Social Studies
Science
Geography
The Holiday Season
Potpourii
100
Name three of the laws passed by British Parliament that upset many of the colonists, pushing them towards seeking Independence.
The Sugar Act, The Stamp Act, The Townshend Acts, The Tea Act, The Intolerable Acts, and The Quartering Act
100
Organisms that only eat producers are called...
Herbivores
100
Which state is this?
New Jersey!
100
What do thousands of people gather in Times Square in New York to watch on New Years Eve each year?
The Ball Drop
100
What has a face and two hands but no arms and legs?
A clock!
200
What was the goal of the First Continental Congress?
To send a list of grievances (The Declaration of Rights) to King George III so that he could address (fix) them.
200
What is the ultimate source of energy in a food web?
Sun
200
Which state is this?
Idaho!
200
What day of the year is sometimes called Boxing Day?
December 26th
200
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
300
What is the name of the law that designated the land west of the Appalachian mountains as an Indian reservation and prevented the colonists from settling in the Ohio river valley?
The Proclamation of 1763
300
Organisms that chemically break down organic matter...
Decomposers
300
Which US state is the largest?
Alaska!
300
What is this object called?
A Menorah!
300
Who are Percy Jackson's two best friends?
Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood
400
What happened on March 5th 1770? Describe this event from the perspective of the loyalists.
According to the loyalists: The people in Boston were rioting, they were being violent and throwing snowballs and sharp stones at the soldiers. The Bostonians even threatened to kill one of them. The soldiers were just defending themselves against being attacked and killed. They were even found to be not guilty.
400
As you move up to the top of an energy pyramid, do the populations increase or decrease?
Decrease
400
Which US State has the largest population?
California has a population of 39.5 million people!
400
Which artist recorded the hit Blue Christmas in 1964?
Elvis Presley!
400
Who appears on the ten dollar bill? Who appears on the fifty dollar bill? Who appears on the one hundred dollar bill?
Alexander Hamilton
Ulysses S. Grant
Benjamin Franklin
