ELA
Social Studies
Science
Math
Trivia
100

Figurative Language

_______ Compares two things using "like" or "as" 

_______ Compares two things without using "like" or "as"

Simile

Metaphor

100

What were the names of the first three settlements?

Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth

100

Draw the water cycle.  

Draw this on your White Board

100

What are all the factors of 48?

1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24, and 48
100

Name the Art History period that included the famous work of George Sarat (Dot paintings)

Post Impressionism

200

Explain the writing formula requirements for each body paragraph in an essay (RST, LAT, or Opinion)

*HINT* There are five!  

Transition word or Phrase

T-Topic

E-Example

Q-Quote

E-Explanation 

200

Who were the first groups of enslaved people in Early America?  *Think 15th century during the Age of Exploration*

Native Americans  

200

What is an ecosystem?

An ecosystem is a community of interacting organisms and their physical environment, encompassing both living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) elements. It's a self-contained unit where these elements interact and are linked by energy flows and nutrient cycles.

200

What is a parallellogram?  Draw it for double points!  

 A parallelogram is a four-sided flat shape where opposite sides are parallel and equal in length. In simpler terms, it's a "leaning rectangle" where the opposite sides are parallel and don't intersect.

200

Explain how to calculate your heart rate in 10 seconds

Count your heartbeat for 10 seconds and multiply that number by 6

300

This term includes the following five steps:

Exposition

Rising action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution 

Plot 

300

This term describes how the colonists referred to new controlling taxes and efforts when they faced penalties from King George and the British Parliament such as the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act,  Sugar Act, Tea Act....

*(HINT)* I---------- Acts

Intolerable Acts 
300

What is the part of the cell that contains the DNA?

The Nucleus

300

What is ⅔ of 15?

10

300

Which grade level has the smartest students in VPCS?

5th Grade

400

____________ is the message or lesson in a story.  

Theme
400

Determine the Vocab Word *All words must be defined for full 400 points*

____A person who uses or buys something

____A person who makes or sells items

____How much of good or services to be sold

____How many goods or services people want to buy

____Extra money you will pay in addition to money borrowed

Consumer

Producer

Supply

Demand

Interest

400

 Name an apex predator?

An apex predator is an animal at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators of its own. Examples include the lion, orca, polar bear, great white shark, and bald eagle

400

Put 523.891 in word form.

The number 523.891 in word form is five hundred twenty-three and eight hundred ninety-one thousandths

400

What are the three states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, and Gas

500

What solidifies an argument or claim in an essay

Compelling evidence or reasoning by using

Quotes, facts, or statistics from the articles 

500

The Constitution includes the Bill of Rights.  Explain what the first 5 amendments

All 5 must be explained-simple words are acceptable!  Example:

1st...

2nd...

1st Amendment-Right to Free Speech, Press, Religion, Assemble and Petition

2nd-Right to Bear Arms

3rd-Right to No Quartering Act

4th-Right to protection from Search and Seizure

5th-Protects from self incrimination, double jeopardy, and ensures due process

500

What travels faster in a storm?  Lightning or thunder

In a storm, light from lightning travels much faster than the sound of thunder. This difference in speed is why you see lightning almost instantly while it takes time to hear the thunder.

500

Put 523.891 in expanded form.

500+20+3+0.8+0.009+0.001

500

Who painted the Sistine Chapel during the Renassance Art period?

Michelangelo
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