Second Day of School Trivia (LEAD)

Pop Culture

100

In the animated movie Inside Out, which emotion is a bright yellow character who tries to keep Riley happy at all costs?

Joy

200

Which famous pop artist released The Tortured Poets Department album, completely dominating the music charts?

Taylor Swift

300

Billie Eilish sang the hit song "What Was I Made For?" for the soundtrack of which massive movie?

Barbie

400

Wednesday Addams goes to a boarding school for supernatural outcasts in the hit Netflix show Wednesday. What is the school called?

Nevermore Academy

500

Which battle royale video game features a "Battle Bus," customizable skins, and dancing emotes like the "Floss"?

Fortnite

Addition/ Multiplication

100

Find the sum:

(4 . 5) + (9 . 2) + (-20 . 2)

- 2

200

Find the sum:

- 10 + 15 + (-2 x 4)

-3

300

Find the sum of these rational numbers:

4² - 5²

- 9

400

Find the product of:

(3². 4²) (8² )

9,216

500

Find the product of: 

8² . 9² . 3 . 5

77,760

Fractions

100

Find the quotient:

 3/4 divided by 2/5

15/8

200

1/2 + 1/2 + 3/2 

2 1/2

300

(6/3) . (8/4) . (1/2) 

(Make sure you simplify first)

2

400

(3/9) . (2/4) . (1/2)

(Remember to simplify first)

1/12

500

(0.75) . 1/2 

3/8

Animals

100

How do bats primarily use echolocation to navigate and catch prey in total darkness?

By emitting high-frequency sound waves and listening to the returning echoes to map their surroundings.

200

Emperor penguins endure some of the harshest winters on Earth in Antarctica. How do adult males survive the freezing incubation period of their eggs?

By huddling tightly together in large groups and balancing the egg on their feet under a warm fold of skin.

300

Marine mammals like whales, dolphins, and seals live in icy ocean waters. What thick layer under their skin helps insulate their bodies and maintain their core temperature?

Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized adipose (fat) tissue that traps body heat and serves as an energy reserve in cold aquatic environments.

400

Elephants can communicate across miles of forest or savanna using ultra-low frequency sounds called infrasound. Through which body part do elephants primarily feel these ground-traveling vibrations?

Sensitive pads on their feet and special bones in their legs.

Seismic vibrations travel up through an elephant's feet and legs, passing into dense ear bones and shoulder bones so they can "hear" with their bodies.

500

Why do many mammals, like black bears, in temperate deciduous forests experience a period of dormancy (hibernation) during the winter months?

To conserve energy when food sources like berries, nuts, and insects become scarce

Math

100

2⁵

32

200

5⁴

625

300

4⁴

256

400

8⁴ + 2⁵

4128

500

3³ + 4⁴

283