Maniac Magee Version

® A Classroom Game Based on the TV Game show Here are the categories:

Maniac Magee Questions in this category may include: Maniac’s family Maniac’s early years Maniac’s character traits Events that demonstrate these

Amanda Beale Questions in this category may include: Amanda’s family Amanda’s character traits Events that demonstrate these Maniac’s interactions with Amanda and her family

Mars Bar Questions in this category may include: Mars Bar’s character traits Events that demonstrate these Maniac’s interactions with Mars Bar

Two Mills Questions in this category may include: People in the town of Two Mills Characteristics of the town of Two Mills

Grayson Questions in this category may include: Grayson’s character traits Events that demonstrate these Maniac’s interactions with Grayson

The McNabs Questions in this category may include: John McNab His little brothers Their character traits Events that demonstrate these Maniac’s interactions with the brothers

What is the Question ? Maniac Magee Amanda Beale Mars Bar Two Mills Grayson The McNabs Final Round

$100 Question Maniac Magee They both died in a trolley accident when Maniac was only three years old.

$100 Maniac Magee Answer Who were Maniac’s parents?

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$200 Question Maniac Magee Maniac breaks out in hives whenever he eats this.

$200 Answer Maniac Magee What is a pizza?

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$300 Question Maniac Magee Maniac’s favorite thing to eat

$300 Answer Maniac Magee What are Butterscotch Krimpets?

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$400 Question Maniac Magee Maniac Magee’s real name

$400 Answer Maniac Magee What is Jeffrey Lionel Magee?

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$500 Question Maniac Magee He began performing a series of heroic feats in order to do this.

$500 Answer Maniac Magee What is bribe Russell and Piper McNab into going to school?

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$100 Question Amanda Beale This is what Amanda’s suitcase was filled with.

$100 Answer Amanda Beale What are books?

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Daily Double

Daily Double Question Amanda Beale This was written in chalk on Amanda’s house

Daily Double Answer! What was “Fishbelly Go Home”?

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$300 Question Amanda Beale This was used as confetti on the Fourth of July

$300 Answer Amanda Beale What is the Encyclopedia A?

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$400 Question Amanda Beale A twisted idea Amanda came up with to make Maniac popular with everyone.

$400 Answer Amanda Beale What is the untying of Cobble’s Knot?

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$500 Question Amanda Beale This is the reason Amanda visits Maniac at the buffalo pen in the middle of the night.

$500 Answer Amanda Beale What is to tell him that he was going to come home with her?

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$100 Question Mars Bar A candy bar that was his favorite.

$100 Answer What is a Mars Bar?

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$200 Question Mars Bar The side of town Mars Bar lives on.

$200 Answer Mars Bar What is the East End?

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$300 Question Mars Bar This is the name of Mar Bars’ best friend.

$300 Answer Mars Bar What is Bump Gilliam?

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$400 Question Mars Bar His new sneakers prompt him to challenge Maniac to do this.

$400 Answer Mars Bar What is running a race?

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$500 Question Mars Bar This is the new nickname Amanda gives Mars Bar at the end of the book.

$500 Answer Mars Bar What is “Snickers”?

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$100 Question Two Mills The main street that divides the town in half

$100 Answer Two Mills What is Hector Street?

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$200 Question Two Mills She blows a whistle to bring in her large family for dinner

$200 Answer Two Mills Who is Mrs. Pickwell?

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$300 Question Two Mills This is an old house that every kid in town was afraid of, except for Maniac.

$300 Answer Two Mills What is Finsterwald’s?

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$400 Question Two Mills This is the star wide receiver of the high school football team who teaches Maniac how to trash talk

$400 Answer Two Mills Who is Hands Down?

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$500 Question Two Mills The river that separates Two Mills from the town of Bridgeport, over which there is a trolley trestle.

$500 Answer Two Mills What is the Schuylkill River?

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$100 Question Grayson He does this for a living.

$100 Answer Grayson He is the groundskeeper at the zoo

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$200 Question Grayson Grayson, in his more athletic youth, played this position in this league.

$200 Answer Grayson What is a pitcher in minor league baseball?

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$300 Question Grayson He lived here, then moved to the bandshell to live with Maniac.

$300 Answer Grayson What is the YMCA?

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$400 Question Creating an Outline When Grayson did this, it made Maniac smile and say “A-men”

$400 Answer Creating an Outline What is read a book cover to cover?

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$500 Question Grayson This given as a Christmas gift to Maniac just before he died.

$500 Answer Grayson What is his old minor league baseball glove?

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$100 Question The McNabs John McNab pitched this to Maniac after he failed to strike Maniac out.

$100 Answer The McNabs What is a frog?

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$200 Question The McNabs Russell and Piper, who turned out to be John McNab’s little brothers, found Maniac here.

$200 Answer The McNabs What is Valley Forge?

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$300 Question The McNabs Russell and Piper never wanted to go here without bribes from Maniac.

$300 Answer The McNabs What is school?

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$400 Question The McNabs Inside the filthy house, the McNabs were building this to protect themselves from East-Enders because they thought they were going to revolt.

$400 Answer The McNabs What is a pillbox?

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$500 Question The McNabs Mars Bar made Maniac proud at whose birthday party by fighting to try to get loose from Maniac to fight the Cobras.

$500 Answer The McNabs Who is Piper McNab?

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Final Round Topic Relationships and Character

Final Round Question This character became Maniac’s running partner and friend by the end of the story, even though they had their differences. This is the type of character he is.

Final Round Answer Who is Mars Bar? What is a dynamic character?

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