Assorted Math
Give me one example of a need and one example of a want in the context of managing your finances.
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Italian Heritage Month takes place during the month of...
October
How many bones are there in a human adult body? Whoever gets the closest gets the points.
206
What was the only one of the original 13 colonies that did not sign onto the Constitution until 3 years after it was ratified?
Rhode Island
True or false: Saint Nicholas was a real person.
True
The range of an (x, y) coordinate is the value of _ and the domain of an (x, y) coordinate is the value of _.
range = y, domain = x
While Italian immigrants were all discriminated against in some capacity when they first arrived in the United States, _____ Italians were considered a different ethnicity than _____ Italians because they had darker skin.
Southern (Sicilian), Northern.
What is the largest organ?
Skin
What are the three branches of the US government and what does each one do?
Legislative - Makes the laws
Judicial - Interprets the laws
Executive - Enforces the laws
Halloween is considered a significant celebration in these two religions:
Christianity and Wicca
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
(20/5) + 7 squared - 10 x 2
33
In what year was Italian Heritage Month officially declared? Who was the president that made this celebration official?
1989, George H.W. Bush (George Bush Senior)
Average number of beats per minute for an adult heart?
Numbers of chambers in a human heart?
What is the thin dividing wall that separates the left and right side of the heart called?
70
4
Septum
How many articles are there in the Constitution of the United States of America?
How many amendments have been made to the Constitution since it was ratified?
How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights?
7
27
10
What is the name of the Greek goddess of love, to whom red roses are said to be dedicated on Valentine's Day?
Aphrodite
Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property and combining like terms:
12x - 14 = 2(x + 3)
x = 2
Maria Montessori was an...
Frank Sinatra was a...
Rocky Marciano was a...
Leonardo DaVinci was an...
Educator
Singer
Boxer
Artist
Name and briefly explain any four of the amendments to the US constitution.
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Which country started the tradition of putting up a tree for Christmas?
Germany
Match up the following descriptions with the correct titles:
A. Income Tax, B. Sales Tax, C. Tariffs, D. Property Tax, E. Payroll Tax
1. The tax that you would pay if you owned a home that goes to local education systems.
2. A tax that varies in amount/percentage depending on how much you make that is taken out of your gross pay from a job.
3. A tax that you pay for a good or service, usually in a retail setting.
4. A tax taken out of your paycheck to finance social programs like social security/disability, Medicare, etc.
5. A tax imposed by one country on the goods imported from another country.
1:D, 2:A, 3:B, 4:E, 5:C
What is the largest sea in Europe?
What is the capital of Italy?
What currency is used in Italy?
About 80% of Italians are members of what religion?
What was the time period, from approximately the 1300s to the 1600s, during which Italian culture flourished with artistic expression?
Mediterranean
Rome
Euros
Catholic/Christian
The Renaissance
There are 5 regions in your brain. Name them for 100 points each.
Limbic system, cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, diencephalon.
What is a theocracy?
What is an oligarchy?
What is a monarchy?
What is a representative democracy?
What is anarchy?
A government run by a wealthy and powerful small group of people.
A government run by royalty (Kings, queens, etc.)
A government where officials are elected via voting by their constituents to represent their interests.
The absence of government; mob rule.
This 5 day long festival of lights celebrates the triumph of good over evil in the Hindu religion.
Diwali