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Identify the degree of the following polynomial:
3x2 - 2x8 +7x - 12
8
*Bonus 1
This country music legend passed away in 2026 at the age of 80. Her top hits included, "9 to 5," "I will always love you," and a song about a woman "whose beauty is beyond compare /with flaming locks of auburn hair."
Who is Dolly Parton?
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, features these two wandering workers as the novel's protagonists.
Who are George and Lennie?
*Bonus 4
According to many sources, this is the continent from which humanity is said to have begun.
What is Africa?
*Bonus 6
This summer, this teacher spent 18 days with her algebros on a raft floating down the Grand Canyon.
Who is Miss Kosuda?
*Bonus 9
Jeremy has a rectangular lawn with a perimeter of 6x - 24. The lengths of three of the sides are 2x + 3, x - 15, and 2x + 3. What is the length of the missing side?
x - 15
After 13 years, this Rockstar Publishing IP is returning in 2026 (allegedly) with its sixth installment.
What is Grand Theft Auto?
*Bonus 10
Nick Carraway is the protagonist of this Roarin' Twenties novel about the indulgence of society and the unattainability of the American Dream.
What is The Great Gatsby?
*Bonus 11
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on beaches in this general area of France.
What is Normandy?
*Bonus 13
This teacher came to work at Whitman because of her mom, who happened to teach both kindergarten and 4th grade at Whitman.
Who is Mrs. Cooney?
Solve for x.
2x + 5x + 6 = 2x - 4
x = -2
*Bonus 14
Robert Downey Jr. plays this villain in the upcoming Avengers Doomsday.
Who is Dr. Doom / Victor von Doom?
*Bonus 3
This author is known for her horror/thriller works including, The Haunting of Hill House, The Lottery, and Charles.
Who is Shirley Jackson?
Francisco Franco was the Fascist ruler of this European nation from 1939 until 1975.
What is Spain?
This teacher has driven across the country eight times -- which is a long time to be away from his 35 beehives.
Who is Mr. Prusinowski?
*Bonus 8
Given the equation y = x2 - 25, Aaron identified the vertex at (0, -25) and the first solution at (-5,0). What is the second solution?
Remember: parabolas are symmetrical across the line running through their vertex.
(5,0) or x = 5
*Bonus 2
This K-Pop boy group performed at the NY Governor's ball in 2026, with hits such as "God's Menu," "Chk Chk Boom," and "Maniac."
Who are Stray Kids?
"What's in a name? / That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet," "These violent delights have violent ends," and "Parting is such sweet sorrow" are lines from which William Shakespeare play?
What is Romeo and Juliet?
*Bonus 5
The 2028 Summer Olympic Games will be held in this American city and state.
What is Los Angeles, California?
*Bonus 12
This summer, this teacher paddled the full 15.5 mile distance across Canandaigua Lake on a paddle board -- no doggy-paddling whatsoever.
Who is Mr. Pragle?
Simplify:
(2x3y-3z5)-2
y6 / 4x6z10
This famous musical, created and performed in Vermont during 2006, later went on to be a smash hit on Broadway. Following the tragic love story between Orpheus and Eurydice, this musical features songs like, "Wait for me," "Road to Hell," and "All I've ever known."
What is Hadestown?
Charlie Gordon is the protagonist of this Daniel Keyes novel in which Charlie is studied alongside the work's namesake mouse during intelligence tests.
What is Flowers for Algernon?
On May 20, 2026, seven cave explorers went missing after their cave was flooded due to torrential rains and flash flooding in this country.
What is Laos?
*Bonus 7
This psychologist was "Frenchie" in the 2006 Whitman production of Grease.
Who is Mrs. Navarra?