Brains vs Brawn (Beckman)

8th GradeMath

150

Find x of the following equation:

    30=-3x + 15

x= -5

200

No Calculator:

What is the square root of 144?

Answer- 12

250

What is 1/4 + 2/28 =?

9/28

300

How many degrees does a triangle have?

180

350

Find the value of 3x^3 - 4x^2 + x - 5 when x = -3 

Answer -7

400

How do you turn a decimal into a percent?

Multiply by 100 OR move decimal two places to the right.

450

What is the diameter of a circle that has a radius of 3.25?

6.5

8th Grade Science

150

What elements make up the water molecule?

Oxygen and Hydrogen 

200

How does mass effect the amount of force needed to move an object?

The greater the mass, the greater the amount of force needed to move it

250

What is the formula for velocity?

V=d/t

300

What separates the first four planets and the last 4 planets in our solar system

The asteroid belt 

350

What do the Chloroplasts do? 

The chloroplasts take in energy from the sun.

400

What force causes a book to slow down when sliding across the floor?

Friction

450

How do earthquakes happen?

Tectonic plates under the Earth's crust shift and move causing a massive release of energy which we feel up on the surface.

8th GradeSocial Studies

150

This is the largest region in Georgia.

What is Coastal Plain

200

He founded Georgia. 

Who is James Oglethorpe

250

This major bombing pushed the United States into WWII.

What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor

300

This person led the march on Washington.

Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr 

350

Name the economic system that the US goes by

Capitalist 

400

This is the highest elected official in the state.

Who is the Governor

450

This war made the colonists free from England's control.

What is the American Revolution, Revolutionary War, War for Independence

8th GradeEnglish

150

What does an introduction always need in an essay?

A thesis 

200

What is a Resumé?

A resume is a formal document that a job applicant creates to display their qualifications for a position.

250

Give an example of ONOMATOPOEIA

BANG!!!, WOW!!!. SHAZAM!!! etc.

300

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A simile uses "like or as" while a metaphor does not.

350

What is author's purpose?

The reason for writing a literary piece.

400

What is a verb?

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

450

What are transition words?

Words used to move from idea to the next.

Examples: Therefore, in addition to, next, then etc.

8th GradeHodge Podge

150

Who painted "Self-Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh"?

Who is Vincent Van Gogh