Jay-Z
Do you measure up?
Geography
Catch some ZZZ's
Reading Vocabulary
100

What is Jay-Z's birth name?

Shawn Carter

100

How many months of the year have 31 days?

7, they are: January, March, May, July, August,October, and December 

100

North America is in what Hemisphere?

Western Hemisphere 

100

What stage of sleep is "Deep Sleep?"

REM

100

What is a synonym and an antonym?

Synonym- word that means the same

Antonym-word that means opposite 

200

How much is his worth?

Over a Billion Dollars

200
How many feet are in a mile?

5,280 feet

200

What country in the world has the largest population?

China

200

What is your circadian rhythm?

Works with homeostasis to regulate when you are awake and asleep.

200
Define Irony

 is the opposite of what you expect.

300

What is Jay-Z and Meek Mill collaborating on?

Prison reform

300

How many decades are in a millennia?

100 decades

300

Yosemite National Park is located in what US State?

California 

300

What is Parasomnia?

Sleepwalking

300
Define forshadowing

author gives hints or clues about a future event

400

True or False? Jay-Z's father left when he was 12 and he never saw him again. 

False, they did rekindle their relationship before his father's death. 
400

How many square feet are in a three yard square area?

81

400

The Alleghany, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers all meet in what US City?

Pittsburgh, PA

400
What is narcolepsy?

Sudden uncontrollable sleep attacks

400

Define inference

what you know added to what you have read gives you the answer

500

How did he get his name Jay-Z?

He lived where the subway trains J and Z ran.  
500

Mrs. Cornell went to NYC for a baseball game. It is 318 miles between Belmont and NYC. She drives an average of 70 mph. What time will she need to leave Belmont to get to the game by 7pm? 

Hint: d=rt

2:30pm. 

318=70t

t=4.54 (4.5)hrs

7pm-4.5 hrs=2:30pm

500

How many US States border the Pacific Ocean?

5, they are: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington 

500

During the Brain Games episode, what did they measure in the sleep deprived people?

Reaction time, motor skills and memory. 

500

Give me an example of an oxymoron

 living dead, deafening silence, love hate, seriously funny, etc.  

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