Boy's Quest articles from October 2002

Boy's Quest archives from October 2002

A sticky disaster.(Boston's molasses flood January 15, 1919 )
October 1, 2002... It began as a beautiful day. Workers and sailors took off their coats to enjoy their lunch on this unusually warm, winter day. But without warning, disaster struck. A low rumble, like distant thunder, shook the ground. Metal shrieked as it...

Disaster discovery.
October 1, 2002... Find your way through the letter maze by connecting letters to spell out "SOME EXAMPLES OF NATURAL DISASTERS." You may move any direction, but no letter can be connected more than once. Then write the unconnected letters in the spaces below, to...

Master of disaster.(Short Story)
October 1, 2002... On Friday, we had a report on "Disasters" due in social studies class, and I still didn't know which disaster I was going to choose. "My sister thinks a disaster is getting a pimple on prom night," I said to my friend Marty. (My sister's...

Fred's world disasters.
October 1, 2002... "It's a disaster out there," Lisa shouted as she shut the front door. Disaster? I jumped up and rested my front paws on her shoulders. Disaster? I asked again. Was there a disaster? Could I help pull a car from a ditch? Search in a...

A Place For Everything.(Poem)
October 1, 2002... A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING "Clean your room," my mother said, So I shoved stuff beneath my bed--A peach, five books, an apple core, My dirty socks, and toys galore. Mom checked my room, said I'd done well. But...

Pearl Harbor disaster.
October 1, 2002... View looking toward the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard from the Aiea area, on the morning of, December 7, 1941, during of soon after the end of the Japanese air raid. USS Nevada (BB-36)is in the center distance. Large column of smoke to the left of her...

What happened to my money?(Math Puzzlers)
October 1, 2002... Abe had a bucketful of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. He said, "Oh, no, I have lost 4 cents." What coins did he lose? (Answer: The ONLY POSSIBILITY is that he lost 4 pennies.) And then he said, "Oh, no, I have lost 10 cents." List...

Natural disasters.(Math Puzzlers)
October 1, 2002... Can you match these United States natural disasters of the second half of the twentieth century with the year that they occurred? Use the clues below. YEARS: 1964, 1974, 1992, 1993 A. The greatest earthquake ever to strike North America hit...

News!!! Disaster cake.(Chef's Corner cake recipe)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Ingredients: * 1 stick margarine * 1 yellow cake mix * 1 large can of fruit pie filling * 1 large can of crushed pineapple (drained) * nuts (optional) Directions: In a 9"x13" baking pan, spread out a can of...

Hidden picture puzzle.
October 1, 2002... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] flare ruler cone toothbrush first aid kit water bottle (2) Band-Aids music note mushroom flashlight rocket (2) socks rain hat candle pencil ...

My disaster.(Short Story)
October 1, 2002... My mom said, "How could anyone lose one shoe?" My dad said, "I want an explanation." I said, "Supposing I saw a poor man with one leg, A crutch, and one old worn-out shoe? I'd gladly give up" One of mine. Wouldn't...

Paper puzzler.(Science experiment)
October 1, 2002... Here is a science puzzle you can try on your friends. Before you read the answer, try to figure it out yourself. It takes only two pieces of paper and your brain. WHAT YOU NEED: * Two pieces of paper which can be any kind of paper and...

A disaster of a collection.(how to start information about disasters)
October 1, 2002... Disasters can be scary. But it's not scary to start a disaster collection. You can collect huge amounts of firsthand information about earthquakes, volcanos, tornadoes, and more. Disaster Basics You may want to start with a simple...

"T.A.I.L.S ablaze!" Episode #10: (T.A.I.L.S. Comics[TM].(Travelling adventurers in laboratory science!!)
October 1, 2002... "T.A.I.L.S. ABLAZE!" FIRE! "The T.A.I.L.S. Headquarters is on fire!" As the alarm is sounded, the three newest T.A.I.L.S. Agent Trainees come running toward the action! Somehow or other the headquarters building has burst Into...

Knot everything with Sonoma Jack Cheese.(how to tie a Fireman's Chair knot)
October 1, 2002... What a tragedy to have our Headquarters a wreck like this, but at least our lives were spared! Where are our usual three main characters, you ask? As you recall they were sent on a mission... to where? Find out next issue in "Far, Far...

Earthquake.(Poem)
October 1, 2002... EARTHQUAKE Shaking, quaking, Things are breaking. Smashing, bashing, Things are crashing. That's the way an earthquake works. Plates are sliding in the earth. Everything that's not tied down Will be...

Disasters.
October 1, 2002... Don't let a disaster happen with this game. Circle all of the words you can find in the hidden-letter word search. The words may appear forward, backwards, up, down, or at an angle. After you have found all the listed words, there are some...

The third knot.(Short Story)
October 1, 2002... Mike and his dad relaxed in front of the roaring fire in the cabin in the woods. Heavy, night snow drifted past the window, and the northwest wind howled around the house. Dad was showing Mike how to tie a square knot. "It's not too hard to...

Pal's pen pal club.
October 1, 2002... Dear Readers, This is our shortened list of boys who want to be pen pals. To receive our complete list with the addresses, simply mail us a self-addressed, stamped envelope. We'll send you the addresses within six weeks. (Remember, we can...

Getting prepared: how to create your own disaster kit.
October 1, 2002... In order to weather all sorts of calamities, from tornadoes to earthquakes, being prepared is just as important as a stocked backpack is to a mountain climber. The mountain climber won't get very far without all of the basic elements for...

Decoder puzzle.
October 1, 2002... To solve the puzzle. First add the numbers. Then match each sum to a letter in the decoder box below. Write the letter in the empty box to spell out the word. WHAT KIND OF TREE CRIES? DECODER BOX Sum letter 14 N 16 ...

Ticklers & teasers.
October 1, 2002... GESUNDHEIT, by David Sung I'm having chocolate ice cream sandwiches for lunch. by Goddard Sherman It's possible that they programmed the computer wrong. by Joseph F. Whitaker by Goddard Sherman ACCIDENT FREE FOR...