True or False
January 1, 2000, open the beginning of the 21st century.
False
2001
Who founded the first Anglo-American colony in Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What causes tides?
The moon
Another name for the Salt Sea is the...
The Dead Sea
What question can you never honestly answer YES to
m<1 + m<2 = 180
What is the vocabulary word for this equation?
Supplementary Angles
Which war was the longest war that the US participated in?
The Afghanistan War
“Because good writing” is an example of what grammar.
Fragment
These waves, from Greek for "shake," that pass through the Earth's rocks are caused by earthquakes.
Seismic waves
The number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean.
3
California, Oregon, and Washington.
What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band.
In expressions like 5353 and 8282, the 3 and the 2 are called ___________
exponents
This person was known for ruling Cuba for more than 30 years.
Fidel Castro
a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
Thesis or Argument
True or False
Earth is the only planet not named after a god
True
What country has the largest population in the world?
China
What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
A stamp
Using only addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000? HINT: all the numbers are 8
88 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000
How many years did the civil war last?
5
Which is an example of metaphor?
1. Mr. Webster has a sea of knowledge
OR
2. No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery
#1
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
24 hours,
365 days,
1 month,
Earth orbits the moon
1 Month
What does a cartographer make?
Roads
Carts
Graphs
Maps
Maps
The person who makes it has no need for it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin
Two girls were born to the same mother, at the same time, on the same day, in the same month, and the same year, and yet somehow they’re not twins. Why not?
Because they are Triplets
What state did Joe Biden turn "BLUE"?
Georgia
The below sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
Pun
What is the meaning of the word "Earth"
ground
What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
9