Math Challenge
ELA & Writing
US Geography
Body & Science
American History
Word Wizard
100
What is 8 × 7?
56
100
What are the 4 types of sentences?
Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative
100
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
100
What organ pumps blood through your entire body?
The heart
100
The first permanent English settlement in America was ___, founded in 1607.
Jamestown
100
What does the suffix "-ful" mean in the word "grateful"?
Full of / having
200
Solve: 348 ÷ 4 = ___
87
200
Name the 3 main purposes an author can have for writing (use P.I.E.).
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
200
This is the longest river in the United States.
The Missouri River (or Mississippi)
200
Name the body system that includes all of your bones.
The skeletal system
200
What happened on July 4, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence was signed / America declared independence
200
"The test was a piece of cake." What does this idiom mean?
The test was easy
300
Which fraction is larger: 3/4 or 2/3?
3/4
300
A metaphor says one thing IS another. Give an example.
Life is a rollercoaster / The world is a stage (accept any)
300
Name the 5 Great Lakes using the word H.O.M.E.S.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
300
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer in an ecosystem?
Producers make their own food (plants); consumers eat other organisms
300
Name the document that lists the rights of American citizens.
The Bill of Rights
300
What is the correct past tense of the verb "bring"?
brought
400
A school has 24 classrooms with 28 students each. How many students total?
672
400
What is the difference between a theme and the main idea of a story?
Theme = lesson/message; main idea = what the story is mostly about
400
Which US state is made up entirely of islands?
Hawaii
400
What kind of energy does the sun send to Earth?
Light energy and heat energy (solar energy)
400
Who commanded the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
400
What is an adverb? Write an example sentence using one.
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb (e.g., "She ran quickly.")
500
Write 0.75 as a fraction in simplest form.
3/4
500
Who is the best teacher?
Mr. Angel
500
What is the capital city of New York State?
Albany
500
Name the 4 layers of Earth from outside to inside.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
500
What does the phrase "taxation without representation" mean?
Being taxed by a government you have no vote or say in
500
What is a thesis statement?
The main argument of an essay, usually at the end of the introduction
600
The area of a rectangle is 96 sq ft. Its width is 8 ft. What is the length?
12 ft
600
What is point of view? Name the 3 types.
Who is telling the story: 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person
600
Name the 4 regions of the United States.
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West (or Southwest)
600
What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy? Give one example of each.
Renewable replenishes naturally (sun/wind); non-renewable is limited (coal/oil)
600
Name 3 causes of the American Revolution.
Unfair taxes, no representation in Parliament, soldiers in homes (any 3)
600
Identify the subject and predicate: "The big brown dog barked loudly at the mailman."
Subject: The big brown dog; Predicate: barked loudly at the mailman
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