MATH
First celebrated in San Francisco in 1988, this mathematical holiday is celebrated annually on March 14th.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Aug. 2, 1776
Drinking enough water daily helps your skin, boosts energy, and aids in this bodily process.
Digestion
This part of speech describes an action, state, or occurrence.
During the math competition scene in the movie “Mean Girls,” the answer to the calculus problem “what is the limit as x approaches zero of [ln(1-x)-sinx]/(1-cos²x)” is this.
The Limit Does Not Exist
What are the three layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantle and core
What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable?
Y2K
What is the body’s largest organ?
Skin
This dystopian 1949 novel by George Orwell introduced the world to concepts like Big Brother and Room 101.
1984
Honeybees use this geometric shape when constructing their hives as a way of maximizing space in a mathematically efficient way.
Hexagon
What is the symbol for iron on the periodic table?
Fe
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
This test is is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues.
FitnessGram Pacer Test
Jane Austen opened this 1813 novel with the line, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Pride and Prejudice
This number equals to the number of square inches in a square foot.
144
What is the pH of water?
7, which is neither basic nor acidic
The “shot heard round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This vitamin helps with blood clotting and is most commonly found in leafy green vegetables.
Vitamin K
Which prestigious award is given for fiction, drama, and poetry in the United States?
The Pulitzer Prize
Dedicated to the goddess Athena, this famous Greek temple is believed to feature the Golden Ration in its architectural design.
The Parthenon
The first vaccine was developed for which disease?
Smallpox
What was the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East with the West?
The Silk Road
The acronym DOSE stands for what 4 “happiness hormones”?
Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins
What is the central conflict in The Iliad?
The Trojan War