The temperature in the morning was 23 degrees F. In the afternoon the temperature dropped to -13 degrees. By how much did the temperature drop?
What is 36 degrees.
100
100 points per planet you list on your white board IN ORDER. (Worth 800 points).
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth , Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
100
(Figurative Language) "The leaves whistled in the rain." This sentence is an example of what literary technique?
What is Personification.
100
Who won the Civil War?
What is North (Union)
100
When you combine two hydrogen and one oxygen, you get water. That is two elements turning into a ________.
What is compound.
200
Marcy went to five stores. She was in each store for two hours. How many total MINUTES was she at the mall?
What is 600 minutes.
200
What are two of the four layers of the Earth?
What is crust, mantle, inner core, outer core.
200
(Figurative Language) "I had a thousand chores to do yesterday." This sentence is an example of what literary technique?
What is Hyperbole.
200
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. What did this Proclamation do?
What is It freed the slaves in those states that were rebelling against the Union.
200
I left Spain at 9:00 PM and got into New York at 8 AM. How long was my flight?
What is 11 hours.
300
A store gave me 25% off of my purchase. If I bought 80 dollars worth of clothes at the store, what did I end up paying?
What is 60 dollars.
300
Name two of the four steps of the water cycle.
What is accumulation, evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
300
What is a homonym? Give me an example. (300 points per part)
What is words that have same spelling, but different meaning. Examples: watch, watch, play, play.
300
During the Industrial Revolution, the U.S. transformed from an isolationist country to an imperialist country. Explain the concept of imperialism.
What is It occurs when stronger nations extend economic, military, and/or political control over a weaker nation or region.
300
What percent of your body is water? a. 15-30 b. 35-50 c. 50-65 d. 85-95
What is C. 50-65 percent.
400
The sum of 3 consecutive numbers is 30. What is the highest number?
What is 11.
400
If I cross a rr with a RR, what are the chances the kid is right-handed? (R equals right-handed.)
What is 100 percent.
400
Correct the 2 homophones in the following sentence. As we drove threw the countryside, we saw a heard of cattle in a field.
What is threw-through, heard-herd.
400
The Progressive Era arose out of a reform movement whose goal was to eliminate political corruption and improve the quality of life for Americans. The Sherman Anti-trust Act was one of those reforms. What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act outlaw?
What is monopolies.
400
How many individual factors of 12 is there?
What is 6 factors.
500
If I multiply a by three and then subtract 4, I get 14. What is a?
What is 6.
500
What does our O-Zone layer do?
What is protects the Earth from the sun's harmful UV Rays.
500
Explain the difference between their, there, and they're. (Bonus 500 points...Use all three in one sentence)
What is their- shows possession, there-location, they-re- contraction. Bonus: They're putting their umbrellas in the corner over there.
500
During the Industrial Revolution, the U.S practiced a laissez-faire business policy. Explain this policy.
What is Laissez-faire is a government practice of noninterference in the affairs of business. For example, no regulations, tariffs, or subsidies.
500
Which founding father invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and a stove?