The Science Class
Mr. Murtaugh
Mannion
Random Trivia
Animals
100
What does CERCA stand for?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterclaim, Audience
100
Prior to coming to Mannion, what was Mr. Murtaugh's job?
Wolf reintroduction in Colorado (with Defenders of Wildlife)
100
What are the first names of the schools' namesake?
Jack and Terry
100
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
100
What limb do monkeys have that apes do not have?
Tail
200
How many units did we complete in Amplify?
8 (Harnessing Human Energy, Force and Motion, Force and Motion Internship, Magnetic Fields, Light Waves, Earth Moon and Sun, Natural Selection, Evolutionary History)
200
How many years has Mr. Murtaugh taught at Mannion?
3
200
Which Assistant Principal retired in 2025?
Ms. Miller
200
What was "www" stand for in a website address?
World Wide Web
200
Why are rough skinned newts poisonous?
To evade/deter predators
300
What month did we do our egg drop project?
October
300
How many states has Mr. Murtaugh lived in?
4 (Nevada, California, Oregon, Colorado)
300
Who is our registrar?
Ms. Selch
300
What is the #1 selling ice cream flavor in the United States?
Vanilla
300
A close genetic cousin of the giraffe, what is this animal?
Okapi
400
In which Sim could we turn Friction ON/OFF?
Force and Motion Sim
400
What high school did Mr. Murtaugh go to?
Silverado, home of the Skyhawks!
400
How many school days in a year?
180
400
What was the name of the fictional town Stranger Things was based on?
Hawkins, Indiana
400
When an animal's characteristics have been shaped by humans, for humans, we call them what?
Domesticated
500
What is the proper, scientific term for "shared structure"?
Homologus structure
500
Where was Mr. Murtaugh born?
Henderson, NV (Old St. Rose/now Rose de Lima)
500
What year did Mannion Middle School open?
2004
500
How many bones are in an adult human body?
206
500
What is the name of this handsome species?
The Aye Aye