the Robinson's family? |
Four |
| Who was the oldest son? |
Fritz |
| Who was the youngest son? |
Franz |
| Who was the second son? |
Ernest |
| Who was the third son? |
Jack |
| What happened to the Robinson's ship? |
It was shipwrecked in a storm |
| How did the Robinson's escape? |
They made a contrivance out of barrels and other odds and ends. |
| What did the family do when it seemed they would drown? |
They prayed |
| What did Mrs. Robinson bring with her to land? |
A bag full of seeds |
| Why did Ernest have to give his food to the dogs? |
He was selfish |
| What important thing did the family almost forget before Father and Fritz set off to explore the island? |
To pray |
| Who were Turk and Juno? |
The dogs |
| How did Mr. Robinson show forgiveness? |
By searching for the sailors from the ship |
| When were the Robinson's thankful? |
When they prayed after landing safely on shore of the island. |
| What is a mastiff? |
A breed of very large dogs |
| What is a hogshead? |
A big barrel |
| What is the stern of a ship? |
The back of the ship |
| What is the bow of a ship? |
The front of the ship |
| What did John Bunyan write? |
Pilgrim's Progress |
| What is the story of Pilgrim's Progress? |
It is the story of the Christian's journey to Heaven. |
| Who was David Brainerd? |
A missionary to the Native Americans in the 1700's. |
| How old was David Brainerd when he died? |
29 years old |
| Who preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"? |
Jonathan Edwards |
| How does Jonathan Edward's sermon picture the unsaved? |
As though they are dangling over hell by a spiderweb |
| What did Jonathan Edwards do after being a pastor? |
He was a missionary to Native Americans. |
| What year did the Pilgrims sail to the New World? |
1620 |
| Why did the Pilgrims come to America? |
To worship God freely |
| What ship did the Pilgrims sail on? |
the Mayflower |
| Who were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman? |
Missionaries that traveled the Oregon Trail and brought the gospel to Native Americans. |
| What simple machine is a teeter-totter? |
A lever and fulcrum |
| Some of the nine survival essentials are... |
prayer, the will to live, oxygen, fire, food, shelter and clothing. |
| Where do penguins live? |
Antarctica |
| What colors are penguins? |
Black and white |
| The salvation of many people after hearing "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" began what movement? |
The Great Awakening |
| generousity is... |
giving a gift which requires personal sacrifice |
| Where did Mrs. Robinson want to build their home? |
In a fig tree |
| A carnivore is |
a meat-eater |
| A herbivore is |
a plant-eater |
| A omnivore is |
a meat and plant-eater |
| How did Mrs. Robinson make a needle? |
With bone and a porcupine quill |
| What is a typical desert pack animal in the Middle East? |
A camel |
| How did Mr. Robinson build the bridge? |
With a pulley |
| Three characteristics of birds are |
feathers, warm-blooded, and egg layers. |
Bruce Aderman
on 2009-09-09
5th Grade Science
