Math
The name for the middle value in an ordered series of numbers.
the median
The Shot Heard 'Round The World / battles of Lexington and Concord are considered the beginning of what?
the American Revolution
This author wrote a short story about an old man with a filmy vulture eye
Edgar Allan Poe
This fruit is slightly radioactive because of the potassium is contains
Banana
This building toy can withstand more pressure than concrete.
Legos
Name the first first six digits of pi
3.14159
These are the largest cities in Colorado by area and population, in that order
Colorado Springs and Denver
This London playwright produced comedies, tragedies, and histories at the Globe Theater.
Shakespeare?
What do we call a change in matter that changes the form but not the chemical composition of that matter?
physical change
Finish this Disney movie quote: "Some people are worth..."
...melting for (Frozen)
What would X = Y look like on a graph?
a diagonal line
The 19th Amendment guaranteed women the right to vote in 1920, but in 1869 women had the right to vote in this territory that would later become a state near us.
Wyoming
Bilbo Baggins and Gollum are creations of this author
J.R.R. Tolkien
force = .......
mass x acceleration
Mike the chicken from Fruita, Colorado, was famous in the 1940's. Why?
He lived for 18 months without a head.
5 +5 - 5(5*5*5) + 55
-560
This continent spans all four hemispheres
Africa
This author of The Outsiders used initials to avoid having their gender affect how their work was received by readers and reviewers
What are the symbols for gold and silver on the periodic table?
Ag for silver
Au for gold
This classical composer was deaf when he wrote his most famous work, his Ninth Symphony.
Beethoven
A bag contains flavored lollipops. A lollipop will be randomly selected from the bag.
• 11 lollipops are grape
• 8 lollipops are cherry
• 14 lollipops are watermelon flavored
What is the probability (in percent) that the selected lollipop will be either cherry flavored or watermelon flavored?
66.6% or 67%
List the first 5 presidents in order
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
This American horror writer was an English teacher and advises writers to begin with an idea in your life and then ask yourself 'What if?'
Stephen King
The energy used by electronics when they are off but still plugged in is known by what spooky name?
Vampire electricity or phantom load
Name the longest palindrome (word or phrase) you know. Others can steal the points by naming a longer palindrome.
(answers vary from 'mom' to "Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog")