SUMMER READING STAFF RETREAT 2015

Movies: An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that politicians try to stop.

The Black Madonna is constantly mentioned and repeated, therefore it is a (     ) of the novel

Greek mythology: Cupid dipped his arrows in honey to fill the lovers heart with sweetness

The story of Moses can be found in what book of the bible?

"[the tops of the beehives were postage stamps of white shine]."

This was an ad for what in 1964.

This image of the Virgin Mary is from what country.

Who sang this song?

This repeated pattern is known as as a....

This was Lyndon B. Johnson's opponent in the 1964 Presidential elections.

Which psychiatrist created the inkblot test?

bad tempered and combative

This was the year Russia had its first space mission creating competition for U.S. in 60's

This honey is known as the medical healer.

This was the place of the of the earliest illustration of honey being gathered.

bold and without shame

The average salary of a beekeeper is...

In what two Gospels does Jesus enter the temple and overturn the tables?

The Egyptians kept their beehives in this shape.

Movies: This magical nanny comes to work for a cold banker's family.

Lily Owens 

Health: Honey has the same level of antioxidants as this vegetable. 

lacking knowledge

one of the conflicts in this story is....

John Smyth was the founder of this religious denomination.

The man playing with the astonishing skills is...

drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy and enjoy oneself in a noisy way

Lily dreamt of bugs at one point in the story. What does that mean?

In ancient Egypt,  honey was used to....

This image of Mary is from this country.

Honey's state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid is known as its.....

Economically, the 1960's was a year when the U.S. experimented with these policies...

August Boatwright

What city did the Wailing Wall originate?

The "dance of the honeybee" uses what type of calculus.

bring up and care for a child until they are fully grown

In 1964, this man became the first secretary of the Communist Party.

May and Rosaleen

deeply reflect on a certain subject matter

"I could eat a mule."

unconventional (especially in appearance and behavior)

Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize in this year.

"A house so pink it remained scorched on the back of my eyelids after I looked away."

Which color can bees see the most?

This is the season in Poland is when people are greeted with glasses of honey wine.

If bees fly within a two mile distance, how many acres are they covering?

Only the queen bee can sting.

an enlightening or astonishing disclosure 

Which item was not in the box that August gave to Lily?

Movies: A misogynistic professor agrees to transform a flower girl into fitting in high society

Movies: An English king comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant.

This ancient civilization made honey cakes baked with flowers as a gift to their gods.

How many legs does a bee have?

This English queen invented a honey and olive oil mixture to keep her hair healthy.

How many eyes do honeybees have?

Honey supplies this many stages of energy.

Honey is an anti-microbial agent; it deters the growth of certain types of bacteria, yeast, and

In Algebra, this chart showing the ancestry of honeybees is known as the........ sequence

What two elements are found in honey?

"Silence had hovered over my head, beauty multiplying in the air...."

Lily shooting her mother is an example of 

What is the name of this popular girl group of the 60's?

Literary Devices: "Next to Shakespeare, I love Thoreau the best"

setting of this novel

When Lily first meets August, she feels uneasy talking about her mother

To what percent does honey reduce allergy symptoms?

Which poet's book did Deborah Owens have a book of?

Honey and beeswax usually form the basic ingredients of skin cream, hand lotion, and ...

June Boatwright

Vocabulary: failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate 

Finish the lyric of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (sink like a ........)

Mother Mary

This 1960's newscaster was mentioned in the novel.

Napoleon used a bee as a symbol for his empire. It stood for....

Honey helps the body absorb calcium, therefore it boosts..

This picture depicts an example of the segregation laws in the South. What were they called?

Martin Luther King sang this song during The March on Washington

May said the pink paint of the house reminded her of this type of dancer.

Athletes have a quicker recovery time if honey is taken before and after competing

shed containing a number of beehives