Math
Math
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English
Facts about Nigeria
100

What is the solution to the quadratic equation x² − 7x + 10 = 0 using factoring

x = 2 or x = 5

100

When you expand and simplify (2x + 3)(x − 5), you get this quadratic.

2x² − 7x − 15

100

This is the term for a character who opposes the main character and creates conflict in a story.

antagonist

100

When an author gives human qualities to non-human things, such as “the wind whispered through the trees,” they are using this literary device.

personification

100

True or False: Nigerian law makers are some of the highest paid law-makers in the world earning around 240 million

True

200

The quadratic equation x² + 6x − 7 = 0 has this value as its discriminant.

64

200

The quadratic x² − 8x + 12 factors into these two binomials.

(x − 6) and (x − 2)

200

This is the term for the central message or underlying idea that the author explores in a literary work.

the theme

200

In the sentence “Running late, the bus left without her,” this grammatical error occurs because the introductory phrase does not logically modify the subject that follows.

dangling modifier

200

True or false: 

Nigerians could travel to the UK without a visa after 1984

False
300

The vertex of the parabola y = 2x² − 8x + 5 occurs at this point.

(2, −3)

300

This is the exact value of cos(π/3) + tan(π/4).

3/2

300

This poetic device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words, such as “wild winds whipped wildly.

alliteration

300

When a narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in a story, they are using this point of view.

third-person omniscient

300

The Bronze Head of Ife, one of the most renowned sculptures from Nigeria was taken to the British Museum how many years after it was discovered in 1938

A. one

B. Three

C. Immediately after it was found

D. It's not in the British Musuem 

A

400

This is the domain of the function f(x) = √(x² − 9)

x ≤ −3 or x ≥ 3

400

If f(x) = 2x + 1 and g(x) = x² − 3, this is the expression for (f ∘ g)(x)

2x² − 5

400

This is the main setting of Lord of the Flies, where the boys are stranded after a plane crash.

deserted tropical island

400

In persuasive writing, this rhetorical appeal focuses on the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker or writer.

ethos

400

What does attaching a safety pin to a pregnant woman's clothing do in Nigerian superstitions and beliefs?

Ward off evil spirits

500

Solve for x: log₅(x + 4) − log₅(x − 1) = 1

x = 9/4

500

For the function f(x) = 2sin(2x − π/3) + 1, this is the period and the amplitude.

period = π and amplitude = 2

500

In To Kill a Mockingbird, this character is the reclusive neighbor who ultimately saves Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell.

Boo Radley

500

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the repeated motif of blood and water represents this broader idea explored throughout the play.

theme of guilt and remorse

500

What does the Yoruba ethnic group believe twins have the power to do

Usher in great wealth and protection for families

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