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The Cold War was fought between which two countries? Category 1: $100: A
United States and the Soviet Union Category 1: $100: Q
Category 1: $200: A What is Communism?
Category 1: $200: Q A classless society in which all property is owned by the community as a whole and where all people enjoy an equal social and economic status.
What is a pseudonym? Category 1: $300: A
A fake name/Pen name Category 1: $300: Q
What is a post apocalyptic novel? Category 1: $400: A
A novel set after a major catastrophe Category 1: $400: Q
What two countries did have bloody wars that were caused, in part, by the Cold War? Category 1: $500: A
Vietnam and Korea Category 1: $500: Q
Category 2: $100: A What is the name of Mark’s wife and two children?
Category 2: $100: Q Helen, Peyton and Ben Franklin
Category 2: $200: A How do the Highwaymen get Dan Gunn’s attention and get him to pull over?
Category 2: $200: Q “Injured” woman on the side of the road holding her ankle
Name 3 of the 4 members of the Henry family. Category 2: $300: A
Preacher, Missouri, Two Tone, Malachai Category 2: $300: Q
Category 2: $400: A Who brought the radioactive jewelry into Fort Repose?
Category 2: $400: Q Porky Logan
Category 2: $500: A Why does Randy eventually take control of the town?
Category 2: $500: Q He is a reserve officer and the current mayor is barricaded in his home
What does Alas, Babylon mean? Category 3: $100: A
Destruction, war Category 3: $100: Q
Category 3: $200: A Who owns the short wave radio and why is this radio so special?
Category 3: $200: Q Admiral Hazzard, They can hear military signals/messages
Category 3: $300: A Why is salt so important after the power goes off?
Category 3: $300: Q It can preserve the meat
Category 3: $400: A Who dies in the shootout with the Highwaymen and how is this ambush carried out?
Category 3: $400: Q Malachai They drill holes into the sides and back of a grocery truck
How does Malachai react to Randy’s news about the upcoming attacks? Category 3: $500: A
He isn’t suprised Category 3: $500: Q
Who is Peewee?? Category 4: $100: A
The Navy pilot that accidentally blew up a Soviet train. Category 4: $100: Q
Explain the following quote: “Thanks for the 95 seconds” Category 4: $200: A
Mark saved 95 seconds by calling the President before the attacks start to release the weapons. Category 4: $200: Q
How does Randy know how far away the third bomb hits and who gets blinded by this bomb? Category 4: $300: A
He times it according to when he sees the flash and when he hears the boom Peyton Category 4: $300: Q
Give me an example from chapter 5 of people doing whatever they can to survive. Category 4: $400: A
Woman clawing at Dan’s medicine bag, people looting the dead woman’s possessions Category 4: $400: Q
Explain why Edgar commits suicide. Category 4: $500: A
For him, a world that did not value money was not a world he wanted to be a part of. Category 4: $500: Q
What was the Manhattan Project? Category 5: $100: A
Nuclear bomb testing and research during WWII Category 5: $100: Q
Category 5: $200: A The fact that the paper leaflets at the end of the book are being used as money reveals what?
Category 5: $200: Q Life is getting back to normal
Explain what the following quote reveals about Randy in chapter 5: “He touched nothing.” Category 5: $300: A
He is maintaining his morals and values, even though the world around him is falling apart. Category 5: $300: Q
Category 5: $400: A True or false: The U.S. won the war against the communists but Mark died in the attack on Omaha
Category 5: $400: Q True
Category 5: $500: A Explain how Randy evolves as a character throughout the novel
Category 5: $500: Q Becomes more selfless, protecting, less lazy, more of a leader