No Talking
Who were the two captains for the no-talking contest?
Dave Packer and Lynsey Burgess
What kind of language was allowed in the no-talking contest?
American Sign Language
Who is the author of No Talking?
Andrew Clements
What was Dave and Lynsey's social studies report about?
India
What was the name of the Elementary School?
Laketon Elementary School
Who wanted to use the no talking contest data for his Human Development class at the state university?
Mr. Burton
Which teachers liked the no-talking contest?
Mr. Burton and Mrs. Henley
What was the name of the principal?
Mrs. Abigail Hiatt
What was the gym teacher's name?
Mrs. Henley
What was the science teacher's name?
Mrs. Marlow
What was the name of the Social Studies teacher?
Mrs. Overby
In what state did Dave and Lynsey live?
New Jersey
In what month did the no-talking contest start?
November
What did Lynsey use to communicate when on the soccer field?
her feet
What sport did the students play in Tuesday's gym class?
dodgeball
What subject in math did Dave think he would be able to understand if he didn't speak?
fractions
Did contractions count as one word or two?
one
What did Lynsey insist Dave do so he wouldn't try to back out?
shake her hand
What sport did Lynsey play?
soccer
What had Dave offered Mrs. Hiatt the opportunity to become?
Human again
How many points went against the girls?
47
What grade were Dave and Lynsey in?
5th
How many points went against the boys?
74
Where did Dave keep track of illegal words?
A folded index card
Where did Lynsey keep track of illegal words?
A red notebook
How did Mrs. Hiatt call an all-school assembly after she talked to Dave?
Everyone: auditorium. Hurry!
What did Lynsey want to be called rather than Captain Burgess?
General Burgess
Who was Lynsey's witness to her and Dave's no-talking contest?
Helena
Who ended up being exempt from the no-talking contest?
The Kindergarteners
What was Lynsey's note to Dave like for Mrs. Marlow?
The Rosetta Stone
What was the nickname given to the 5th graders at Laketon?
The Unshushables
Why did Dave tell Mrs. Hiatt that the kids would say 3 word instead of being completely silent?
Respect for school
What did Mrs. Hiatt have Lynsey and Dave do at the 5th grade special assembly?
Say the Pledge of Allegiance
How did Mrs. Hiatt make Dave feel bullied?
She yelled at him with a bullhorn.
What did Taron write in music class to show everyone?
Singing is not talking
What magazine did Lynsey read?
Teen People
Who did Dave have to call to tell about the contest because he was absent?
Tim Flanagan
What did Dave propose the winner got to do to the loser in the two-person no-talking contest between him and Lynsey?
Write a big "L" for "loser" on the loser's forehead with a permanent marker
What three words did Mrs. Hiatt say to Mrs. Chaplin, the secretary?
Type, Duplicate, Distribute
What did the principal bring with her to the cafeteria?
a big red bullhorn
What was the final score between the boys and girls?
a tie
What color were the principal's eyes?
bright blue
What did Mrs. Akers have the students do rather than sing in music class?
clap
What were the 5th grade boys and girls doing for the first time?
cooperating
What did Dave do in order to avoid giving his oral report?
coughed
What did Gandhi not do one day each week?
talk
What was the word limit to speak in the contest without losing points?
three
How long would the no talking contest last?
two days
What did Lynsey say counted as a word in the note she wrote to Dave?
ummmm
