ELA 8
Sports
Pop-Culture
Geography
Potpourri
100

Using these requires a speaker to touch on their experience and expertise to help persuade their audience. 

Ethos

100

These three activities make up a 'triathlon'.

Swimming, Running, Biking

100

In Stranger Things, what is the name of the alternate dimension?

The Upside Down

100

What is the Capital of Massachusetts? 

Boston

100

What is the name of the type of calculator you use in Math class?

TI-30XS Multi-view

200

Which short story involves a man walking down the on a nightly basis while his neighbors are inside watching television? 

The Pedestrian

200

This athlete is known for winning 8 Olympic Gold medals in one Olympics.

Michael Phelps

200

This artist released the album SOUR in 2021 and GUTS in 2023.

Olivia Rodrigo

200

This town is located 20-25 miles west of Newark, NY.  Their high school mascot is the Red Raiders and their colors are red and blue. 

Fairport

200

This is a famous Root Beer brand named after what you may drink Root Beer out of.

Mug

300

Which type of figurative language is the following sentence an example of?  "These 8th graders' phones keep escaping their lockers and jumping in their back packs." 

Personification
300

How many seams are on a baseball? 

1

300

This streaming service created original shows like Wednesday and Outer Banks.

Netflix

300

This Great Lake is the one closest located to Newark, NY.

Lake Ontario

300

This is the name of the type of board that teachers use in their classrooms 

ViewSonic

400

This is the rapid imprisonment of individuals during a specific time period.  Hint: Think what led to the Bryan Stevenson wanting to become a lawyer. 

Mass Incarceration

400
What professional baseball team does Mr. Conti's cousin, Ernie Clement, play baseball for? 

Toronto Blue Jays

400

This video game company created both Fortnite and the Unreal Engine.

Epic Games

400

These are the seven continents on Earth. 

North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Antarctica

400

This philosopher wrote The Republic and was a student of Socrates.  His name sounds like a type of clay you may play with.

Plato

500

The following sentence is missing a comma. Where should it go?  I'm really going to miss my students this Summer however I'm assuming they won't miss me and my corny personality.  

I'm really going to miss my students this Summer, however I'm assuming they won't miss me and my corny personality.  

500

Mr. Bo played this position for his high school football team.

Center

500

This artist became the youngest solo artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys.

Billie Eilish

500

This is a famous, human-made monument displaying four famous U.S. presidents in the Black Hills of South Dakota. 

Mt. Rushmore

500

This is the number of Ms. Hoffman/Ms. Narrow's classroom. 

192 

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