Are You Smarter Than An 8th Grader? (Math)
If a train was supposed to arrive at 3:15 pm and arrived 35 minutes late, it arrived at... ?
What is 3:50 PM?
Name at least two of the 5 Great Lakes. (Bonus 100 for each of the other three)
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
The general shape of a stop sign
What is an octogan?
What does this describe - a vibration that carries energy, but does not carry matter.
a wave
What is the smallest bone in the body?
stapes - otherwise known as the stirrup bone
What is another term for the conflict in a fictional plot?
A. resolution
B. inciting incident
C. exposition
(B) inciting incident
Number considered to be a "bakers dozen"
What is 13
Which states make up the "Four Corners" in the southwestern United States?
Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico.
The first woman to win a Nobel prize
Who is Marie Curie?
What galaxy are we apart of?
Milky Way
How many chambers are in the heart?
4
Which word is spelled incorrectly?
A. Attendance
B. Application
C. Apprecciate
C. Apprecciate
Another name for a 90 degree angle
What is a right angle?
What is the largest waterfall in the US?
Niagra Falls
This edible food does not go bad- they have found edible versions of it in Ancient Egyptian tombs!
What is honey?
What do we call this pair of words?
meat & meet
homophones
Melting - physical or chemical change?
physical change
Name the type of figurative language.
Joseph said the chocolate cake was calling his name.
Personification
The number of hours in 3 days
72
Who were the first four presidents of the United States?
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Nashville
What is the origin on a coordinate plane?
(0,0)
The hottest planet in the solar system
What is Venus?
A character who opposes the protagonist and creates conflict in a story.
Antagonist
The square root of 121
What is 11?
What was the first permanent English colony in what is now the United States?
Jamestown
Which war had the most deaths
a) WWI
b) Cold war
c) WWII
c) WW2
Name 6 of the 8 states that border Tennessee. (Bonus 100 for each of the remaining)
Which of Law of Motion states that for every action there is an opposite but equal reaction?
a) First Law
b) Second Law
c) Third Law
d) Law of Universal Gravitation
Third Law
Name the verb in this sentence:
The very fluffy black cat nimbly walked away.
walked