Algebra
English
Brain Teaser
Combination
Bonus
100

Define the formula for perimeter and area. EXPLAIN.

P= (L+L+W+W)

A= (L*W)

100

Give me an example of details.

(about the setting, character, action, etc.)

100

What travels faster: heat or cold?

Heat travels faster because you can catch a cold!

100

Who's the president?

Joe Biden

100

How many months have 28 days?

All 12 months

200

What is an algebraic expression?

a symbol or a combination of symbols used in algebra, containing one or more numbers, variables, and arithmetic operations:

200

Define a HYPERBOLE?

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

200

It likes food, but water kills it. What is it?

fire

200

Who was the first black president?

Barack Obama

200

What flies without wings?

Time

300

Simplify the algebraic expression:

3(4x+5y)-2(3x-7y)=

3(4x+5y)+(-2)(3x+[-7]y)

12x+15y+(-6)x+14y

12x+(-6)x+15y+14y

(12+[-6])x+(15+14)y

6x+29y

300

What are the FIVE W's and One H?

Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?

300

Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only - no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible?

The two boxers are women.

300

What continent do we live in?

North America

300

What country do we live in?

USA

500
Replace x with 6 and y with -3 in the simplified equation.


6x+29y=

-51

500

What is imagery?

pictures produced by an imaging system or figurative language

500

When Ashley was 15, her mother was 37. Now, her mother is twice her age. How old is Ashley?

Ashley is 22. Her mother is 22 years older, so when Ashley is 22, she’s now half her mother’s age.

500

Complete the pattern.

2, 10, 50, 250, __ , __ . . . . .

1250 & 6250

500

What is a metaphor?

is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

600

Characteristics of a linear equation.

1. Has no more than two variables

2. It cannot have a power higher than 1

3. Cannot contain an absolute value term.

4. Cannot contain products of variables.

5. Cannot contain a variable in the denominator.

600

What is a rhetorical question?

A question is asked without expecting an answer but for the sake of emphasis or effect. The expected answer is usually “yes” or “no.”

600

Who is bigger: Mr. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, or their baby?

The baby because he is a little bigger.  

600

What are the 7 continents?

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

600

What is deer in plural form?

deer

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