What percent of the atmosphere do 'trace gases' make up?
A. 1% B. 21% C. 78% D. 12%
- Ila
A. 1% (Nitrogen 78% and Oxygen 21% make up the other 99%)
What is 25 to the second power?
A. 625 B. 7,125 C. 6,525 D. 8,000
-Aaryan
A. 625
(25 x 25)
What is the capital of Brazil?
A. Brasiia B. La Paz C. Quito D. Caracas
- Anna
A. Brasiia
Which sentence is written in the present tense?
A. I will run on Tuesday.
B. I am running to the store.
C. I just ran one hundred meters.
D. I run every day at the gym.
-James
B. I am running to the store.
How many total sports does Sewickley Academy offer?
A. 18 B. 22 C. 26 D. 31
(Sterling)
C. 26 (22 varsity)
When was Sewickley Academy founded?
A. 1938 B. 1838 C. 1738 D. 1839
-Ayana
B. 1838
How many main phases of the moon are there?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 8 D. 4
- Jocelyn
C. 8
What is two-thirds (2/3) plus three-ninths (3/9)?
a. seven ninths (7/9)
b. eleven ninths or one and two thirds (1 2/3)
c. one (1)
d. four thirds or one and one third (1 1/3)
- Izzy
c. one (1)
What is the capital of Equador?
a. Quito B. Lima C. Colombia D. Caracas
- Ayana and Kelly
a. Quito
What is the meaning of the word 'initiate'?
A. to imitate B. to begin C. to put into practice
D. to end
- Ruby
B. to begin
What does WPIAL stand for?
A. Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
B. Western Pittsburgh Interscholastic Athletic League
C. Western Pennsylvania International Athletic League
D. Western Pennsylvania International Association of Leagues
(Mr. Carney's Class)
A. Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
In what year did the fire destroy much of the main building of Sewickley Academy?
A. 1975 B. 1940 C. 1970 D. 1870
-Will
C. 1970
When an object in space is spherical, like a planet or moon, it has...
A. hydrostatic equilibrium B. nanoscale density
C. hydrolibrium equistatic D. electromagnetism
- Kayley
A. hydrostatic equilibrium (an object with enough mass to pull itself into a spherical shape.)
What would be the smallest common denominator for three-fourths plus two-thirds (3/4 + 2/3)?
A. 4 B. 24 C. 12 D. 7
-Hudson
C. 12
How many atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima in WWII?
a. 2 b. 0 c. 1 d. 4
- Ayla
c. 1
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. guardien B. masive C. constellation
D. inhospittable
- Jeremiah
C. constellation
What was the Sewickley Academy Varsity Boys' Basketball Team's record this past season?
A. 29 - 2 B. 31 - 0 C. 30 - 1 D. 32 - 2
(Mr. Carney's Class)
C. 30 - 1
Sewickley Academy is the largest ____________ school in Western Pennsylvania.
A. Public B. Parochial C. Perogial D. Independent
-Nate
D. Independent
Which of Mars's moons is smaller?
A Phobos B. Grandpa Eddie C. Deimos
D. Mars doesn't have any moons
- Isabella
B. Deimos
Which number is one-hundred thirty-eight and five-thousand five-hundred sixty-eight?
A. 1,385.568 B. 138.5568
C. 138.05568 D. 1,385,568
- Nate
B. 138.5568
When was the bombing in Birmingham, Alabama?
a. September, 1963 b. May, 1963
c. September, 1965 d. August, 1964
- Millie
a. September, 1963
What is spelled incorectly?
Katie ran quickly from the immense, gruesome monster last Tuesday.
(identify a word or say 'nothing is wrong')
- Katie
incorectly shoud be 'incorrectly'
What was the Sewickley Academy Girls' Soccer Team's record this past season?
A. 14 - 4 - 2 B. 13 - 5 - 1 C. 18 - 0 D. 4 - 17 - 1
(Mr. Carney's Class)
B. 13 - 5 - 1
What are the names of the people who founded Sewickley Academy?
A. Chris Carney and Able Buckley
B. Christopher Row and Larry Levy
C. Johathan Junior III and Camden Lee Birch
D. William M. Nevin and John D. Champ
- Ila and Izzy
D. William M. Nevin and John D. Champ
Which of the terms below is a way to classify (group) living organisms?
A. artery B. syndicate C. phylum D. pantheon
- Wells
C. phylum
Which would be a good estimate for 892 x 93?
A. 81,000 B. 8,200 C. 72,000 D. 820,000
- Finn
A. 81,000 (900 x 90)
* actual answer is 82,956
In what year did WWII begin?
