Biology
This part of a plant uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food.
What is the leaf?
This frozen treat is often enjoyed on a hot summer day.
What is ice cream (or popsicle, sorbet, etc.)?
What is the capital city of Rhode Island?
What is Providence?
This degree is typically earned after four years of undergraduate study.
What is a Bachelor's degree?
What grade level typically marks the start of high school in the United States?
What is 9th grade (or freshman year)?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
What is the mitochondria?
What is the longest day of the year, marking the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the summer solstice?
This body of water gives Rhode Island its nickname, "The Ocean State."
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This standardized test is often required for college admission, along with the ACT.
What is the SAT?
This extracurricular activity often involves performing in plays or musicals.
What is drama (or theater)?
This process is how plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
This popular summer sport involves hitting a ball over a net with a racket.
What is tennis?
Founded by Roger Williams, this city was established on the principle of religious freedom.
What is Providence?
What do you call the official record of a student's courses and grades?
What is a transcript?
What is the comprehensive exam taken at the end of high school in many countries, like the Regents in New York?
What are final exams (or specific state exams like the Regents)?
Which gas do humans exhale as a waste product of respiration?
What is carbon dioxide?
This common summer activity involves cooking food outdoors over an open flame.
What is barbecuing (or grilling)?
This Rhode Island native is known for creating the first successful factory in America, ushering in the Industrial Revolution.
Who is Samuel Slater?
his financial aid, unlike a loan, does not need to be repaid.
What is a grant (or scholarship)?
What is the term for the ceremony where students officially receive their diplomas?
What is graduation (or commencement)?
This is the scientific name for the process by which an organism maintains a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
This astronomical phenomenon occurs when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, typically in early July.
What is aphelion?
This unique, sweetened dairy beverage, officially designated as Rhode Island's state drink, is made by mixing coffee syrup with milk.
What is Coffee Milk?
What is the Latin phrase for "truth," often found on university seals and mottos?
What is Veritas?
What is the specific type of advanced high school course that allows students to take a standardized exam, potentially earning college credit if they achieve a qualifying score?
What is an Advanced Placement (AP) course?