U.S. History
Science
ELA
American Culture
100
What state is in red on the map of the United States?
Oklahoma
100
True or False
Flip flops lab safe.
FALSE!
You should always wear closed toe shoes when working with chemicals.
100
What is the name of the writing strategy you should use to answer all parts of a question?
Hint: It has 4 letters...
The RACE Strategy!
100
What American holiday is celebrated in November?
Thanksgiving
200
Which European nation established the first successful permanent colony in what is now the United States, in 1607?
A. Spain
B. France
C. England
D. Netherlands
C. England
Jamestown, Virginia
200
What do you call a diagram that is used to show the likelihood of each outcome of a breeding experiment?
Punnett Square
200
What is the acronym you should use when writing an introduction in an essay?
Double points if you can write what the acronym stands for!
BITE
BI - Background Information
T - Thesis
E - Explanation
200
What do children in the United States do during Halloween?
They go Trick-or-Treating!
300
What were the names of the two explorers who led the expedition to map a route to the Pacific Ocean and explore the western territories from 1804 to 1806?
A. John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
C. Lewis and Clark
D. Pike and Boone
C. Lewis and Clark
300
What is the name of the theory that there are genetic variations within a population that make some individuals better able to survive in their environment, and thus pass those genes onto their offspring?
Charles Darwin's Theory
300
What do the letters in the RACE Strategy stand for?
R - Restate the question
A - Answer the question
C - Cite evidence
E - Explain
300
Which national park was this picture taken in?
Yellowstone National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
400
Why did the American colonists feel that they should not be taxed by Britain?
A. They wanted to control the government of Britain
B. They had no representation in the British Parliament
C. They wanted to start a new war with Britain
D. They believed taxes should be paid directly to the king
B. They had no representation in the British Parliament
400
1. Break this DNA sequence into codons
2. Transcribe the DNA into RNA
TACCGTCGTTGTTTTACC
1. TAC CGT CGT TGT TTT ACC
2. AUG GCA GCA ACA AAA UGG
400
What is the acronym you should use when writing a conclusion in an essay?
Double points if you can write what the acronym stands for!
RAM
R - Restate thesis and explanation
R - Restate thesis and explanation
A - Acknowledge the other side and explain why they are wrong
M - Make a general concluding statement about the topic
400
What is the name of this symbol of freedom and democracy?
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France in 1886.
500
Which of the following is NOT a part of the three branches of government established by the Constitution?
A. Executive Branch
B. Judicial Branch
C. Legislative Branch
D. Royal Branch
D. Royal Branch
500
A population of birds eats the green moths that live in a pine forest. Every so often, the green moths have a brown offspring. The brown moths are usually seen more quickly by the birds and eaten sooner. Why do the green moths survive in the forest?
A. their coloring makes them better adapted to their environment than the brown moths
B. they fly faster than the brown moths
C. the birds only like the taste of the brown moths
D. none of these are correct
A. Their coloring makes them better adapted to their environment than the brown moths
500
When you start writing a body paragraph in an essay, what should you write first?
Hint:
Your first sentence in a body paragraph should introduce the topic. Your first sentence in a body paragraph should be a topic sentence!
500
What sport is played during the Super Bowl in February?
Football
