Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
100
When you use the words "like" or "as" to make a comparison, what have you made?
The clouds were LIKE cotton candy.
A simile
100
60 x 30 =
1,800
100
Which famous artist painted "Starry Night"?
Vincent van Gogh
200
What type of cloud looks like a blanet of grey, layers and usually produces rain?
a. cumulus
b. cirrus
c. stratus
c. stratus clouds
200
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired at what town in Massachusettes?
Lexington
200
What is onomatopoeia?
The use of words to describe sounds
MOO BUZZ CRACK BOOM
200
What is an acute angle?
An angle that is less than 90 degrees
200
On the treble clef, which note is right above middle C?
D
300
An ax is an example of what type of simple machine?
a wedge
300
What was the name of the journey that took place when the Cherokee Indians were forced to walk hundreds of miles to their reservation in Oklahoma?
The Trail of Tears
300
Who wrote the poem, "The Raven"?
Edgar Allan Poe
300
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
300
Grant Wood painted which famous picture, featuring Midwest farmers?
American Gothic
400
What would a meteorologist measure with an anemometer?
wind speed
400
What is a "haversack"?
A leather pouch that Civil War soldiers used to carry their rations and supplies.
400
There are three lines in a haiku. How many syllables are in each line?
5 in the first line
7 in the second line
5 in the third line
400
What is the formula for finding volume?
length x width x depth
400
What are the three primary colors?
red, blue, and yellow
500
What is the law of inertia?
An object in motion has the tendency of staying in motion
and
and object at rest has the tendency of staying at rest
unless a force effects it.
500
Who is known as the "Father of Chicago"?
Jean Baptiste Point DuSable
He came from Haiti to what is now Chicago in the 1700's and set up a trading post that quickly became a popular spot for fur trappers.
500
If you write a letter to the principal about why students should have twenty minutes of recess everyday, what type of essay have you written?
A persuasive essay
500
What is a 'meniscus'?
The curve that occurs at the top of water when you put it in a graduated cylinder.