English Language Arts
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
What is the chemical symbol/formula for water?
H20
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
Vietnam's Communist leader
What is the name of a polygon with five sides?
Pentagon
This force opposes motion between two surfaces.
What is Friction?
the word volcano is derived from which ancient Roman God (god of fire).............
What is Vulcan?
Solve this equation:
6 x (12 divided by 4)+8-2=
24
What were two main reasons as to why the US joined WWI?
1) Unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of Lusitania
2) connections with Britain
3) Zimmermann Telegram because Germany tried getting Mexico on their side by promising land back from the US.
If digital pictures cost $0.25 to print, how much will it cost to print 24 digital pictures?
$6
The man responsible for the 3 laws of motion.
Who is Newton?
What is point of view?
who is telling the story and how it told
What does P.E.M.D.A.S. mean in math and what does it stand for?
It means the Order of Operations and stands for:
P=Parentheses
E=Exponents
M=Multiplication
D=Division
A=Addition
S=Subtraction
Who said “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
a famous greeting of Henry Morton Stanley upon locating David Livingstone in Central Africa
During the European exploration and colonization of Africa during the 19th century many explorers became celebrities. One in particular, Dr. David Livingstone, went missing in Central Africa and journalist Henry Morton Stanley went to find him.
The original Sony Playstation use CDs or cartridges to play games?
CD's
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a gift?
France
What is 1st, 2nd and 3rd person point of view?
1st: I/we
2nd: you
3rd: he/she/it/they
How many planets are in our solar system and what are the names?
There are 8 planets, which are:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
He is the founder of the Bolsheviks and helped lead the Russian Revolution, a class struggle between the proletariat and bourgeoise. He was the first leader of the new communist government of the Soviet Union / USSR.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The largest amphitheatre built during the Roman Empire that offered gladiator fights, executions and animal hunts.
The Colosseum
The Panama Canal joins which two oceans?
The Atlantic and Pacific.
A ruined castle in the foreign land of Transylvania is the setting for which classic gothic novel?
Dracula
Two or more atoms combined to form this.
What is a molecule?
This event was a watershed event in modern European history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, citizens redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system.
French Revolution
Usually curved member spanning an opening and serving as suport.
Arch
What is the mean of: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
7