Saturday Academy Trivia

Pop-culture

100

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? 

SpongeBob SquarePants

200

Where does the saying “I’m just ken.” come from? 

The Barbie movie

300

What did Woody from toy story have in his boot? 

A snake

400

What does the BET in the BET Awards stand for?

Black Entertainment Television (TV)

500

What girl group was Beyonce part of? 

Destiny’s Child

600

Name the five original Avengers. 

(You can say the superhero's name, movie character, or actor's name.) 

RDJ-Tony Stark- Ironman. 

Chris Evans- Steve Rodgers- Captain America. 

Scarlett Johannsson- Natasha Romanoff- Black

 Widow. Mark Ruffalo- Bruce Banner- The Hulk.

 Jeremy Renner- Clint Barton- Hawkeye.

Math

100

If Bob is twice as old as Alice, and together their ages add up to 36 years, how old is each person? 

18

200

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar and flour do you need? 

1.5 flour and 1 sugar.

300

A car travels at a speed of 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 3 hours? 

180

400

3x+5= 17 

4

500

Mary has a collection of quarters and dimes. She counts a total of 18 coins, with a combined value of $3.30. How many quarters and how many dimes does Mary have?

10 Quarters and 8 dimes

600

You have 30 seconds

26x 38

988

Science

100

What is the name of our Galaxy? 

The Milky Way

200

What is the powerhouse of the cell? 

Mitochondria

300

What’s the closest star to Earth? 

The Sun

400

What does STEM stand for? 

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

500

What gas do plants absorb that humans and animals exhale? 

CO2 Carbon Dioxide

600

What is Na on the periodic table? 

Sodium

English

100

What is a noun?

Person, Place, or Thing

Ex: Mrs. Hargrove, Norfolk, Ball

200

What is Onomatopoeia? 

Imitation of sound like bang, pop, cling

300

What are the adjectives in this sentence? 

The colors of the band’s poster are black and red. 

black, red

400

What is a synonym for "vivid"? 

Bright, colorful, vibrant

500

The English language is made up of homophones (two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different spelling or meaning). In this sentence what does the word bear mean? “I can’t bear her complaining any longer!”

A. to have as a characteristic

B. to have (a child)

C. to bring forth

D. to put up with

D.  to put up with

600

The English language is made up of homophones (two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different spelling or meaning). In this sentence what does the word capture mean? “I was captured by her beauty.”

A. to trap or take possession of

B. to successfully represent or imitate

C. to captivate, mesmerize

D. to catch or seize

C. to captivate, mesmerize

Vocabulary

100

• What does the word declined mean according to the sentence?
• “I am disappointed that Kimmy declined our offer to sit in the dunk tank. Now who will sit in the tank and allow people to throw balls at them?”

• Says no, oppose, reject, turn down, refuse, pass up, dismiss.

200

• What is the meaning of degrade in this sentence?
• Marie's mother taught her to never let anyone degrade her, so she demands respect in all her relationships.

• Demean, disrespect, devalue, reduce, shame, insult

300

• What does the word scarce mean according to the sentence? 
• “Due to the scarcity of food in her territory, the mother lioness had to roam far from safe ground to find a meal for her child.”

• Short, not much, little, not plenty.

400

• What does the word brazen mean according to the sentence? 
• “Dr. Gumpert was shocked that the snickering bill collector was brazen enough to rest his feet on the antique piano.”

• Bold, shameless, blatant, defiant, unembarrassed.

500

• What is the meaning of "tenacious" in this sentence?
•  "Despite facing numerous setbacks, she remained tenacious in pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor."

• persistent, determined, or unyielding

600

• What does the word parsimonious mean according to the sentence? 

“Due to his parsimonious nature, Chen enjoys borrowing movies from the library and copying them, buying day-old bread from the bakery, and recording music from the radio even though he has a lot of money.”

• Frugal, cheap, tight, stingy, unwilling to spend money.