Assorted Math
What does PEMDAS stand for?
Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
What does the DC of Washington DC stand for?
District of Columbia
What is a constellation?
A collection of stars in a particular shape.
What is a Golden Shovel poem?
A poem that is written using words and phrases from another poem or work of literature.
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain/snow
What is this fraction as a decimal and percentage?
34/50
0.68 and 68%
What is the capital of...
Oregon
Connecticut
Salem
Hartford
What is the smallest planet and the largest planet? Not including Pluto.
Smallest: Mercury
Largest: Jupiter
What is the difference between a cover letter and a resume?
Cover letter = letter you write to an employee about why you want a specific position, Resume = list of qualifications that you send to every potential employer
What can fill up a room but technically takes up no space?
Light/sound
Solve the following equality:
3x + 9 - x < 21
x < 6
Name 3 states that begin with the letter I for 100 points each.
Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana.
Name 3 zodiac signs for 100 points each.
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
Name and define 3 parts of speech for 100 points each.
Noun: person place or thing, Pronoun: how you refer to someone without using their name, Adjective: a descriptive word, Verb: an action word, etc.
What can fly without wings?
Time
On Monday, we learned about several different types of taxes. Name 4 of them for 100 points each.
Income, excise, property, payroll, sales, estate, corporate, capital gains, tariffs, etc.
Name all 6 states in New England.
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
What are four things that you would have to come up with about an invention before trying to sell it for 100 points each?
What's it called, who are you marketing it to, how are you advertising it, what need does it serve, what does it look like, how will it be made, how much will it cost per item, how will you make a profit, how much will the materials to make it cost, will you have a storefront, etc.
What is personification?
Identify 3 important things that you should include in a short story (or a story of any length).
Personification = when you assign human characteristics to an inanimate object
Setting, characters, plot, climax, what happened before or after the story began, rising/falling action, etc.
What has a heart that doesn't beat? Hint: it's a food.
Artichoke
30% in income taxes, $1,250/month for rent, $275/month in utilities, $415/month for insurances, $225/month for a car payment, $80/month for gas, and $550/month towards student loans and credit card debt. How much will you have left for other expenses?
You will have $1,250 left for other expenses.
What continent are the following countries a part of:
Uruguay
Rwanda
Greenland
Bhutan
Ireland
South America
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
Name all of the planets IN ORDER including Pluto.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
Identify 5 things that you should be sure to include in a resume for 100 points each.
Contact information, education, qualifications (certifications or other credentials), special skills, previous work experience, etc.
What has four I's (eyes) but can't see?
Mississippi