Halloween
Science Review
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Back in My Day...
Mr. Raymond
& Mr. Toler
& Mr. Toler
100
Which of the following candies is the favorite of trick-or-treaters according to recent surveys:
A. Sour Patch Kids
B. M&M's
C. Candy Corn
D. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
D. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
100
Give me the definition of an organism.
Any free-living thing or any independent living thing.
100
What is the "powerhouse of the cell?"
Mitochondria
100
Back in my day, there were 8 planets in our solar system. What is the name of the planet that was removed?
Pluto
100
What is Mr. Raymond's favorite Halloween chocolate candy?
A. Snickers
B. Twix
C. Peanut M&Ms
D. Milk Way
C. Peanut M&Ms
200
In the U.S., what is the most common greatest fear?
A. Fear of public speaking (glossophobia)
B. Fear of spiders (arachnophobia)
C. Fear of the dark (nyctophobia)
D. Fear of heights (acrophobia)
A. Fear of public speaking (glossophobia)
200
Who invented the term "cell"?
Robert Hooke
200
Which is smallest?
A. Atoms
B. Molecules
C. Cells
D. Organs
A. Atoms
200
Back in my day, this was the ONLY social media app that existed before myself or Mr. Raymond were born:
A. Facebook
B. Twitter
C. Myspace
D. Reddit
E. None of the Above
E. None of the Above
200
Mr. Toler frequently wears a onesie of this comic book character as his Halloween costume:
A. Black Panther
B. Batman
C. Iron Man
D. Spider-Man
B. Batman
300
Released earlier this year (and is still showing in some theaters), this spooky movie by Tim Burton boasts the longest sequel gap in movie history. What movie is it?
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
300
What are the 3 claims of Cell Theory?
1. All living things are composed of cells.
2. Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.
3. All cells come from other cells.
300
Are all cells living organisms?
A. Yes, because all cells are alive.
B. Yes, because all cells exhibit the 7 characteristics of life.
C. No, because sometimes cells are dormant.
D. No, because some cells cannot live on their own.
D. No, because some cells cannot live on their own.
300
Back in my day, we did long division. What's 51,468 divided by 3? Show your work.
17,156
300
Mr. Raymond won the costume contest his junior year of high school. What did he dress up as?
A. Shrek
B. Goku
C. A gorilla
D. The Hulk
C. A gorilla
400
Halloween is a pagan harvest holiday renamed by Christians around the 9th century. What did Christians call this holiday before it became known as Halloween?
All Hallow's Eve
400
Which of the the following is NOT ALWAYS an example of a unicellular organism?
A. Paramecium
B. Euglena
C. Protists
D. Amoeba
C. Protists (while mostly unicellular, there are multicellular protists like kelp)
400
Right or Left, which is the animal cell?
Left
400
Back in my day, we watched movies on these kinds of tapes, and we would need a VCR to play them. What is the kind of tapes we had?
VHS tapes
400
Which of the following is a lie about Mr. Toler:
A. I have watched a real-life spirit possession.
B. I have preached at a local church about sexual demons in Indonesia.
C. I have gone last at every haunted house I've been to with a group.
D. I stopped having nightmares when I reached high school.
C. I have gone last at every haunted house I've been to with a group.
500
Adjusted for inflation, which of the following is the highest grossing Horror movie of all time?
A. It
B. The Exorcist
C. The Conjuring
D. Scream
B. The Exorcist
500
Which of the following organisms is classified as a heterotroph, and what is its specific mode of obtaining energy?
A. Cyanobacteria - Utilizes photosynthesis to convert sunlight into chemical energy.
B. Fungi - Absorbs nutrients from decomposing organic matter through external digestion.
C. Green plants - Fix carbon dioxide through photosynthesis to create their own energy.
D. Some protists - Engage in chemosynthesis to obtain energy from inorganic molecules.
B. Fungi - Absorbs nutrients from decomposing organic matter through external digestion.
500
Name 1 organelle that exists within an animal or plant cell.
*various
500
Back in my day, this item in the classroom was still here when Mr. Raymond attended SMPA (other than the boards and bookcases).
Pencil sharpener
500
What is Mr. Raymond's favorite Halloween movie(s)?
A. Freddy vs. Jason
B. Halloween series (Michael Myers)
C. Beetlejuice
D. Hocus Pocus
E. Friday the 13th series (Jason)
B. Halloween series (Michael Myers)