SALEM
MATH CHALLENGE
ELA CHALLENGE
U.S. HISTORY
BRAIN TEASER
100
She is the first person you encounter when you arrive.
Who is Ms. Montrice?
100
Two graphs are parallel if they have ______ slopes?
What is Equal, or The Same.
100
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore and then run? The poem ‘Harlem’ was written by _______ Hughes.
Who is Langston?
100
Name the U.S. History Tutor?
There is not one.
100
A tomato is a fruit? True or False
What is True
200
Which staff member is left handed?
Who is Mr. Taven
200
Simplify: -3 + 2(5-7)^2
Answer: 5
200
The Harlem _________ was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York, in the 1920s.
What is Renaissance?
200
What year was Slavery abolished?
What is 1865.
200
What is the tallest animal in the world?
What is a Giraffe.
300
Which part-time staff member has been employed at Salem the longest?
Who is Mr. Renelly?
300
What is the volume of a box with a length of 2 inches, height of 3 inches, and width of 5 inches? (Include units)
Answer: V= 30in^3
300
The _________ in the Rye is a classic novel by J. D. Salinger popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation.
What is Catcher.
300
What President is on the $10.00 bill?
Who is Alexander Hamilton
300
How many side does a circle have?
What is two. An inside and an outside
400
This staff member has NEVER loss in a game of chess.
Who is Mr. Vaughn?
400
Simplify: (4x^3 + 2x^2 -8x) / 2x
Answer: 2x^2 + x - 4
400
Words that have similar meanings are called ______ Example- Beautiful & Pretty
What are synonyms?
400
______ laws were state and local laws in that enforced racial segregation in southern United States.
What is Jim Crow.
400
What has a head and a tail but no body?
What is a coin.
500
Who helped establish Salem in 2010? **Hint** She was a guest speaker at Salem's "All Black Affair"
What is Ms. Latasha Morgan
500
At a certain time of day, a 25ft telephone pole casts a 10ft shadow. At that same time, how high would a tree have to be, in order to cast a 20ft shadow? (Include units)
Answer: 50ft
500
‘These is bloody shoes’ is an example of what literary device? I.e. Comparing two things in a non-literal way- the shoes are not actually bleeding!
What is a metaphor.
500
When is Juneteenth?
What is June 19.
500
Name the most recent year in which New Year's came before Christmas.
What is 2017. (New Year's always comes before Christmas of the same year)
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