Native American History
Large apartment houses built by Native Americans were made from what material?
Adobe/Sun Dried Brick
If you have a rectangle with an length of 17 feet and a width of 14 feet, what is the area of that shape?
17 times 14 = 238
What is a 'myth'?
A traditional story that explains a social or natural occurrence that are supernatural and typically untrue (depending on who you ask)!
What's always running but never gets hot?
A refrigerator or freezer
In the musical 'Hamilton,' what was Hamilton's wife's name? (First name is fine)
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
Which war did the Navajo code talkers help America win?
World War II
Reduce the following fraction to its simplest form: 40/64
40/64 -- 10/16 -- 5/8
What is the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation - The definition of a word if you look it up in the dictionary.
Connotation - The meaning of a word that is assigned by society at large.
What can you break without touching anything?
A promise or agreement
What national holiday is celebrated in every single country?
New Year's
Name 3 of the 5 main Native American tribes that live/lived in Rhode Island for 100 points each.
Wampanoag, Pequot, Nipmuc, Narragansett, Niantic
Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property: -4(6x+1) = 20
-24x+(-4) = 20
-24x = 24
x = -1
Dragon, mermaid, fairy, hydra
What has many rings but no fingers?
A phone
What is the world record for the most hot dogs eaten in one sitting? Whoever gets closest to the correct number wins the points.
73 (Joey Chestnut)
What is a totem pole? The word 'totem' is derived from a word used by the _____ people.
A totem pole is a massive pole carved from the trunk of a single tree that contains recorded histories of different tribes in the form of imagery. Totem is derived from a word used by the Ojibwa people.
-12 + 9k = 42, k=6
-6b + 27 = 3, b=-4
-6(-4) + 27 = 3, 24 + 27 = 3, 51 = 3 (incorrect!)
Correction: -6b + 27 = 3, -6b = -24, b=4
Spell the following words for 100 points each:
Hygiene
Narrative
Appearance
Association
What has three feet but cannot walk?
A yardstick
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Answer the following three questions:
1. What form of written communication did many Native American tribes use?
2. How would the art of pictographs be passed from generation to generation?
3. What is one reason that pictographs were used?
1. Pictographs
2. The older male tribal members/leaders would teach the young male tribal members what symbols meant.
3. They were used to communicate, share stories, record information, and create unity among tribes who often spoke many different languages.
25% is taken out in taxes
5% is taken out for healthcare
$1800 per month for rent
$250 per month for groceries
$350 per month for utilities
$40 per month for phone payment
$47,650 divided by 12 months is $3,971
Subtract 25% in taxes = $2,978
Subtract 5% for healthcare = $2,779
2799 - 1800 = 979
979 - 250 = 729
729 - 350 = 379
379 - 40 = $339 leftover per month
Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'
Hyperbole - A large exaggeration
Imagery - Descriptive language, usually involving the 5 senses, that allows the reader to picture something
Alliteration - When the first letter of several words in a sentence is the same
Rhyming couplet - Two lines, often found at the end of poems, that rhyme
A man and his boss have the same parents but are not siblings. How is that possible?
He is self employed so he is his own boss.
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi