SCIENCE
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100

What does E stand for in the equation E=MC^2

Energy

100

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

100

What is the slope of a line that rises 6 units and runs 3 units?

2

100

What month(s) of the year has 28 days?

All of them

100

Who is the orange house named after?

Sean Devereux

200

What gas do humans need to breathe to survive?

Oxygen

200

What is the main character in a story called?

The protagonist

200

Solve: 4(x-3)=20

x=8

200

What disappears as soon as you say its name?

Silence 

200

Name of the four pillars of the Oratory

School, Home, Church, and Playground

300

What part of the cell contains genetic material?

The nucleus

300

What figure of speech compares two things using “like” or “as”?

Simile

300

What is sum of the interior angles of a triangle?

180 degrees

300

What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?

An echo

300
 
400

What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

Na

400

What is the turning point of a story called?

The climax

400

If a number is divisible by both three and four, what is the least possible number?

12

400

What comes in one minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter M

500

What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?

Law of conservation of energy

500

What is the term for a reference to another work of literature, person, or event?

Allusion

500

A car travel, 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2.5 hours?

150 miles

500

What starts with a P, ends with E, and has thousands of letters? 

A post office

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