7. Round One

7 Round One

"Let's go over the rules," said Mr. Porky. "I will ask each team a question blah blah blah blah ten seconds to answer blah blah blah blah one point for each correct answer blah blah blah blah then a lightning round blah blah blah blah and one final question for both teams blah blah blah blah. There may be a few trick questions in there too, so stay on your toes." Why should we stay on our toes? That made no sense at all. I was going to sit on a chair like everybody else. "Before we begin round one," continued Mr. Porky, "please join me in singing the Porky's Pork Sausage jingle." Two fifth graders from our school orchestra came up on the stage with violins. They played while Peter Porky sang... Porky's Pork Sausages

The best sausages in the land. Porky's Pork Sausages You can eat them with your hands What a dumb song. "I don't approve of these violins," whispered to Andrea. "Quiet, Arlo." I looked over at that doofus Tommy. He was still picking his nose. "Okay, let's get started with round one," said Mr. Porky, reaching into his pocket. "I'll flip a coin to see which school goes first. Call it!" "Heads!" I shouted as Mr. Porky flipped the coin.

"Heads, it is," said Mr. Porky. "Ella Mentry School gets the first question. Is everybody ready?" "Ready!" Andrea and I shouted. "Ready!" Morgan and Tommy shouted. "Okay," said Mr. Porky. "Which president had a pet raccoon that would roam around the White House?" What? I didn't know that. Why would anybody know that? I looked at Andrea. She shrugged her shoulders.

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"I'll give you a hint," said Mr. Porky. "The raccoon's name was Rebecca." "Calvin Coolidge!" shouted Andrea. "That's right!" said Mr. Porky. "One point for the Ella Mentry team." Everybody cheered. Andrea smiled the smile that she smiles to let everybody know she knows something nobody else knows. I leaned over to her. "Wait a second," I whispered. "You didn't know which president had a raccoon, but you knew the name of the raccoon?" "Yes!" Andrea whispered back. That was weird. "The next question is for Dirk School," said Mr. Porky. "Name two presidents who signed the Declaration of Independence." Morgan and Tommy whispered to each other for a few seconds. "John Adams and Thomas Jefferson,"