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100
What percent of the atmosphere do 'trace gases' make up?
A. 1% B. 21% C. 78% D. 12%
- Ila
A. 1% (Nitrogen 78% and Oxygen 21% make up the other 99%)
100
What is 25 to the second power?
A. 625 B. 7,125 C. 6,525 D. 8,000
-Aaryan
A. 625
(25 x 25)
100
What is the capital of Brazil?
A. Brasiia B. La Paz C. Quito D. Caracas
- Anna
A. Brasiia
100
Which sentence is written in the present tense?
A. I will run on Tuesday.
B. I am running to the store.
C. I just ran one hundred meters.
D. I run every day at the gym.
-James
B. I am running to the store.
100
How many total sports does Sewickley Academy offer?
A. 18 B. 22 C. 26 D. 31
(Sterling)
C. 26 (22 varsity)
100
When was Sewickley Academy founded?
A. 1938 B. 1838 C. 1738 D. 1839
-Ayana
B. 1838
200
How many main phases of the moon are there?
A. 10 B. 12 C. 8 D. 4
- Jocelyn
C. 8
200
What is two-thirds (2/3) plus three-ninths (3/9)?
a. seven ninths (7/9)
b. eleven ninths or one and two thirds (1 2/3)
c. one (1)
d. four thirds or one and one third (1 1/3)
- Izzy
c. one (1)
200
What is the capital of Equador?
a. Quito B. Lima C. Colombia D. Caracas
- Ayana and Kelly
a. Quito
200
What is the meaning of the word 'initiate'?
A. to imitate B. to begin C. to put into practice
D. to end
- Ruby
B. to begin
200
What does WPIAL stand for?
A. Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
B. Western Pittsburgh Interscholastic Athletic League
C. Western Pennsylvania International Athletic League
D. Western Pennsylvania International Association of Leagues
(Mr. Carney's Class)
A. Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
200
In what year did the fire destroy much of the main building of Sewickley Academy?
A. 1975 B. 1940 C. 1970 D. 1870
-Will
C. 1970
300
When an object in space is spherical, like a planet or moon, it has...
A. hydrostatic equilibrium B. nanoscale density
C. hydrolibrium equistatic D. electromagnetism
- Kayley
A. hydrostatic equilibrium (an object with enough mass to pull itself into a spherical shape.)
300
What would be the smallest common denominator for three-fourths plus two-thirds (3/4 + 2/3)?
A. 4 B. 24 C. 12 D. 7
-Hudson
C. 12
300
How many atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima in WWII?
a. 2 b. 0 c. 1 d. 4
- Ayla
c. 1
300
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. guardien B. masive C. constellation
D. inhospittable
- Jeremiah
C. constellation
300
What was the Sewickley Academy Varsity Boys' Basketball Team's record this past season?
A. 29 - 2 B. 31 - 0 C. 30 - 1 D. 32 - 2
(Mr. Carney's Class)
C. 30 - 1
300
Sewickley Academy is the largest ____________ school in Western Pennsylvania.
A. Public B. Parochial C. Perogial D. Independent
-Nate
D. Independent
400
Which of Mars's moons is smaller?
A Phobos B. Grandpa Eddie C. Deimos
D. Mars doesn't have any moons
- Isabella
B. Deimos
400
Which number is one-hundred thirty-eight and five-thousand five-hundred sixty-eight?
A. 1,385.568 B. 138.5568
C. 138.05568 D. 1,385,568
- Nate
B. 138.5568
400
When was the bombing in Birmingham, Alabama?
a. September, 1963 b. May, 1963
c. September, 1965 d. August, 1964
- Millie
a. September, 1963
400
What is spelled incorectly?
Katie ran quickly from the immense, gruesome monster last Tuesday.
(identify a word or say 'nothing is wrong')
- Katie
incorectly shoud be 'incorrectly'
400
What was the Sewickley Academy Girls' Soccer Team's record this past season?
A. 14 - 4 - 2 B. 13 - 5 - 1 C. 18 - 0 D. 4 - 17 - 1
(Mr. Carney's Class)
B. 13 - 5 - 1
400
What are the names of the people who founded Sewickley Academy?
A. Chris Carney and Able Buckley
B. Christopher Row and Larry Levy
C. Johathan Junior III and Camden Lee Birch
D. William M. Nevin and John D. Champ
- Ila and Izzy
D. William M. Nevin and John D. Champ
500
Which of the terms below is a way to classify (group) living organisms?
A. artery B. syndicate C. phylum D. pantheon
- Wells
C. phylum
500
Which would be a good estimate for 892 x 93?
A. 81,000 B. 8,200 C. 72,000 D. 820,000
- Finn
A. 81,000 (900 x 90)
* actual answer is 82,956
500
In what year did WWII begin?
