MATH
Solve for x:
x + 8 = 15
x = 7
In The Outsiders, what is the name of the narrator?
Ponyboy Curtis
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
Na
What economic system is based on private ownership of the means of production and operates for profit?
Capitalism
Solve for x:
2x = 10
x = 5
In Romeo and Juliet, what family does Juliet belong to?
The Capulets
Which continent is the largest by land area?
Asia
What organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell”?
Mitochondria
What document begins with the words “We the People”?
The U.S. Constitution
Solve for x:
x − 6 = 9
x = 15
What literary device is used when an author gives human characteristics to nonhuman things?
Personification
The Amazon Rainforest is primarily located in which country?
Brazil
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
F = ma
What is the term for a government ruled by a small group of powerful people?
Oligarchy
A right triangle has legs of length 9 and 12. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
15
In 1984, what is the name of the totalitarian leader?
Big Brother
Which U.S. state is known as the “Sunshine State”?
Florida
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to produce gametes?
Meiosis
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What is 15% of 60?
9
In The Great Gatsby, what does the green light symbolize?
The American Dream / Gatsby’s hopes and dreams
Which ocean is located between Africa and Australia?
Indian Ocean
According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, what happens to entropy in an isolated system?
Entropy increases
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie