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How many syllables
Algebra
US History
100

Russell Gramercy had a job as a ...

college professor

100

What color are the lockers on the third floor?

Blue

100

candy

2

can-dy

100

What is the x axis?

The horizontal line in a graph

100

Who was the president of the US during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

200

What is the narrator's name?

We don't know. His name is never mentioned in the story.

200

Give someone directions to the B neighborhood at Taconic. 

Various: It's the short hallway near (west of) the library, it's where IT, Early Childhood, Theater, and the Nurse's office is located.

200

tough

1

tough

200

what letter represents slope in y=mx + b?

m

200

Who was the president of the Confederacy during the US Civil War?

Jefferson Davis

300

Why did Russell Gramercy get hit by a car?

His son Chris pushed him into traffic.

300

What are the Taconics?

A mountain range running north-south through the Berkshires and New York State.


300

breakable

3

break-a-ble

300

Put this equation in slope-intercept form

2x =y-6

y=2x +6 

300

What major battle took place in Pennsylvania in early July, 1863?

Gettysburg

400

How was Gramercy's secret life revealed?

His cabin was sold and torn down after he died and bodies were discovered buried on his property

400

What is the Ep Room?

The Epicurean Room, Taconic's restaurant near the cafeteria.

400

reliable

4

re-li-a-ble

400

Where would the coordinate (0,0) be on a graph?

The center of the graph.
400

Why did the US Civil War take place?

Answers vary: The southern states seceded from the country after Lincoln was elected president; disagreements about the legality of enslavement

500

What song is playing on the car radio at the time of the accident?

"Alive" by Pearl Jam

500
How many students are enrolled at Taconic right now on 3/25/26? Your answer must be within 50 students in order to be correct. 

776

500

dribbly 

3

drib-buhl-ly

500

What are parallel lines?

Lines that never intersect, get closer, or touch, running side by side. 

500

What happened at Appomattox Courthouse in April 1865?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the USA armies.