8th Grade ELA
The punctuation that ends a question
question mark
Revolutionary War
What is an invasive species?
Plant or animal that is not native to an area and causes problems
Who are the Tigers football team playing tonight at the highschool?
Spooner Rails
how do you calculate the mean (average) of a set of numbers?
add them all up and divide by the total of numbers
How many people have walked on the moon?
12
What does it mean to cite your evidence? What 2 things do you need?
Tell the reader where it came from
Author and page number
How many provinces does Canada have?
10
What is the "brain" of a cell?
The Nucleus!
What are the names for grades 9-12?
9: Freshman
10: Sophomore
11: Junior
12: Senior
(0,0) on a coordinate grid is called the _____?
What is the origin
Which of these is NOT a group of four:
Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, or the Scooby-Doo gang?
The Scooby-Doo gang
The point of highest tension and drama in a book or story.
The climax
Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
What natural hazard destroyed Pompeii in 79 A.D.?
Volcanic eruption
In sports, what do "V" and "JV" stand for?
VARSITY
JUNIOR VARSITY
Which is greater, -14.5 or -14.05
-14.05
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Marie Curie
What is a Utopian society?
is an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
Animals without backbones are known as ____.
Invertebrates
What year do you usually take the SAT/ACT?
11th grade, but you can take it as many times as you want after that for a better score.
What is a coefficient?
The number next to a variable in a equation
Which country is Peppa Pig from?
United Kingdom
The Lorax
How many time zones are there in Russia?
11
What is the chemical symbol for Neon?
What state college has the same mascot as the Northwestern Tigers?
Daily Double
Missouri
A pair of shoes is 120.00. They are on sale for 30% off. What is the new price?
$84
Where is Stonehenge?
Wiltshire, England
(England is correct, Wiltshire is not necessary)
Which of these is the correct spelling:
A. Desperate
B. Desparate
C. Desparete
A. Desperate
Name all 5 Great Lakes:
Lake Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior
(They spell HOMES)
What is the full name of DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The name of the student who graduates high school with a 4.0 gpa
Valedictorian
What is pi, written out to 5 decimal places?
3.14159
Which of the following was invented first: television, radios, or hair dryers?
Hair dryers (1888)
TV (1927)
Radio (1895)