Formulas
Nouns
Empty Bowls
Candy
Halloween
Horror Films
In the News
100
Length + Length + Width + Width
What is Perimeter of a Rectangle?
100
Everyone gets 100 points!
100
High school art teacher, Mr. Hartom, asked his class to make 120 of these for a special event.
a. posters
b. bowls
c. ceramic vases
d. thank you cards
What are bowls?
100
Nut happiness.
Almond Joy
100
What phrase do children say when they knock on doors for candy?
Answer: Trick or treat!
100
Doll possessed by the soul of the Lakeshore choker.
What is Chucky?
100
Which portion of the White House is being demolished to make way for a ballroom?
a. The East Wing
b. The Ellipse
c. The press briefing room
d. The West Wing
What is "a. The East Wing"?
200
2 pi r
What is Circumference of a Circle?
200
Identify the nouns in the following list:
fish bucket ball lazy buy tank algae seahorse corals
What is fish, bucket, ball, tank, algae, seahorse, corals?
200
Mr. Hartom's special event was a luncheon to raise money for what?
a. student scholarships
b. local food drive
c. technology
d. school field trip
What is a local food drive?
200
Best time to go shopping.
Pay Day
200
What are the two main colors associated with Halloween?
Answer: Orange and black.
200
A man discovers dark secrets of the hotel where he is staying and becomes a homicidal maniac, determined to terrorize his family.
What is The Shining?
200
Thieves pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre in Paris, taking off with several jewels once worn by French royalty. Which of these is an item they dropped?
a. A necklace
b. A crown
c. A tiara
d. A brooch
What is "b. A crown"?
Armed with power tools, a crane lift and a plan straight out of a heist movie, four thieves broke into the world-famous museum but apparently dropped Empress Eugénie’s crown during the escape.
300
pir^2
What is Area of a Circle?
300
Identify the nouns in the following list:
high colorful feed rocks seats pebbles swim jump
What is rocks, seats, pebbles?
300
At the fundraiser, why were the guests allowed to take the art projects home?
a. they were symbolic
b. they were created for the guests to take home
c. there was nowhere to store them
d. the guests paid $5 for them
What is they were symbolic?
300
The actress Witherspoon's chocolate and nut butter treat.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
300
What is the name of the prank where kids throw toilet paper over trees on Halloween night?
Answer: TP-ing or toilet papering.
300
An actress calls Jesuit priests to try to end the demonic possession of her 12-year-old daughter.
What is The Exorcist?
300
A major federal investigation into a pair of alleged gambling schemes resulted in more than 30 people being charged, including members of organized crime and current and former NBA stars. Which piece of technology is NOT alleged to have been used in the operation?
a. X-ray poker table
b. Special contact lenses
c. Infrared watch
d. Hidden cameras
What is "c. Infrared watch"?
The suspects allegedly used the high-tech cheating gadgets to steal millions of dollars through card games backed by four of the “Five Families” that have long ruled organized crime in the New York area.
400
1/2 bh
What is Area of a Triangle?
400
Identify the nouns in the following list:
training aquarium cold water otter sea ticket
What is aquarium, water, otter, sea, ticket?
400
What is the symbol of hunger that started after Mr. Hartom's fundraising event?
a. a heart
b. a spoon and fork with a line through them
c. an empty bowl
d. a child's face frowning
What is an empty bowl?
400
Someone who's always dropping things.
Butterfinger
400
What costume element helped people avoid being recognized by ghosts long ago?
Answer: Masks and disguises.
400
Two men wake up chained in an infected bathroom with a corpse between them. The kidnapper is a maniac, whose game is to force his captives to hurt themselves.
What is Saw?
400
Which NFL star joined an investor group aiming to revive the struggling Six Flags amusement parks?
a. Travis Kelce
b. Jayden Daniels
c. Josh Allen
d. Patrick Mahomes
What is "a. Travis Kelce"?
“The chance to help make Six Flags special for the next generation is one I couldn’t pass up,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said in a statement.
500
bh
What is Area of a Parallelogram?
500
What is the direct object of the following sentence?
My mom makes the best chocolate cake.
What is CAKE?
500
What is the name of the expanded idea from Mr. Hartom's fundraising luncheon?
a. The Empty Bowl Project
b. Fill Empty Bowls Initiative
c. The Hartom Bowl Fundraiser
d. Strike Out Hunger; Fill Empty Bowls
What is The Empty Bowls Project?
500
Belonging to a controversial rap artist
M&Ms
500
Why do people carve pumpkins into jack‑o’‑lanterns?
