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March Madness!
Mr. E's Mysteries
100

This, however; was not Rube's passion.

A: no change

B: This however

C: This, however

D: This, however, 

D: This, however, 

100

DEFINE: flagrant

A: blatant

B: permanent

C: annoying

D: unclear

A

The correct definition of flagrant is blatant.


100

If 1/8 cup of popcorn kernels makes 6 quarts of popcorn, how many quarts of popcorn will 3/8 cup of popcorn kernels make?

18

100

If we did as the Romans used to do, we’d celebrate March as the first month of the year! Romulus, co-founder of Rome, started his original Roman Calendar with March in about 738 B.C. What Roman god did he name it after?

Mars, god of war and agriculture

100

How many seconds are there in a year?

12...one in each month

200

High levels of stress has been linked to many medical issues such as insomnia or higher risk of stroke and heart disease.

A: no change

B: is

C: was

D: have been

D: have been

200

DEFINE: sporadic

A: overly critical, scathing

B: extremely infectious

C: infrequent, scattered

D: revengeful

C

The correct definition of sporadic is infrequent, scattered.


200

If 30 percent of a certain number is 240, what is 50 percent of the number?

A: 800

B: 400

C: 280

D: 200

B: 400


200
It's the Luck of the Irish! St. Patrick's Day is on this date every year

March 17

200

In my hand I have two coins. Together they add up to 30 cents but one isn't a nickel. What are they?

a quarter and a nickel

300

The dogs behavior is dictated in large part by this daily habit that the dog now comes to expect. 

A: no change

B: dogs' behavior

C: dogs's behavior

D: dog's behavior

D: dog's behavior 

300

DEFINE: foreboding


A: clear, transparent

B: warning of something bad

C: soft, pleasant to the touch

D: rising, moving upward

B

The correct definition of foreboding is warning of something bad.

300

M is the midpoint of line segment AB. If the coordinates of M are (2, 6) and the coordinates of B are (5, 10), what are the coordinates of point A?

(-1, 2)

300

Where do the Brewers play their Spring Training?

Phoenix, Arizona

300

How much dirt is in a hole that's two feet by three feet and 6 feet deep?

None...it's a hole. 

400

Since its launch and positioning in heliocentric orbit, trailing behind Earth, the Kepler Spacecraft has detected over 1,000 planets in other star systems. 

A: no change

B: it's

C: its'

D: their

A: no change

400

DEFINE: unorthodox

A: threatening

B: abnormal

C: unjustly cruel or harsh

D: not in use anymore

B

The correct definition of unorthodox is abnormal.


400

The town of Bocksville has an area of 27 square miles. The population is 15,000. What is the approximate average number of people per square mile that live in the town?


556

400

"Beware the Ides of March" was a famous warning given to Julius Caesar about this March day.

March 15

400

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg.

500

Being a northern city in the United States, Chicago, Illinois' largest city, is only able to offer such outdoor activities during the summertime when the weather is agreeable.

A: no change

B: United States Chicago, Illinois largest city, was

C: United States, Chicago Illinois largest city, is

D: United States, Chicago, Illinois' largest city, was

A: no change

500
DEFINE: deft


A: slow-witted, dull, stupid

B: handy, skilled, clever handling of something

C: cloudy, milky, whitish

D: morbid, associated with death

B

The correct definition of deft is handy, skilled, clever handling of something.


500

A jet ski rental company charges h dollars for the first hour its jet skis are rented and k dollars per hour for each hour rented after the first. If a jet ski is rented for t total hours, where t is an integer greater than 2, write a formula to calculate the total cost. 

h+k(t-1)
500

In the NCAA Tournament, how many #16 seeded teams have upset #1 seeded teams?

2

UMBC over Virginia in 2018

Fairleigh-Dickenson over Purdue in 2023


500

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

the letter "R"

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