Middle School Science
What branch of science is dedicated to studying rocks?
Geology
This is the capital of New York.
Who was the author of The Lord of the Rings?
JR Tolkien
3.14... is what
Pi
What are the bad guys called in transformers?
Decepticon
What music artist recently became a billionaire in 2023?
Taylor Swift
This cycle contains precipitation.
The Water Cycle
Who is the current governor of California?
Gavin Newsom
Who wrote "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
C. S. Lewis
What is 52?
25
He is the evil character in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies.
Freddy Kruger
In 2024 which country "successfully" landed on the moon for its first time in history?
Japan
True or False: The cell is the smallest unit of life.
True
Sicily is an island belonging to this country.
Italy
What literary device is used in the following sentence?
She is like a pig.
Simile
What is 34% as a decimal?
0.34
What famous 90's Disney movie is one of the highest grossing musicals on Broadway?
Lion King
Minecraft - 320,000,000
Name the element that all living things have in order to survive.
- Carbon
Who was the first dictator of Rome--and was murdered during the "Ides of March"
Julius Caesar
What literary device is used in the following sentence:
You're a pig
Metaphor
What is the term for all negative and positive whole numbers?
Integers
"Just Keep Swimming," is from the movie...
Finding Nemo
What famous superhero has the nicknames the "Caped Crusader", and the "World's Greatest Detective?"
Batman
What is the study of space?
Astronomy
Name the 7 continents:
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Antartica, Europe, Australia
What is the literary term used to describe where a story takes place?
Setting
What is the term used for the perimeter of a circle?
Circumference
Name the last actor to have played Spiderman?
Tom Holland
Who is the author of Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling
What is the study of living things?
Biology
What US war went from Apr 19, 1775 to Sept 3, 1783?
The Revolutionary War
What is the difference between a Simile and a Metaphor?
A simile compares two things using "like" or "as."
A metaphor compares two things NOT using "like" or "as."
How much would the tip be if you tipped 20% on a bill that was 50 Dollars?
10
Daniel Craig is the most recent actor to play this 007 character.
James Bond
Which Soccer player has the most soccer goals of all-time?
Cristiano Ronaldo
What is the substance that gives plants their green color?
CHLOROPHYLL
Who is the current Vice President?
Hint: She is also the first female Vice President in US history.
This is the word for a word that sounds like what it is.
ex. Bang, crash, bark, plop, sizzle, drip....
Onomatopeia
What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle?
A = 1/2 bh
A is the area, b is the base and h is the height.
The name of Katniss Everdeen actress in the movie "The Hunger Games"
Who is Jennifer Lawrence?
In 2023, which film won an Oscar for best animated feature film?
Guillermo Del Toro Pinocchio