A. 1934 B. 1931 C. 1381 d. 1939
- Colton
D. 1939
What is an example of onomatopoeia in the following sentence?
During the storm, the porch door slammed and BANG knocked the elegant vase off of its table in the hallway!
- Quinn
BANG (a word that expresses a sound)
What field does the Boys' Varsity Baseball Team play on?
A. Frick Field B. Wardrop Field C. Events Center
D. Nichols Field
(Mr. Carney's Class)
D. Nichols Field
How many different divisions are there in Sewickley Academy?
A. 6 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4
-Haley
D. 4
What is the chemical in peppers that makes them spicy?
A. nitrogen B. peperacium C. capsaicin
D. joe kiwi
- Presleigh
C. capsaicin
What would be a good estimate for this division problem?:
268 divided by 28
A. 8 B. 90 C. 9 D. 80
- Kelly
C. 9 (270 divided by 30)
What is the capital of Mexico?
A. Mexico City B. Guatemala C. Venezuela
D. Puebla
- Gavin
A. Mexico City
Identify the error in this sentence:
They're all standing over there with their backpacks.
A. they're B. there C. their D. nothing
- Alexis
D. nothing
In what grade can Sewickley Academy students begin participating in sports games (not only practices)?
A. 8th grade B. 7th grade C. 6th grade D. 9th grade
(Mr. Carney's Class)
B. 7th grade
How many seats are there in Rea Auditorium?
A. 555 B. 570 C. 682 D. 221
- Presleigh
B. 570
How many Zodiac constellations are there?
a. 13 b. 12 c. 10 d. 6
- Emma
a. 13
(Ophiuchus is the 13th)
Maggie had five cups of batter. Each waffle needs 1/3 of a cup. How many waffles can she make?
A. 12 B. 1/15 C. 15 D. 1/5
- Maggie
C. 15 (1/3 fits into five fifteen times)
Who were the civil rights activists that traveled on buses to make sure there was not segregation in the 1960s?
A. Freedom Riders
B. Freedom Walkers
C. Rowdy Riders
D. Sojourners
- Mrs. Christof
A. Freedom Riders
We use a period at the end of this type of sentence...
A. interrogative B. statement C. fragment
D. exclamatory
-Rylen
B statement
How many total championships has the Girls' Varsity Tennis Team won?
A. 8 B. 11 C. 9 D. 2
(Mr. Carney's Class)
C. 9
During which war did Sewickley Academy briefly close?
A. World War I B. Civil War C. Revolutionary War
D. Korean War
- Emma
B. Civil War

What phase of the moon is this?
A. first quarter B. last half C. first half
D. last quarter
-Ruby
First quarter
Which shows 568.67259 rounded to the nearest thousandth?
A. 568.67 B. 568.673 C. 568.6726 D. 568.7
- Isabella
B. 568.673
What is it called when groups or individuals are separated based on race, gender, or religion?
A. discrimination
B. prejudice
C. segregation
D. civil rights
- Mrs. Christof
C. segregation
When words sound the same but are spelled differently, they are called...
A. homographs B. pseudonyms C. homophones
D. antonyms
- Reese
C. homophones
The Events Center gymnasium is dedicated to whom?
A. Kolia O'Connor B. Win Palmer C. Ham Clark
D. Mike Scerbo
- Mr. C.
What is the only free standing house left on the Sewickley Academy campus?
A. The Cavalier House B. The Clark House
C. The Oliver House D. The Scott House
- Mr. C.
A. The Cavalier House
Which planet's rotation is longer than its revolution?
A. Mercury B. Uranus C. Venus D. Jupiter
- Matthew
C. Venus
one day: 243 Earth days
one year: 225 Earth days
Round 652.77734 to the nearest hundredths.
A. 652.8 B. 652.778 C. 653.78 D. 652.78
- Will
D. 652.78
When was the Civil Rights Movement in America?
A. 1939-1945
B. 2000-2020s
C. 1950s-1970s
D. 1980s-1990s
- Mrs. Christof
C. 1950s-1970s
The error in this sentence is with...
"Billy Bob, I am all finished with my English homework" Jim, said.
A. capitalization B. Billy Bob C. comma placement
D. ending punctuation
- Olivia
C. comma placement
"Billy Bob, I am all finished with my English homework," Jim said.
When did Sewickley Academy first become a member of the WPIAL?
A. 1990 B. 2001 C. 1986 D. 1979
- Mr. C.
C. 1986
How many students are there at the Academy currently?
A. 512 B. 603 C. 532 D. 573
- Mrs. Christof's Class
C. 532