Social Studies
Pop Culture
8th Grade Teachers
Class Expectations
Final Jeopardy
100

How many original colonies were there in the USA?

13

100

Which rapper did Kendrick Lamar take aim at in his 2024 single, “Not Like Us”?

Drake

100

Which fruit is Ms. Coombs obsessed with?

Grapes

100

If you need to submit a physical assignment in Social Studies, where do you put it?

Turn In Station

200

What is the longest river in the world?

The Nile River

200

Name the six main characters on the hit 90s sitcom Friends.

Monica, Phoebe, Rachel, Chandler, Ross, Joey

200

Which two periods do the 8th grade ELA teachers not have a class?

2nd and 7th

200

When you are absent, there are TWO places you need to check to see what you missed. What are they?

Google Classroom and the You Missed It Station

300

Which continent has the most countries?

Africa

300

Who did Forbes name the youngest "self-made billionaire ever" in 2019?

Kylie Jenner

300

Which 8th Grade teacher has an obsession with Disney?

Mrs. LaBato

300

What happens if you do not turn in a homework assignment on time?

It will not be accepted/ zero in Genesis. No late homework!

400

What date did the Titanic sink?

April 14, 1912

400

What is the name of the alternate dimension in Netflix's Stranger Things?

The Upside Down

400

Mrs. Halkias owns a vacation home in which country? 

Greece

400

What can someone do to LOSE their final exam exemption?

Academic Integrity Violation

500

Which was the first country to use paper money?

China

500

Which popstar debuted with a single called "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" years before finding mainstream success?

Sabrina Carpenter

500

Which 8th grade teacher coaches soccer?

Miss Blankenship

500

What are the requirements to be exempt from the final exam?

Must earn a 93% or above in the first three marking periods and a 93% midway through marking period 4. No Academic Integrity violations.

500

This Scottish-born inventor is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.

Alexander Graham Bell

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