Math
What is the area of a triangle?
Area triangle = 1/2 bh
Name the 3 types of fossil fuels.
Coal, oil, and natural gas
What are the names of the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia was built around?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was the original written language of the Old Testament?
Hebrew
Define a “theme”
The message in a story (lesson learned by character through internal/external conflict)
What is the subject of the sentence?: Virgil twitched adorably while he napped on the couch.
Virgil
Describe what Mrs. Del Vecchio’s usual tea travel mug looks like?
Silver UVA Yeti
Who is Virgil?
Mrs. Hogan’s dog/puppy
Where did Mrs. Costello attend university?
University of Notre Dame
What is the acronym Mrs. Costello likes to use to help you remember the order of operations? Bonus: Say what each letter represents.
GEMS (G = groups, E = exponents, M = multiply and divide Left to Right, S = Subtract and Add left to right)
What type of energy occurs when hot fluid rises and cold fluid sinks, creating a cycle?
Convection
What Roman leader was brutally assassinated, leading to an upheaval of the Roman Republic?
Julius Caesar
Which Bible heroine was the queen of Persia who fought against persecution of the Jewish community in Persia?
Queen Esther
What are the three types of connections we worked with in literature circles?
Text to text, text to self, text to world
What does a pronoun do, give an example.
It takes the place of a noun (he/she, it, they them)
What sport did Mrs. Del Vecchio play in high school?
basketball
Finish this statement: If you are going to do something...
Do it well.
What is the name of Mrs. Costello’s cat?
Kit Kat
How many milliliters are in a Liter?
1,000 mL
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere called? It is closest to Earth's surface.
troposphere.
What is the term for a government that “gives power to the people?”
Democracy
Name all the Sacraments of Initiation.
Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation
What is the difference between an internal and external conflict?
Internal is character vs. self; external is character vs. something outside of self (another character, the world, the environment)
What questions do you ask to find the Indirect Object (IO)
to whom/for whom; to what/for what
What state was Mrs. Del Vecchio born in?
New York
What color is Mrs. Hogan’s travel mug?
Red (pink)
Mrs. Costello has how many siblings? Bonus Point: List how many brothers and how many sisters.
9; 7 brothers and 2 sisters
What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?
Pi (3.14) R2
How do you find the density of a substance? What is the formula?
Density = Mass/Volume
Which female pharaoh was known for a successful and prosperous reign in Egypt despite people’s attempts to erase her from history?
Queen Hatshepsut
Name the four “types” of prayer.
Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, Supplication
In which story would you find Roger and Mrs. Jones?
“Thank You Ma’am”
What part of speech is answered with “the table” or the “mouse and his house”?
prepositions
What is Mrs. Del Vecchio’s favorite hobby?
pottery
In which state did Mrs. Hogan grow up?
Minnesota
In what city was Mrs. Costello’s first teaching job?
Atlanta, GA
What is the number’s distance from 0 on the number line.
Absolute Value
What is the largest watershed in Virginia?
Chesapeake Bay
What is the highest level of the ancient Indian caste system?
Brahmans (priests)
Name the three kings that ruled the kingdom of Israel.
Saul, David, Solomon
What were the two main characters in “Gift of the Magi?”
Della and Jim
Find the direct object in the sentence: Mrs. Hogan made Virgil peanut butter treats from scratch.
treats
What is Mrs. Del Vecchio’s twin sister’s name and job?
Elizabeth, artist/art professor
What is Mrs. Hogan’s sister/sister’s name?
Sister Josemaria
Mrs. Costello still holds a school record for her high school. Name the sport and the event.
Track; 4 x 400 Relay (my favorite!)