8th Grade
Math
Math
Find x of the following equation:
30=-3x + 15
Which is faster in the air, the speed of sound or the speed of light?
The Speed of light.
The US Constitution replaced what document?
The Articles of Confederation
What are different words with the same pronunciation called?
homonyms
Name the seven world continents.
North America, South America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa
These are the words that make up the acronym "KDR."
Kindness, Dignity, and Respect
No Calculator: What is the square root of 144?
12
What is the basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms?
The cell
Which country backed the colonists in the revolutionary war?
France
This is the name of Shakespeare's theater
The Globe
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
This House is the home to our principal Mr. Freeman.
Tupelo
What is 1/4 + 1/2 =?
What is 3/4?
Which three planets are considered gaseous?
Uranus, Neptune and Jupiter
How old do you have to be to president of the US?
at least 35 years old
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or artistic work (literary, musical, or visual) that the audience is expected to recognize
What is an allusion?
What is arachnophobia?
The fear of spiders.
This House is the home to our assistant principal Mrs. Mejia.
Mulberry
How many degrees does a triangle have?
180
What are negatively charged particles in an atom?
Electrons
Which branch of the US government can declare war: legislative, executive, or judicial?
Executive
The act of restating someone else's ideas or text in your own words while maintaining the original meaning
What is to paraphrase?
How many days are in a fortnight?
14 (two weeks)
There is now a state law against having this object on you at any point during the instructional day.
A personal communication device
What are the three digits after the decimal point in pi?
3.141
What season is the sun in its highest in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer
Name all original 13 colonies.
Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
A dramatic device where a character in a play speaks their innermost thoughts, feelings, and intentions aloud while alone or oblivious to others on the stage
What is a soliloquy?
What do people in London call the underground subway system?
The tube.
This is the name of the before/after care program for young children in our school district
Eagle's Nest
What is the formula for area of a triangle?
A = 1/2bh
What force causes a book to slow down when sliding across the floor?
Friction
What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on the Southern economy?
It made cotton production a lot easier and faster, which greatly increased the demand for enslaved labor.
Who is the narrator and protagonist of The Outsiders?
What is the chemical formula for table salt?
NaCl.
This is the name of the highest-up person in our school district, our Superintendent
Michael Sawyers
What is the sum of all angles in a trapezoid?
The sum of all the angles in a trapezoid is equal to 360 degrees.
Which animal kills the most humans every year?
The mosquito
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 impact westward expansion?
It established a process for admitting new states to the Union on an equal basis with the original 13 colonies and banned slavery in the territory.
In the sentence "She baked a cake and he decorated it," what part of speech is the word "and"?
Conjunction
Which country produces two thirds of the world's vanilla?
Madagascar
Name an Intermediate School House
Akoma, Fortis, Yili, Zonta