Mental Math
Actors/Actresses
Books/Authors
Famous Explorers
Poetic Devices
100

92 ÷ 3 + (4 x 2 + 3)


38
100

This actress starred as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. Who is she?

Reese Witherspoon

100

In this book, a young girl volunteers to take her sister's place in a deadly televised competition in a dystopian society, where survival depends on skill, strategy, and luck.

Hunger Games

100

Who was the first person to ever walk on the moon in 1969?


Neil Alden Armstrong (Neil Armstrong)


100

Which poetic device's definition is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable?


Metaphor


200

25% of 64+3^2

25

200

This actor plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel movies released after 2016.

Tom Holland

200

Who wrote Charlotte's Web, the story about a clever spider named Charlotte?

E.B. White

200

Which first female pilot disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world?


Amelia Mary Earhart (Amelia Earhart)


200

"Her eyes shined brighter than the moon."


Conceit


300

[(12x3)^2/9] - (8x7) + (45/5) 

97

300
These two actresses started together as best friends in Princess Diaries 2 and High School Musical. Name both actresses.

Anne Hathaway and Vanessa Hudgens

300

This books follows a boy named Stanley Yelnats who is sent to a camp called Camp Green Lake, where he must dig holes every day as punishment but he discovers a mysterious secret. 

Holes

300

Which famous explorer was is known for 'discovering the new world'?


Christopher Columbus


300

Which poetic device has a definition that means the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse.


Assonance


400

You run 2.5 miles every day for 6 days, and then double that distance on the 7th day. How many miles do you run in total for that week?

20 miles

400

This actor played a superhero in one movie, a villain in another, and is known for improvising funny lines in comedies. He also said the famous line "I am Iron Man". 

Robert Downey Jr. 

400

In Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, what is the name of the camp where Percy trains with other demigods?

Camp Half-Blood

400

Who was the famous explorer who was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who traveled through Asia along the Silk Road?


Marco Polo


400

Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.


Chiasmus

500

A train travels 60 miles per hour for 1.5 hours, then slows to 45 miles per hour for 50 minutes, and then finally speeds up to 75 miles per hour for 30 minutes. How many miles does it travel in total?

165 miles

500

A famous actress started in a musical on Disney Channel, voiced a character in an animated film, and she became a fashion icon by her early 20s. Who is she?

Zendaya

500

Who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, the series about a magical world with talking animals and children fulfilling a prophecy to save the land?

C.S. Lewis

500

Who discovered Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island on the North American coast?


John Cabot


500

“Hollywood” is a ______ that refers to the film industry or celebrities.


Metonymy