Jeopardy Game for Cricket In Times Square

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$100 Where do the Bellinis work?

$100 Times Square Subway Station Newsstand

$200 What does Mama Bellinis think about Chester?

$200 She thinks he is an ugly, dirty insect that carries germs.

$300 Where is the Bellinis’ newsstand?

$300 Times Square subway station

$400 How does Chester’s “chirping” help the Bellinis?

$400 It attracts crowds and they buy newspapers.

$500 What is Mama Bellinis favorite type of music?

$500 Opera – especially Italian

$100 Why did Mario go to China Town?

$100 To buy a cricket cage or to find out what crickets eat.

$200 Why is it unusual that Tucker and Harry are friends?

$200 Mice and cats are usually enemies.

$300 How does Chester learn his songs?

$300 By listening to the radio

$400 What does Tucker use as a pillow when he sleeps in the cricket cage?

$400 Mama’s earring

$500 What started the fire at the Bellinis’ newsstand?

$500 Tucker was dancing and knocked over a box of matches.

$100 What does it mean to scrounge?

$100 To gather by scavenging or to look through what others have left over

$200 What is a jinx?

$200 Someone that brings bad luck.

$300 What is eavesdropping?

$300 To listen secretly to what others are saying

$400 What is an amateur?

$400 Someone who lacks experience or competence; not a professional.

$500 What is an entomologist?

$500 Someone who studies insects.

$100 How did Chester end up in the Times Square subway station?

$100 He jumped into someone’s picnic basket and was carried on a train.

$200 How did Mario find Chester?

$200 He heard Chester chirping the the corner.

$300 Why did Mama Bellini think that Chester was a jinx?

$300 Mama said he ate the two dollars and started the fire.

$400 What two kinds of games did Mario and Chester like to play?

$400 Leap frog and Hide and Seek

$500 How does Chester make music?

$500 He rubs his wings together causing ridges to vibrate.

$100 How much did Mario pay of the cricket cage?

$ cents

$200 How did Tucker mouse get his life savings?

$200 He scrounged coins that people had dropped.

$300 Why were the Bellinis in danger of going broke?

$300 The newsstand was not attracting much business so the Bellinis were not making much money

$400 Who helped Chester replace the two dollars that he had eaten?

$400 Tucker gave them his savings. He and Harry brought the coins to the newsstand one evening.

$500 Why did the Bellinis leave the drawer to the cash register open and lock the whole thing with a big wooden cover?

$500 The drawer became stuck once and the family was unable to access the money. This was all the money the family had.