History & Geography
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the word “big?”
Bigger & Biggest
What gas do plants breathe in that humans and animals breathe out?
Carbon Dioxide or CO2
A hexagon has how many sides?
6
Colors that sit ACROSS from each other on the color wheel are known as what kind of colors?
Complimentary colors
The region known as the “Fertile Crescent” is located in the present day region called ____________.
The Middle East
Adding conjunctions such as “and” or “but” turns a simple sentence into what type of sentence?
Compound sentence
The human shoulder is what kind of joint?
Ball and Socket
When writing out a fraction, the number above and the number below the line are called what?
Numerator and denominator
The musical note "E sharp" is tonally the same as what other note?
F
The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?
China
In the title:The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe what is the last comma called?
The Oxford Comma
What is the hardest naturally occurring mineral?
Diamond
The equation a2 + b2 = c2 is commonly known as what?
The Pythagorean Theorem
Name TWO of the FOUR clefs used in modern music.
Treble, Bass, Alto, Tenor
Mount Everest is located in what mountain range?
The Himalayas
Often seen at the end of a sentence, the three trailing dots (...) that indicate the omission of words are known as what?
Ellipses or Ellipsis
The Earth has 4 layers, the thickest of which is the mantle. What is the thinnest layer called?
The Crust
To the nearest multiple of 10, how many kilograms of cheese are in 110 pounds of cheese?
50
What is "The Fourth Wall"?
The invisible "wall" at the edge of the stage between actors and the audience
The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between America and what other country?
France
Using the base verb "walk," convert it to the following two verb forms:
1. Infinitive
2. Past perfect
1. to walk
2. had walked
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
In Einstein’s famous E = MC^2, what do each of the letters stand for?
E = energy
M = mass
C = speed of light
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Find the sequence AND fill in the blanks:
2, 5, 11, __, 47, 95, __
**Need to submit both the sequence AND the two blanks**
Sequence: +3 +6 +12 +24 +48 +96 OR +3 and then double what you add between each number
Blanks: 23 and 191
What two artistic elements defined pop art in the 1950s?
Bright colors & black outlines