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Back to the Future Part III
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
100
True or False?
A well-constructed persuasive argument has 5 paragraphs.
True
Bonus: (up to 300 extra points) What are the paragraphs?
100
What is half of 54?
27
100
True or False?
The Seven Years' War lasted seven years.
False
100
How does Marty survive getting shot by Buford?
a) A kevlar vest
b) Luck
c) A steel plate
d) A utility belt
c) A steel plate
100
Which province does not touch the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Prince Edward Island
b) Manitoba
c) Newfoundland and Labrador
d) Nova Scotia
b) Manitoba
Bonus: What body of water does Manitoba touch?
200
Spell the plural form of "person".
people
200
What is three quarters of 100?
75
200
The smallpox epidemic led to the creation of the first __________.
vaccine
200
What does Marty call himself in 1885?
Clint Eastwood
200
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
300
Complete the sentence. (with the proper words!)
Game ____ was almost ____ exciting and I couldn’t wait ___ see who would win!
Game two was almost too exciting and I couldn't wait to see who would win!
300
You roll a die four times and get three 6s and a 1.
Why is it more likely to roll ten 6s when you roll the die 40 times than thirty 6s?
In 40 rolls, you would get more of the other numbers too, so you would probably have fewer 6s compared to other numbers.
300
Où est mon journal?
a) Oui. C'est mon journal.
b) Non. C'est ma soeur.
c) Mon journal est sur la table.
c) Mon journal est sur la table.
300
Doc and Marty's plan to use the train involves doing what first?
Hijacking the train
300
"Carefully" is an example of what kind of word?
Adverb
400
"Summer is without a doubt the best season of the year. I strongly believe that it is better than all of the other seasons."
What is this an example of? What is it missing?
This is an introduction.
It is missing the 3 reasons to support why they strongly believe summer is the best season.
400
What would
6/20
be as a decimal?
0.3
400
How was Quebec City protected?
-High, steep cliffs
-The fort had walls
-Artillery on the walls
400
Mag Dog Tannen was called 'Mad Dog' because of his short temper and tendency to _______ ?
drool
400
Name the hardest natural mineral.
Diamond
500
Repetition is one of the parts of A FOREST.
How can repetition work against making a good persuasive argument?
If you are repeating an argument without backing it up with facts and supporting evidence, it can hurt the persuasive argument.
Example: This song is bad. It is bad because it is bad. That is why the song is bad.
500
Explain why you think that doing an experiment many times gives a better prediction for the probability than doing the experiment just a few times.
Anything can happen during the experiment. If there are too many of some results early in the experiment, it will probably even out later in the experiment. Eventually, the results should tell you what a good prediction would be.
500
What is happening in this picture?
Heavy rainfall is eroding the earth over time, which will cause the fossils to eventually be discovered.
500
Who is this?
Clint Eastwood
500
What is the smallest prime number?
2