Pillar One: Scholarship

MATH

100

What is 12 x 12?

What is "144"?

200

If a backyard is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, how many square feet is the yard?

What is "1000 square feet"?

300

3x+9=12, What is X?

What is "X = 1"?

400

What is slope-intercept form?

What is "y = mx + b"?

500

What are two angles that equal 90° called?

What is "Complementary Angles"?

READING

100

What is the most read book in the world?

What is "The Holy Bible"?

200

What literary device is used to engage the 5 senses and creates visualization in readers?

What is 'Imagery"?

300

This prolific English writer, playwright, poet, and actor created hundreds of English words and is regarded as one of the world's greatest dramatist. Who is he?

Who is "William Shakespeare"?

400

This novel released in 1937 is taught in schools across the U.S., exposes the life of Southern Black people in the early 1900s Florida, and is written in complete Southern Dialect English. What is this novel?

What is "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

500

What 34 letter word in the Oxford Dictionary means extraordinarily good, wonderful?

What is "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?

U.S. HISTORY

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Who is "Thomas Jefferson"?

200

What did the 13th Amendment of U.S. Constitution do?

What is abolish slavery in the U.S.?

300

What is the sharing of power between the states and the national government? Hint: Alexander Hamilton

What is "Federalism"?

400

What is the oldest U.S. city?

What is "Saint Augustine, Florida"?

500

The U.S. is home to the 4th longest river system in the world. What is this river?

What is "The Missouri River"?

SCIENCE

100

On the periodic table, which element is represented by the letter N?

What is "Nitrogen"?

200

How many bones does the human body have?

What is "206 Bones"?

300

What is the chemical name for Water (H2O)?

What is “Dihydrogen Oxide”?

400

Where is nearly 85 percent of all plant life found on Earth?

What is "the Ocean"?

500

This cyan-colored gaseous ice giant is the 7th planet from the Sun. What is the planet?

What is "Uranus"?

RANDOM FUN FACTS

100

What continent is spread to all 4 hemispheres?

What is "Africa"?

200

There is only one letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name. What is that letter?

What is "Q"?

300

This free app has been in the top 5 gaming apps since it was first created. What is that app?

What is "Angry Birds"?

400

What river is 405 miles long and runs through Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia?

What is "The Potomac River"?

500

What game show has the most Emmy awards?

What is "Jeopardy!"?