Fairy Tales
Who was responsible for trapping Rapunzel in the tower?
Her mother
2/3 times 4/5 = ? (Don't forget to simplify your fraction!)
10/12 -- 5/6
The president is the leader of what branch of government?
The executive branch
What planet has been proven to have the potential for human life?
Just earth!
What belongs to you but is mostly used by others?
Your name
Is a 6 line long piece of literature considered a short story, a poem, or either one?
Either one
2x - 10 = 34. Solve for x.
How many presidents has the United States had?
46
Which is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What two things can you never eat before breakfast?
Lunch and dinner
What are the three reasons that Snow White was named Snow White?
Because her hair was black as a raven, her skin was pale as snow, and her lips were red as blood.
Simplify the following equation using the distributive property: 4(3x-12)
12x - 48
Define the following words:
Veto
Cabinet
Constitution
Veto: A constitutional right of a president to reject a proposal sent to their desk by a law making body.
Cabinet: An advisory board made up of the heads of 15 executive departments.
Constitution: A body of fundamental principles established to govern countries, states, and individuals.
Which planet in our solar system is the hottest and which one is the coldest?
Hottest: Venus
Coldest: Uranus
I can go all around the world, but never leave my corner. What am I?
A stamp
These brothers wrote the majority of what we now consider to be fairy tales. The original versions are much darker and more intense than what we see on Disney channel!
Grimm Brothers
You want to rent a 2 bedroom apartment for $1800/month. You make a net salary (the $ you take home after taxes) of $32,000/year as a middle school teacher. Do you make enough money per month to afford the apartment that you want? If you can, how much will you have leftover for other necessities after you pay your rent?
$32,000 divided by 12 = $2,667
$2,667 - $1,800 = $866.67 leftover after rent
What are the 3 basic requirements for the office of the president of the United States according to Article II, Section I of the Constitution?
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of the President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained the Age of 35 years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
What four planets in the solar system have rings? (100 points each)
What word begins with the letter E, ends with the letter E, but only has one letter in it?
An envelope
Characters, setting, conflict, supernatural aspects, fairy tales, resolution, etc (student answers vary)
You get paid $30.85/hour to work as a librarian in the state of Rhode Island. If you work 36 hours per week, how much do you make in 2 months (8 weeks)?
$30.85 x 36 = $1,110.60
$1,110 x 8 = $8,884.80 in 2 months (8 weeks)
Nam 5 of the 7 jobs of the president.
Chief of state, chief executive, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of party, chief guardian of the economy.
Name all of the planets in our Solar System! (9 that we studied yesterday)
Earth, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter, Mercury, and Pluto (kind of)
If you drop me, I will probably crack, but if you smile at me, I will certainly smile back! What am I?
A mirror