Mr. D's trivia

WISStrivia

100

What is the WMS mascot

The Trojans

200

How many elementary schools does Wissahickon SD have

four (4)

300

What is WMS street address?

500 Houston Rd, Ambler, PA 19002

400

Who is the current Interim Building Principal at WHS?

LISA BECKER

500

What does Wissahickon 'mean'?

^{(from the Native Lenni Lenape word wisameckham)}

Catfish creek

MATHtrivia

100

What is the Order of Operations?

Parentheses

Exponent

Multiplication

Division

Addition

Subtraction

200

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

For a right triangle, with sides a, b, and c, where c is the longest side, the sides lengths satisfy the equation:

a² + b² = c²

300

What are the first five (5) prime numbers?

2   3   5   7   11

400

Who invented Calculus?

^Isaac Newton OR

^{Gottfried Wilhelm} Leibniz

500

what is the sum of whole numbers 1 to 100?

1+2+3+4+...+98+99+100 = ?

5050

SCIENCEtrivia

100

A gravitationally bound group of stars is called a...

galaxy

200

Light, microwaves, x-rays, and gamma rays are all examples of the phenomena known as...

Electromagnetic Radiation

300

The speed of LIGHT in miles per hour is approximately...

A. 700 mph

B. 700,000 mph

C. 700,000,000 mph

D. 700,000,000,000 mph

C. 700,000,000 mph

400

The speed of SOUND in miles per hour is approximately...

A. 80 mph

B. 800 mph

C. 8,000 mph

D. 80,000 mph

B. 800 mph

500

In Einstein's famous equation: E = mc²,

the E stands for...

the m stands for...

the c stands for...

E is Energy

m is Mass

c is the speed of light

ENGLISH LANGUAGE trivia

100

Fill in the blank. Multiple choice.

Chickens lay _________ eggs in coops.

A. they're    B. their

C. there      C. thier

B. their

200

In the game "Among us"

What part of speech is the word "Among" ?

<U SUS>

preposition

300

What two (2) languages is the English language primarily derived from?

HINT: not Latin directly!

_(Norman) French AND _(old) German

400

The word "Math" comes from Greek.

The word "Science" comes from Latin.

The root words mean the same thing, which is...

KNOWLEDGE

_{also accepting:} knowing, to know, learning, to learn

500

In the sentence: "the people playing this game are very smart"

What part of speech is the word "playing"?

participle

MR. D'ANIELLOtrivia

100

What is Mr. D'Aniello's college degree in (specifically)

Physics

200

Where did Mr. D'Aniello get his bachelor's degree?

SJU

^{Saint Joseph's University}

300

How old is Mr. D'Aniello?

35 y/o

400

What is Mr. D'Aniello's favorite food?

Frozen Blueberries

500

What was Mr. D'Aniello's minor in college?

Classical languages (Latin and Greek)