Tens
Life Skills we didn't Learn in School
Milk This
Geographic Terms
Banking
100

This is a term for 10 years.

What is a decade?


A century is 10 decades, and a millennium is 10 centuries.


100

What you should do each month when your bank statement comes

What is balance your account or checkbook?

Not all graduating students have mastered money management and/or credit card use. All these skills use basic arithmetical functions

100

This is the milk with the least amount of fat.

What is skim? 


It’s also called nonfat milk because the fat has been removed. You can find other nonfat dairy products such as yogurt.

100

This is the equivalent of states in Canada.

What are provinces?

Canada also has three territories, which are under more direct control of the federal government than the provinces are. Recently, the territories have begun to develop their own governing bodies.

100

Two long strings of numbers are found at the bottom of checks; one is the account number and the other is this number.

What is routing? 


The first nine numbers are the routing numbers, which is the bank’s identification code.

200

These are the rules in the Old Testament.

What are the Ten Commandments? 


Did you know they are never referred to as the Ten Commandments in the Bible?

200

Table manners, social graces, writing thank-you notes, RSVP to an invitation, etc.

What is etiquette?


Do you remember when hats were never allowed indoors?

200

This dairy product can be churned into butter but is most often used as a whipped topping on dessert.

What is cream? 


It’s slightly yellow, like the color named for it. Cream from pastured cows can have a more distinct yellow hue, which is derived from the carotenoid pigments found in the plants they eat.

200

This is a body of water in the middle of a desert.

What is oasis? 

They are usually created by underground aquifers that reach the surface of the ground. The Sahara Desert has around 90 oases.

200

Checking account statements reflect these two items that have transpired over a designated period, usually one month.

What are deposits and withdrawals? 

If you write many checks each month, manually balancing a checking account can be a tedious task. Fortunately, you can get up-to-the-minute balances with online banking.

300

Blackjack is this card and a 10.

What is ace? 


A blackjack can also be any 10 or face card and an ace.

300

How to write a formal document that provides an overview of your professional qualifications, otherwise known as a CV or this

What is resume? 


Students are also not taught how to apply for jobs.

300

This dairy product is one part cream and one part milk.

What is half-and-half?


 It is one-third to one-half the fat content of cream, depending on what type of milk is used.

300

These are engineered waterways that can carry ships and barges.

What are canals? 

Canals can be used to create city networks, such as in Venice, Italy. They can also be created for transporting goods by linking any of the following: rivers, lakes, and/or oceans. The Panama Canal was built to shorten the trip between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

300

This is the proper term for signing the back of a check.

What is endorse? 


If you want to deposit the check, you can include “For deposit only to account number XXXXXXX” under your signature.

400

These two sets of human digits come in tens.

What are fingers and toes? 


Vertebrates’ fingers and toes are called digits in anatomy.

400

The deductions that come out of a paycheck and shock many newly employed teenagers

What are taxes? 


We all have stories about people we know who are utterly shocked when they receive their first paycheck. Students are often not taught how to file taxes and require their parents guidance.

400

If you don’t have this type of milk on hand, you can add a little vinegar or lemon juice to regular milk to make it.

What is buttermilk? 


It’s often used in baked goods, especially pancakes. The slight acidity reacts with baking soda, creating fluffier baked goods.

400

Physical coordinates include latitude and this.

What is longitude? 

For example, the coordinate for the Empire State Building is 40.748441 latitude and –73.985664 longitude. GPS coordinates differ slightly

400

Back in the day, savings account deposits were recorded in these.

What are passbooks? 


Passbooks were in vogue during the time when you had to physically go to the bank to withdraw money.

500

NASA starts the verbal countdown for this event at T minus 10

What is launch or liftoff? 


At 10 seconds to liftoff, the main engine hydrogen burnoff system is activated.

500

The art of the back-and-forth between employee and employer or with the rental agent

What is negotiation? 


Negotiation isn’t limited to business arrangements. We negotiate with friends and family as well, especially when setting boundaries.

500

This thick, sweet milk is sold in a can and is the foundation of caramel.

What is condensed? 


Condensed milk is similar to evaporated milk but contains added sugar. It has a shelf life of around two years.

500

This large hole is a natural formation that reveals millions of years of geological history and is a great example of arid-land erosion.

What is the Grand Canyon?

Three states border the Grand Canyon: Arizona, Utah and Nevada.

500

This is the full name of the Fed, the central bank of the United States.

What is Federal Reserve (System)? 


The Fed is not a retail bank; it sets the country’s monetary policy and lends money to banks.