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100
Find the missing value:
? + 5 = -7
X = -12
100
The Milky Way is an example of what type of celestial body?
Galaxy
100
This is the type of word used to describe a noun.
Adjective.
100
What continent is Rwanda?
Africa
100
What is this Sesame Street character?
Oscar the grouch
100
What candy melts at 98 degrees and is still edible?
Chocolate
200
What is 250% of 20?
50
200
Pumice is a what type of rock?
Volcanic (igneous)
DOUBLE BONUS: When placed in water, Pumice rock will do what, exactly?
200
What does the word "cascade" mean?
To pour down or overflow
200
What month is Groundhog Day celebrated?
February
200
Who said, "That's one small step for a man, a giant leap for mankind."
Neil Armstrong
200
Which freezes faster: hot water or cold water?
Hot water
300
4 (x + 10) =104
Find the value of X
x=16
300
Largest mammal in North America?
Bison
300
What figurative language gives a human characteristic to an inanimate object?
Personification...
BONUS DOUBLE: What famous animated film features many personified, inanimate objects as characters?
300
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
300
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Washington D.C.
BONUS TRIPLE: What nationally important landmark, specifically, did he hold this speech on?
300
How many hours are there in a week, if we exclude weekends and days that start with the letter 'T'?
72 hours
400
A rectangle's shortest sides are 12 inches, while its longest sides are 24 inches.
What is the area of the rectangle, in feet?
2 square feet (or 288 square inches)
400
This is the type of path that satellites take around a planet.
Orbital
DOUBLE BONUS: How long does it take the International Space Station to orbit the Earth?
400
This point of view would use the phrase "And that was when you..." when telling a story.
Second Person
400
Which states border California?
Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
BONUS DOUBLE: What ocean borders California?
400
In Greek philosophy, what were the four elements?
Earth, air, water, fire
400
What is the only word in the English language that is spelled wrong in every single dictionary?
The word, "wrong".
500
If X2 is squared, then what is X3?
Cubed
DOUBLE BONUS: What is 103
500
Which element on the periodic table is Fe?
Iron
500
What does a semicolon do?
Connects two sentences OR separates items that contain commas in a list
500
Name the 7 continents in alphabetical order.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
500
From which foreign power did the U.S. purchase Florida?
Spain
500
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
BONUS DOUBLE: Why is that true? (Think, what is it that defines an area as a 'desert'?)
600
1/2 + 6/4 - 1/10 = ?
What is the answer in decimal form?
1.4
600
Celsius and Fahrenheit scales are equal at what temp?
-40 degrees
600
Quickly, very, now, and everywhere are what part of speech? ... These are words that typically answer how, when, where, or to what degree.
Adverbs
600
He is arguably the most famous Physics Nobel winner, though his 1921 prize was awarded for the photoelectric effect rather than his theory of relativity.
Albert Einstein
600
Hedwig was given to this popular protagonist on his birthday.
Harry Potter
BONUS DOUBLE: Which birthday was it, or how old was he turning?
600
You plan to flip a coin only 10 times, and the first 9 times it landed on heads, every single time. What is the probability that it lands on heads on the 10th flip?
50%