Assorted Math
What is 73?
343
What is the general goal of argumentative writing and/or general debate?
Compromise
Spell and define the word 'conservation.'
The protection, management, and wise use of natural resources, environments, and cultural or physical properties to prevent waste, damage, or destruction
When is Italian Heritage Month?
October
Italy
Europe
What is the perimeter and area of a rectangle with a length of 14 feet and a width of 9 feet?
Perimeter = 46 feet
Area = 126 feet
What are the 5 W and 1 H questions?
Who, what, when, where, why, and how.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather = what's going on outside on any given day, while climate = the expected weather pattern for a specific time of year within a region
What US president helped pass the action that made Italian Heritage Month official in 1989?
George Bush Senior
Cuba
Chile
North America
South America
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
(11-20/52-13/3+8)x2=
28
What are the three rhetorical appeals and what do each of them appeal to?
Logos = Logic; statistics & facts
Ethos = Ethics; celebrities & reputability
Paths = Emotions; sympathy & empathy
Place the following classifications in order from furthest from extinct to closest to extinct.
Vulnerable
Endangered
Threatened
Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
At what age do most kids start school in Italy?
Teachers in Italy require homework, tests, and official assignments to be written in _____.
What was one major difference between Maria Montessori's schools and public schools in general?
6
Cursive
She believed that educators should follow the child's natural curiosities.
Egypt
Australia
France
Africa
Australia/Oceania
Europe
Solve the following equation for x and y using substitution: 8x+7y=-9 and y=-6x+23
x=5 and y=-7
There are four primary components of a newspaper article. Name and briefly explain them for 100 points each.
Headline - An eye catching hook
Lead - The most important information found in the first paragraph of an article
Body - Additional information to expand on the essential information provided in your lead
Tail - Extra details, related information, and closing
Name four parts of a bee's anatomy for 100 points each.
Head, simple eyes, compound eye, antennae, mandibles, proboscis, thorax, front & rear wings, legs, feet, pollen basket, abdomen, and stinger.
What was Rocky Marciano famous for?
What was Michaelangelo famous for?
What was Leonardo da Vinci famous for?
What was Frank Sinatra famous for?
Being an undefeated Italian American world heavyweight boxing champion
His masterpieces in sculpting and painting, particularly with his painting on the Sistine Chapel
Being a master painter of the Italian Renaissance and an inventor, most known for the Mona Lisa
He was a famous singer that was popular from the 1940s-1960s
Thailand
Fiji
Greenland
Morocco
Asia
Australia/Oceania
North America
Africa
You have a budget of $750 and you want to make the following purchases:
Microwave for $470, 2 chairs for $150 (total), a light fixture for $280. You have one 45% off coupon to use on one of these items.
How much money do you have leftover after making these purchases and using the coupon?
Use the coupon on the $470 item and you will have $61.50 leftover after the purchases.
Spell the following words that have to do with argumentative writing for 100 points each:
Counterclaim
Intuition
Proponents
Biased
Reputability
What are the five primary components of a business that would help combat climate change for 100 points each?
Name of business, purpose of business, goal of business, green initiative of the business, why are the initiatives in question green, and what long term impact do you hope your company will make?
Italy is at the center of the _______ Sea.
What does 'Bel Paese' mean in English?
The capital of Italy is...
Italy now has a _______ government, like that of England.
______ is Italian cheese balls originally made from buffalo milk.
Mediterranean
Beautiful Country
Rome
Parliamentary
Mozzarella
Russia
Norway
Mexico
Panama
Nepal
Asia/Europe
Europe
North America
South America
Asia