A. 1934 B. 1931 C. 1381 d. 1939
- Colton
D. 1939
500
What is an example of onomatopoeia in the following sentence?
During the storm, the porch door slammed and BANG knocked the elegant vase off of its table in the hallway!
- Quinn
BANG (a word that expresses a sound)
500
What field does the Boys' Varsity Baseball Team play on?
A. Frick Field B. Wardrop Field C. Events Center
D. Nichols Field
(Mr. Carney's Class)
D. Nichols Field
500
How many different divisions are there in Sewickley Academy?
A. 6 B. 3 C. 2 D. 4
-Haley
D. 4
600
What is the chemical in peppers that makes them spicy?
A. nitrogen B. peperacium C. capsaicin
D. joe kiwi
- Presleigh
C. capsaicin
600
What would be a good estimate for this division problem?:
268 divided by 28
A. 8 B. 90 C. 9 D. 80
- Kelly
C. 9 (270 divided by 30)
600
What is the capital of Mexico?
A. Mexico City B. Guatemala C. Venezuela
D. Puebla
- Gavin
A. Mexico City
600
Identify the error in this sentence:
They're all standing over there with their backpacks.
A. they're B. there C. their D. nothing
- Alexis
D. nothing
600
In what grade can Sewickley Academy students begin participating in sports games (not only practices)?
A. 8th grade B. 7th grade C. 6th grade D. 9th grade
(Mr. Carney's Class)
B. 7th grade
600
How many seats are there in Rea Auditorium?
A. 555 B. 570 C. 682 D. 221
- Presleigh
B. 570
700
How many Zodiac constellations are there?
a. 13 b. 12 c. 10 d. 6
- Emma
a. 13
(Ophiuchus is the 13th)
700
Maggie had five cups of batter. Each waffle needs 1/3 of a cup. How many waffles can she make?
A. 12 B. 1/15 C. 15 D. 1/5
- Maggie
C. 15 (1/3 fits into five fifteen times)
700
Who were the civil rights activists that traveled on buses to make sure there was not segregation in the 1960s?
A. Freedom Riders
B. Freedom Walkers
C. Rowdy Riders
D. Sojourners
- Mrs. Christof
A. Freedom Riders
700
We use a period at the end of this type of sentence...
A. interrogative B. statement C. fragment
D. exclamatory
-Rylen
B statement
700
How many total championships has the Girls' Varsity Tennis Team won?
A. 8 B. 11 C. 9 D. 2
(Mr. Carney's Class)
C. 9
700
During which war did Sewickley Academy briefly close?
A. World War I B. Civil War C. Revolutionary War
D. Korean War
- Emma
B. Civil War
800
What phase of the moon is this?
A. first quarter B. last half C. first half
D. last quarter
-Ruby
First quarter
800
Which shows 568.67259 rounded to the nearest thousandth?
A. 568.67 B. 568.673 C. 568.6726 D. 568.7
- Isabella
B. 568.673
800
What is it called when groups or individuals are separated based on race, gender, or religion?
A. discrimination
B. prejudice
C. segregation
D. civil rights
- Mrs. Christof
C. segregation
800
When words sound the same but are spelled differently, they are called...
A. homographs B. pseudonyms C. homophones
D. antonyms
- Reese
C. homophones
800
The Events Center gymnasium is dedicated to whom?
A. Kolia O'Connor B. Win Palmer C. Ham Clark
D. Mike Scerbo
- Mr. C.
B. Win Palmer
800
What is the only free standing house left on the Sewickley Academy campus?
A. The Cavalier House B. The Clark House
C. The Oliver House D. The Scott House
- Mr. C.
A. The Cavalier House
900
Which planet's rotation is longer than its revolution?
A. Mercury B. Uranus C. Venus D. Jupiter
- Matthew
C. Venus
one day: 243 Earth days
one year: 225 Earth days
900
Round 652.77734 to the nearest hundredths.
A. 652.8 B. 652.778 C. 653.78 D. 652.78
- Will
D. 652.78
900
When was the Civil Rights Movement in America?
A. 1939-1945
B. 2000-2020s
C. 1950s-1970s
D. 1980s-1990s
- Mrs. Christof
C. 1950s-1970s
900
The error in this sentence is with...
"Billy Bob, I am all finished with my English homework" Jim, said.
A. capitalization B. Billy Bob C. comma placement
D. ending punctuation
- Olivia
C. comma placement
"Billy Bob, I am all finished with my English homework," Jim said.
900
When did Sewickley Academy first become a member of the WPIAL?
A. 1990 B. 2001 C. 1986 D. 1979
- Mr. C.
C. 1986
900
How many students are there at the Academy currently?
A. 512 B. 603 C. 532 D. 573
- Mrs. Christof's Class
C. 532