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100

This centuries-old strategy game is a popular extracurricular activity at SCDS.

What is chess?

100

This type of graph is used to compare and contrast date.

What is a Venn Diagram?

100

Pierre is the capitol of this US State.

What is South Dakota?

100

This series about four roving clans is primarily set in the White Hart Woods. 

What is the "Warriors" series?

100

What letter is next in this sequence? JFMAMJJASON...

What is the letter 'd'? (the sequence contains the first letter of each month)

200

This language studied at SCDS is an official language in 20 countries across 4 different continents. 

What is Spanish?

200

A step in the writing process that involves adding, deleting, and rearranging words and/or sentences.

What is revising?

200

This country is the most visited in the world with an annual average of 89 million visitors.

What is France?

200

In this book series, twins Alex and Connor magically find themselves in the plot of their favorite fairy tales.  

What is "The Land of Stories"?

200

This has to be broken before you can use it.

What is an egg?

300

This is the number of tones used when speaking Mandarin Chinese

What is FOUR?

300

A term used in experiments- a specific statement of prediction.

What is a hypothesis?

300

This country has the most natural lakes in the world.


What is Canada?

300

In this series, a young girl is picked to leave her impoverished district and travel to the decadent Capitol for a battle to the death.

What is "The Hunger Games"?

300

If an electric train is travelling south, which way is the smoke going?

There is no smoke; it is an electric train!

400

Parts of this brass instrument include a slide and a bell 

What is a trombone?

400

This is a term used to make changes to the U.S. constitution.

What is an amendment?

400

Which African nation has the most pyramids? Algeria, Libya, Sudan, or Egypt?

What is SUDAN? Sudan is home to over 200 pyramids, more than twice that of Egypt.

400

"King of the Arachnids," Hagrid's school companion was rumored to be the 'dangerous monster' in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". He has 8 legs and lots of hungry children.

Who/what is Aragog?

400

This thing is so delicate that saying its name breaks it.

What is SILENCE?

500

This mathematic sequence is found in nature and in the SCDS logo. 

What is the fibonacci sequence?

500

An expression that means something other than the literal meaning. Example- 'Cat got your tongue?'

What is an idiom?

500

This state is home to the highest mountain peak in the US outside of Alaska. 

What is California? (Mt. Whitney, Sierra Nevada range)

500
This series follows the Baudelaire orphans as they outwit their terrible guardian in an effort to preserve their family inheritance.

What is "A Series of Unfortunate Events"?

500

Why did the boy bury his flashlight?

Because the batteries died!

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