Assorted Math
Put the following fraction into its simplest form:
36/42
6/7
Ellis Island is part of what US state?
New York
Define the word 'endangered.'
A plant or animal species is facing a very high risk of extinction.
What is the primary reason that writers use figurative language?
To describe things in a way that maintains the readers attention.
What European country is the birthplace of the Olympic games?
Greece
What is the measurement of angle x if angle x is 92 degrees and angle y is 38 degrees?
50 degrees because all interior angles in a triangle always add up to 180 degrees.
The name of the first person immigrate through Ellis Island was...
Annie Moore
Name an element that is found in water.
Name an element that is used in florescent signs.
Hydrogen or oxygen
Neon
Name two of the four famous poets whose work we read and analyzed on Thursday for 100 points each.
Maya Angelou, Tupac Shakur, William Shakespeare, and Robert Frost.
What is the only kind of gemstone that is produced by a living creature?
A pearl (inside of an oyster)
What is the perimeter of this shape if it is symmetrical? (See illustration)
26 inches
Ellis Island was operational from 18__ to 19 __. Then they reopened their doors as a museum in 19__.
1892
1954
1992
Define the word: logging
Define the word: ecosystems
What is one example of an ecosystem?
The activity of cutting down trees for their wood
A geographic area where a community of living organisms interacts with each other and with their non-living physical environment successfully
Forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra, mountains, freshwater, marine, rainforest, etc.
What is a Haiku?
What is a Blackout poem?
What is an autobiographical poem?
A 3 line Japanese poem with a syllable makeup of 5/7/5
A poem that is comprised of a piece of literature that already exists through drawing over some of the words
A poem that is all about the person writing it
Approximately how many billions of years old is the sun? Whoever gets the closest gets the points. Your answer can be a decimal.
4.6 billion years old
Determine the mean, median, mode, and range of the following data set for 100 points each:
10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 20, 22, 25, 30
Mean: 19.11
Median: 20
Mode: 20
Range: 20
What are four reasons that someone might have been restricted from entering the United States when they tried to immigrate through Ellis Island for 100 points each?
They were too sick, too old, didn't speak any English, criminal history, political affiliation, had no job prospects/skills, etc.
Name two reasons that a species of animal might be endangered.
Name two ways in which animals have adapted to climate change and global warming.
Deforestation, destruction of their habitat for highways, hunting, poaching, biomedical research, climate change, warming temperatures, etc.
Migration, elevated latitudes, shifting hibernation schedules, tolerance of temperatures naturally improve, finding other sources of food, etc.
Spell the following words for 100 points each:
Foreshadowing
Exposition
Repetition
Symbolism
Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
Solve the following equation for 'x' using the distributive property: -1/2 (-4x - 8) = 10x + 20
x = -2
Answer the following questions that you might see on a US citizenship test for 100 points each:
1. What living (able to be amended) document is considered the supreme law of the land?
2. What document was written to tell Great Britain that the US would no longer be their colony?
3. In what month do we vote for the president every four years?
4. How many supreme court justices are there?
5. During what war was Abraham Lincoln the president of the United States?
1. Constitution
2. The Declaration of Independence
3. November
4. Nine
5. Civil War
Tell me what element each of the following letters represent for 100 points each:
Ag
Es
Na
Cl
K
Silver
Einsteinium
Sodium
Chloride
Potassium
Define the following literary Devices for 100 points each:
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Irony
Personification
Hyperbole
A sound effect in writing
Repetition of words with the same first consonant or sound
A contrast between expectation and reality, where something said or done is the opposite of what is typical, normal, or expected
When inanimate objects are assigned human traits
An extreme exaggeration
Name the currency (money) of the following countries for 100 points each:
United States
Italy
Japan
England/Great Britain
Mexico
US Dollar
Euro
Yen
Pound
Peso