8th Grade Math
How many sides are in a pentagon?
5 sides
Which literary term means a short story designed to teach a moral or religious lesson?
Parable
Physical substance in general, is distinct from mind and spirit; in physics, that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
What is Matter?
Double Jeopardy
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia
True or False: Nintendo was founded after the year 1900?
False - 1889
How do you calculate the area of a triangle?
Base times height divided by 2
Ms. Elizabeth went walking in the jungle. Name the verb.
walking
Double Jeopardy
_______works against gravity.
Helium
Which continents does Turkey bridge?
Asia and Europe
What year was the first iPhone released? 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008?
2007
Bill wants to rent a truck for one day. Phil's Rentals charges a flat rate of $20 plus $2 per mile. Mother Truckers Inc. charges $3 per mile. After how many miles will the total cost for both companies be the same?
20 Miles
Oxymoron
Salt makes water boil faster.
True or False?
True
Which mountain range runs from Canada to New Mexico?
The Rocky Mountains
Which was invented first: My Space or Instagram?
MySpace
How many seconds are in two and a half hours?
9000
Find the minutes in 2.5 hours (60+60+30)
150 x 60 (seconds in a minute) = 9000 seconds
Who wrote the poems "Fire and Ice" and "The Road Not Taken"?
Robert Frost
Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
Troposphere
What are the Earth's five oceans?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern (Antarctic) oceans
Firefox, Safari, and Chrome are all examples of what?