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100

What branch of science is dedicated to studying how traits are inherited by offspring?

Heredity

100

In 1849 some people were swept up in the excitement of what is called The Gold Rush. This happened in what state

California

100

What is the literary term used to describe where a story takes place?

Setting

100

3.14... is what


Pi 

100

Batman's real name is...


Bruce Wanye

100

What type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as?

Metaphor

200

Which organ covers the entire body and protects it?

Skin

200

The older kingdom; Egypt or the British Empire?

What is Egypt

200

The most basic part of a word such as hypno, pater or script.

Root word

200

How to express 5 x 5 using exponents?


52

200

What main character was captured during the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and needed rescued?



Rocket Raccoon

200

What is the term for the main point of the text? 

Central/main idea

300

True or False: The cell is the smallest unit of life.


True


300

What is the name of the roman emperor that split rome into two parts?

Diocletian

300

What literary device is used in the following sentence?


She is like a pig.

Similie

300

What is 34% as a decimal?

0.34

300

What famous 90's Disney movie is one of the highest grossing musicals on Broadway?

Lion King

300

What reading strategy do we use when we are trying to make educated guesses about what will happen next? 

Predicting

400

Name the element that all living things have in order to survive.

- Carbon


400

Who was the first dictator of Rome--and was murdered during the "Ides of March"

Julius Caesar

400

When an author provides hints to things that will happen later, the literary device is called...




Foreshadowing
400

What is the term for all negative and positive whole numbers?

Integers

400

"Just Keep Swimming," is from the movie...


Finding Nemo

400
Name two ways that an author can develop a theme of a text

through characterization, plot, setting, conflict, literary elements, resolution to conflict 

500

Name the planets of our solar system IN ORDER.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

500

Name the 7 continents:

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

500

Define what author's purpose is and the types of author's purposes. 

Author's purpose is their reason for writing. An author can Persuade, Inform, Entertain, Describe, or Explain

500

What is the term used for the perimeter of a circle?


Circumference


500

What is the new spiderman movie that is coming to theatres in June?

Spiderman Across the Spiderverse

500

Name the parts of the plot diagram in order

Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

600

What is the process by which plants make their own food?

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

600

What was the name of the European war that lasted from 1914 to 1918?

World War I

600

Define objective summary

An objective summary provides a brief overview of the text that identifies the main idea and a few supporting details. It does not provide any personal opinions or personal judgements. 
600

How much would the tip be if you tipped 20% on a bill that was 50 Dollars?

10

600

What do the movies SHREK and THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE have in common.

They were directed by the same person: Andrew Adamson

and/or

Music was done by the same person: Harry Gregson Williams

600

What is the poem from "The Outsiders" that Ponyboy remembers learning?

Nothing Gold Can Stay

700

What is the substance that gives plants their green color?

CHLOROPHYLL

700

What energy source did CNN 10 speak on this Thursday?

Nuclear Fusion

700

What are the different types of writing?

Persuasive, Narrative, and Expository 

700

What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?

 A = πr^2

A is the area, π is pi, and r is the radius of the circle.

700

The character of Katniss Everdeen actress in the movie "The Hunger Games"

Who is Jennifer Lawrence?

700

Define inference and explain how you use it when reading

An inference is when you use clues and facts from the text and your background knowledge to make an educated guess. You use inferences when you fill in the parts of the text that are unsaid, but you know they are true based on the facts from the text.

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