Social Studies/Science
Which of the following is the primary cause of seasons on Earth?
A) Variation in Earth’s distance from the sun
B) The tilt of Earth’s rotational axis relative to its orbital plane
C) The rotation speed of the day
D) Changes in solar output over the year
B) The tilt of Earth’s rotational axis relative to its orbital plane
What type of art did Yayoi Kusama create?
Dot art!!!
What is 7 × 8?
A) 54
B) 56
C) 58
D) 64
B) 56
What is a noun?
A) A person, place, or thing
B) An action word
C) A describing word
D) A question word
A) A person, place, or thing
Which famous holiday is celebrated in the U.S. on the first Monday of September?
A) Labor Day
B) Independence Day
C) Memorial Day
D) Veterans Day
A) Labor Day
What is the process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen using sunlight?
A) Respiration
B) Fermentation
C) Photosynthesis
D) Transpiration
C) Photosynthesis
What are the primary colors in art?
A) Red, Blue, Yellow
B) Green, Orange, Purple
C) Black, White, Gray
D) Red, Green, Blue
A) Red, Blue, Yellow
What is the value of π (pi) rounded to two decimal places?
A) 3.14
B) 3.41
C) 2.14
D) 4.13
A) 3.14
Which of these is a synonym for “happy”?
A) Sad
B) Angry
C) Joyful
D) Tired
C) Joyful
September was originally the ___ month in the Roman calendar.
A) 7th
B) 8th
C) 9th
D) 10th
A) 7th
Which of the following rivers is the longest in the world?
A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Mississippi
D) Yangtze
B) Nile
What tool do artists use to mix paint colors?
A) Easel
B) Canvas
C) Palette
D) Frame
C) Palette
Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 11
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
C) 4
Which word is an adjective?
A) Run
B) Blue
C) Quickly
D) They
B) Blue
Which zodiac signs fall in September?
A) Leo and Virgo
B) Virgo and Libra
C) Libra and Scorpio
D) Scorpio and Sagittarius
B) Virgo and Libra
Which Native American cultural practice uses carved poles (called totem poles) to represent family lineage, stories, and status?
A) Pueblo cliff dwellings
B) Totem poles in Pacific Northwest cultures
C) Kachina dolls in Hopi culture
D) Mound building in the Mississippi Valley
B) Totem poles in Pacific Northwest cultures
Which of these is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci?
A) Starry Night
B) The Persistence of Memory
C) Mona Lisa
D) The Scream
C) Mona Lisa
If you have a triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, what type of triangle is it?
A) Equilateral
B) Isosceles
C) Right triangle
D) Scalene
C) Right triangle
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
A) Jumbo shrimp
B) Fast car
C) Happy birthday
D) Bright star
A) Jumbo shrimp
The full moon in September is often called the:
A) Harvest Moon
B) Blue Moon
C) Wolf Moon
D) Strawberry Moon
A) Harvest Moon
Which of the following best describes “plate tectonics”?
A) Slow changes in ocean salinity
B) The movement of large plates of Earth’s lithosphere over the asthenosphere
C) The cycling of carbon through Earth’s atmosphere and crust
D) Variations in the magnetic field over time
B) The movement of large plates of Earth’s lithosphere over the asthenosphere
Which artist is famous for painting “Starry Night”?
A) Claude Monet
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Vincent van Gogh
D) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Vincent van Gogh
What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 right angles?
A) Rectangle
B) Square
C) Triangle
D) Circle
B) Square
In grammar, what is the subject of a sentence?
A) The person or thing doing the action
B) The action being performed
C) The place where the action happens
D) The object receiving the action
A) The person or thing doing the action
In the U.S., the Autumnal Equinox usually occurs in September around which date?
A) September 1
B) September 22 or 23
C) September 15
D) September 30
B) September 22 or 23