Assorted Math
Solve the following multiplication problem without a calculator: 12 x 134
1608
Babe Ruth was a famous ______ player.
Baseball
What is the main difference between local weather and global climate?
Weather describes the conditions outside right now in a specific place. Climate describes the weather conditions that are expected in a region at a particular time of year.
What is the difference between a resume and a cover letter?
Solve the following equation if g=6 and b=9: 3(g squared - b) divided by 9
9
The most expensive sports trading card in history had a picture of ______ ________ on it.
Honus Wagner
Answer the following two multiple choice questions for 100 points each:
1. Heredity is ____
A. The process by which parents pass characteristics or traits on to their children, B. True of people, plants, and other organisms where there are parents and offspring, C. A way that some diseases and disorders are passed fro parents to offspring, D. All of the above
2. Gregor Mendel is often called _____
A. The father of heredity B. The father of genetics C. The King of peas
A, B.
Identify two things that you should include in a cover letter.
Name that song and artist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbxNtPiCBK8
Solve the following equation for x: x/8 - 7 = 4
x = 88
A very famous boxer named Cassius Clay changed his name to _______ ___ after converting to this major (western) religion.
Muhammad Ali; Islam
Yesterday, we read about and saw pictures of three endangered primates. Identify these three animals for 100 points each.
Cotton-Top Tamarin, Silky Sifaka Lemur, and Roloway Monkey.
What are three things that you should be able to find on a resume?
Contact/personal information, education, previous employment, special skills, etc.
m<VUT = 175, m<VUJ = 17x - 3, and m<JUT = 17x + 8. Find x AND tell me the measurement of each angle.
x = 5, VUJ = 82, JUT = 93
Name the four 'legends of Monument Park/Yankee Stadium' for 100 points each.
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle.
The human heart has ___ chambers in it. The upper two chambers are called the A..... and the lower two chambers are called the V..... There are also four V..... in our heart.
Four chambers, atria, ventricles, valves.
Identify and define the three rhetorical appeals that are often used to convince someone of something in a persuasive piece of writing.
Ethos (ethics), logos (logic), and pathos (emotions).
Name that song and artist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZP9lM3bs4Y
Survivor by Destiny's Child
Margo is about the rent her first apartment. She has estimated that she can spend up to $15,000 per year on monthly rent. The manager of an apartment complex showed Margo a two bedroom apartment that costs $1,400 per month. What is the yearly amount for the rent? Based on her budget, can she afford to live there? Would she be able to live there if she split the rent 50/50 with a roommate?
$1,400 x 12 = $16,800
No she can't afford it alone because that's over $15,000, yes she could afford it with a roommate because then she would only have to pay $8,400 per year.
Spell the following words for 100 points each:
Communication
Evidence
Psychological
Ramifications
Juxtaposition
Name 5 impacts of climate change and global warming for 100 points each.
Rising sea levels, shrinking mountain glaciers, ice melting at a faster rate than usual, changes in flower and plant blooming times, animal extinction, increase in natural disasters, etc. (answers vary)
What are five things that you should consider before adopting a pet?
Whether you have the space for the pet, if you have a good lifestyle for the pet (can you spend time with it), if you have someone to care for the pet if something happens to you, if you have the money to care for the pet, if they will get along with other animals or people.
Name that song and artist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzVF3XeS8M
Love Story by Taylor Swift