Assorted Math
1/3 = 0.33 repeating. What sign should you put over the 0.33 to imply that it goes on forever?
A horizontal line/bar over the 0.33
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington DC
Why are bees important to our ecosystem?
Because they pollinate plants which make honey, fruits, and vegetables (humans could not survive without bees)!
Explain what blackout poetry is in your own words.
When you take a piece of literature that already exists and color over a large amount of it to create your own poem out of the selected words.
What month of the year does St. Patrick's Day take place during?
March
What is this fraction as a percentage?
9/20
What is this decimal as a percentage?
0.04
45%
4%
How many countries are there in the entire world? Whoever gets the closest gets the points.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate = What is expected to happen during a certain season/over the course of several months in a specific region or country
How many lines long is a Sonnet supposed to be?
14
On some calendars, December 8 is observed as Bodhi Day, the religious holiday that honors Siddhartha Gautama, who achieved enlightenment to become what well known religious figure?
The Buddha
Solve the following equation:
4b - 2 + 2b = 16
b = 6
How many continents are there? Name all of them.
7 - Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Australia, Antarctica, and Europe.
Put the following classifications in order from furthest from extinct to closest to extinct:
Vulnerable, endangered, threatened
1. Threatened (furthest from extinct)
2. Vulnerable (middle)
3. Endangered (closest to extinct)
What is an idiom? Give one example.
A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of its words.
Examples vary (it's raining cats and dogs!)
Which one of Santa’s reindeer has the same name as another well known holiday's mascot?
Cupid (Valentine's Day)
Interest = 1800 x 0.025 x 4
Interest = $180
Principal (1800) + Interest (180) = $1,980 total
There are 12 countries in South America. Name four of them for 100 points each.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
There were 14 parts of a bee to label on the bee anatomy worksheet on Wednesday. Name four of them for 100 points each.
Head, simple eyes/ocelli, compound eye, antennae, mandibles, proboscis, thorax, front wings, rear wings, legs, feet, pollen basket, abdomen, and stinger.
Spell the following poetry terms for 100 points each:
Rhyme
Iambic
Figurative
Onomatopoeia
Which Christmas song was recorded by Jose Feliciano in 1970? (Hint: It's in Spanish)
Feliz Navidad
Explain what the following taxes are and/or what they are allocated to when it comes to funding for 100 points each:
Excise
Property
Estate
Income
Social Security
Excise: An annual tax on your car that goes to rebuild roadways and other construction projects
Property: A tax on any property (house, apartment, etc.) that you own that funds the surrounding public education system
Estate: A tax that you have to pay if someone passes away and leaves you money, assets, property, etc.
Income: A state and federal tax that comes out of your paycheck automatically (most of the time); the percentage varies by state
Social Security: A tax that comes out of your paycheck to fund social programs like Medicare, SNAP, disability, etc.
There are 14 states that are part of the East Coast of the United States and 3 states that are part of the West Coast of the United States. Name 3 from the East Coast (where we are) and 3 from the West Coast.
West Coast: California, Washington, and Oregon.
East Coast: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Define the following words for 100 points each:
Habitat
Species
Critical
Sustainable
Vulnerable
Habitat: A place where an animal is living most comfortably
Species: A group of living organisms with similar biological characteristics
Critical: Very important, usually has a negative connotation
Sustainable: Something that lasts for a long time
Vulnerable: Something or someone that is in danger
Define the following literary terms for 100 points each:
Hyperbole
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Rising Action
Hyperbole - An over exaggeration
Personification - Assigning human characteristics to inanimate objects
Allusion - When you reference something outside of a piece of writing that is part of pop culture or history, such as a famous book
Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'
Rising Action - The series of events and/or conflicts that build up to the climax of a piece of literature
There is one holiday on which the most candy is sold out of the entire year in the US. What holiday is it?
Halloween