Fall Facts!
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
NHS
Animal Trivia
Riddles
100

The alternate name for the season "Fall"

What is Autumn?

100

What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral L?

50

100

How many hours are required for NHS per semester?

15 hours per semester

100

Animal who's name means "River Horse"

What is a Hippopotamus?

100

What disappears as soon as you say its name?


Silence

200

Are pumpkins fruits or vegetables?

Pumpkins are fruits.

200

The female of what animal species is called a ewe?

Sheep

200

The 4 pillars of NHS.

What is "Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character"?
200

The longest venomous snake in the world.

What is a King Cobra?
200

What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

The letter R.

300

Name of the Halloween special of the Peanuts (Charlie Brown).

What is "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!"

300

Ag is the Atomic symbol for what element?

Silver

300

NHS was founded in what year

1928

300

The only bear native to South America.

What is the Spectacled Bear?

300

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy. What am I?

A candle

400

When Fall officially starts

What is the autumnal equinox?

400

What is the most populated country in the world?

India

400

How many members are there in our NHS chapter. (Closest without going over)

99

400

Animal that can rotate its head 270 degrees.

What is an Owl?

400

This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.

Your name

500

Why do leaves turn orange?

They stop producing as much chlorophyll.

500

A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?

A palindrome

500

What is the NHS Pledge?

“I pledge to maintain my high scholastic standing,

To always seek the light of truth,

To hold as fundamental and

worthy an untarnished character,

To endeavor intelligently and courageously, 

To be a leader,

To engage in worthy service and to give 

myself freely in service to others.

I will maintain and encourage high standards of

Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. 

In doing so, I shall prove myself worthy of a 

place in the National Honor Society.”

500

Animal that holds hands with other members of its group when sleeping.

What is a Sea Otter?

500

Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?

Incorrectly

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