Answer: To ward off wandering spirits with a scary face.
500
Several children from a small town in the state of Maine team up to fight a diabolical entity that takes the form of a clown.
What is IT?
500
Which large and mysterious object was found recently in a remote part of the Australian desert?
a. Space debris
b. A monolith
c. A treasure chest linked to pirates
d. Amelia Earhart’s plane
What is "a. Space debris"?
It’s not yet clear what the charred and smoldering object is or where it came from, but the country’s space officials said it is probably from a rocket.
600
1/2(base1+base2)(h)
What is the Area of a Trapezoid?
600
What is the direct object of the following sentence?
The teacher reads a book.
What is BOOK?
600
Besides raising money for the hungry, The Empty Bowls Project also supports what?
a. Dreams
b. The Arts
c. Fundraising Efforts
d. College Scholarships
What is the arts?
600
Misfiring moo juice or moo juice bombs.
Milk Duds
600
What is the traditional Mexican holiday that celebrates and remembers loved ones who have died?
Answer: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
600
A reporter must solve the mystery of a film that brings death to her viewers, before she succumbs to its power.
What is The Ring?
600
Who hit the home run in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series to send the Toronto Blue Jays to the World Series for the first time since 1993?
a. Bo Bichette
b. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
c. George Springer
d. Dalton Varsho
What is "c. George Springer"?
The former Houston Astros outfielder cranked a three-run homer that erased a 3-1 deficit in the bottom of the seventh.
700
(A of B)(h)
What is Volume of a Prism/Cylinder?
700
What is the direct object of the following sentence?
The students write their answers.
What is ANSWERS?
700
What kind of bowls are used during "Empty Bowls" events?
a. Donations painted by school kids
b. Paper
c. Handcrafted
d. Small in size to represent the small amount of food some people consume.
What are handcrafted bowls?
700
If that silly rabbit who talks about cereal and kids had a lisp.
Twix
700
What does the word ‘Hallowe’en’ mean?
Answer: The eve of All Hallows’ Day, also known as All Saints’ Day.
700
Dalton is a normal child who, on any given morning and for no apparent reason, dawns in a coma, and creepy phenomena begin to happen in the Lambert’s house.
What is Insidious?
700
How did authorities thwart a potential mass shooting attempt at Atlanta’s airport?
a. A gun found at a TSA checkpoint
b. The suspect’s family tipped off police
c. The suspect turned himself in
d. A social media post threatening the attack
What is "b. The suspect's family tipped off police"?
Authorities said they averted a tragedy after a man’s family told police that he was headed to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to “shoot it up.” Police found an AR-15 assault rifle with 27 rounds of ammunition in his truck.
800
1/3 (AofB)(h)
What is the Volume of a Pyramid/Cone?
800
What is the direct object of the following sentence?
Felix rides his bike every day.
What is BIKE?
800
What percent of people in the world experience hunger on a regular basis?
a. 2 percent
b. 50 percent
c. 22 percent
d. 17 percent
What is 17 percent?
800
Single women look for him.
Mr. Goodbar
800
What country did Halloween originate in?
Answer: Ireland.
800
The classic Hopper horror cult film about a group of young people and their fatal encounter with a family of cannibals.
What is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
800
Which media conglomerate this week revealed it is open to a sale?
a. Access Industries
b. NBCUniversal
c. Paramount Skydance
d. Warner Bros. Discovery
What is "d. Warner Bros. Discovery"?
The company, which owns HBO, CNN and the rights to several popular franchises, said it will continue to move forward on a previously announced split of its cable networks from its streaming and studio businesses while it shops itself around.
900
4/3 pi^3
What is the Volume of a Sphere?
900
What is the direct object of the following sentence?
Rosie smells the flowers.
What is FLOWERS?
900
What is the number one reason people go hungry?
a. scarcity of food
b. poor growing conditions (drought, fire, ect)
c. can't afford food
d. overpopulation
What is they can't afford to eat?
900
Sweet polka partners
Dots
900
Which fruit, besides pumpkins, was originally used to make jack‑o’‑lanterns?
Answer: Turnips.
900
Group of young people who decide to spend a few days in an abandoned cabin, but an evil spirit was awakened by the characters.
What is The Cabin in the Woods?
900
Israel’s Knesset this week voted in favor of annexing what?
a. The Gaza Strip
b. Taba
c. Tyre
d. The West Bank
What is "d. The West Bank"?
Top U.S. officials criticized the move, with Vice President JD Vance calling the vote a “very stupid political stunt” and an “insult.”