Assorted Math
What is the difference between your gross and net income?
Gross = before taxes and deductions
Net = after taxes and deductions
What does it mean to be an unsung Hero?
Someone who has done something heroic and/or has a positive impact in society but is not recognized for it because of who they are or how history is recorded.
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain/England
True or false: Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd technically owned slaves.
True
This is the only instrument that is thought to be both a string and a percussive instrument.
Piano
Solve the following equation for x if x = 7:
x2 + 9
7 times 7 = 49 + 9 = 58
Identify two examples of positive qualities in unsung heroes for 100 points each.
Compassion, kindness, selflessness, imaginative, creative, supportive, determined, strong, etc.
This Austrian monk and botanist was known as the 'father of modern genetics' because of his work with peas.
Gregor Mendel
Approximately ____ conductors helped ______ enslaved people to escape slavery from 1790-1860.
3,200
100,000
Ukulele
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS:
(9+33-6) / 6 - 32
-3
There were several categories of unsung heroes that you could have chosen from on the front of your packet on Tuesday. Name 3 for 100 points each.
Friend, family, doctor, nurse, staff, educator, mentor, famous person, historical figure, fictional character, a pet, a peer, yourself.
What are three things that you would need to come up with about an invention before you tried to sell it?
Name, price, employees needed to make it, materials needed to make it, who you are marketing it to, what need does it serve, advertising strategies, cost, profit, etc.
Define the following words in the context of the Underground Railroad for 100 points each:
Conductor
Abolitionist
Sanctuary
Someone who helped runaway slaves escape to freedom on the underground railroad
Someone who believed in and/or worked towards abolishing (ending) slavery
A safe place
This instrument that was originally made out of the femur of a bear is thought to be the oldest formal instrument that ever existed.
A flute
Solve the following equation using substitution for x and y:
4x + 6y = 16 and x = 5 - 2y
y = 2 and x = 1
What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton do that made her heroic?
What did Rosa Parks do that made her heroic?
What did Jackie Robinson do that made him heroic?
What did Harvey Milk so that made him heroic?
Worked against slavery and advocated for women's right to vote at the Seneca Falls Convention in the US.
She was one of a few African Americans who refused to give up her seat at the front/middle of the bus to a white person during the Civil Rights Movement.
He was the first African American person to play on a major league baseball team. He dealt with horrible racism in order to integrate professional baseball.
He was the first openly gay elected official in the US. He was part of the gay rights movement in the 70s, but he also fought for worker's rights and civil rights for people of color. He was assassinated.
Define the following terms in the context of biology for 200 points each:
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes (one dominant and one recessive; one upper case letter and one lower case letter)
Having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes (two dominant OR two recessive; two upper case letters OR two lower case letters)
We learned about 11 different quilt patterns that signified something to conductors and runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. Name and explain what 4 of them meant for 100 points each.
Monkey Wrench - Tools that could be used to help themselves and others escape slavery
Wagon Wheel - Prepare to board and/or fill the wagon to escape
Bear's Paw - Provides water, food, or somewhere safe to hide
Crossroads - Offered directions for multiple passages to freedom
Log Cabin - This person was safe to talk to
Shoofly - Signified a person who could be a guide or conductor, such as 'Moses' or Harriet Tubman
Bow Ties - Could get clothing to change their appearance before continuing
Double Wedding Ring - Symbolized being close to the end of their journey because the chains were falling away
Flying Geese - Signifying that slaves were heading in the right direction because geese go north in the winter
Drunkard's Path - Vary your path because there could be someone following you
Stars Quilt - Follow the north star to freedom; you are almost there!
Louis Armstrong played many brass instruments, but he is most well known for playing this one.
The trumpet
Your principal investment in a stock is $8,000. Over the course of 15 years, your investment accrues steadily at 3% interest each year. How much will you have in total (principal + 3% annual interest) at the conclusion of 15 years? (I = PRT)
$8,000 x 0.03 x 15 = $3,600 in interest
$8,000 + $3,600 = $11,600 total
Spell the following words for 100 points each:
Perseverance
Qualities
Recognition
Independent
Anonymous
Tell me what element each of these letter(s) represent for 100 points each:
Au
C
He
Na
Fe
Gold
Carbon
Helium
Sodium
Iron
What did Harriet Beech Stowe do that made her a well known historical figure?
What did Harriet Tubman do that made her a well known historical figure?
What did Frederick Douglass do that made him a well known historical figure?
What did Sojourner Truth do that made her a well known historical figure?
When did the Civil War end?
Wrote an abolitionist novel called Uncle Toms Cabin after witnessing the horrors of slavery as a child.
Acted as a conductor on the Underground Railroad and led about 70 people to safety over 13 trips.
He was born a slave, taught himself how to read and write while a slave, taught other slaves how to read and write, and when he was free he dedicated his life to freeing slaves getting the right to vote.
She was born a slave and, when she escaped in 1827, became an abolitionist that traveled all over the country speaking out against slavery.
1865
This 8-string instrument is usually played in bluegrass, folk, and country music and it is considered extremely difficult to learn.
A mandolin