This type of figurative language repeats the first vowel/consonant sound. Give an example or name the figurative language device.
What is alliteration?
Example: Percy Puma Parades Proudly
100
Identify the slope and y-intercept of this linear equation: y=15-3x
What is slope = -3, y-intercept = 15?
100
Taxonomy for earth worm
What is annelid?
100
This Illinois native was
president during the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Mr. Anderson traveled to this city over spring break; the Civil War started there in April of 1861. It is located in the first state to seceed from the Union. Name the city and state.
What is Charleston, South Carolina
200
These characters in The Westing Game were all the same person and their names were the four directions.
Who were Julian Eastman, Sam Westing, Barney Northrup and Sandy McSouthers?
200
Solve using the correct order of operations and integer rules: (20-3x9)+3x2=___
What is -1?
200
The 3 types of mammals.
What are placentals, marsupials, and monotremes?
200
This man was chosen to lead
the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Who is George Washington?
200
Civil War surgeons used this to close wounds; it was boiled to make it more pliable but the process also sterilized it.
What is horse hair?
300
In Rifles for Watie, Jeff was in love this woman.
Who is Lucy Washbourne?
300
There is a fence post outside that is one yard tall and is casting a 2 foot shadow. At the same time a tree near the fence post is casting an 18 foot shadow. The height of the tree must be _______ .
(Draw a diagram and set up a proportion to solve)
What is 27 feet or 9 yards?
300
The 3 parts of the brain.
What are cerebellum, cerebrum, and medulla?
300
He set of massive changes to the worlds ecosystems when he landed in the Bahamas. People started bringing plants and animals to new homes across the oceans.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
Sometimes, because of where she grew up, Mrs. David has a southern accent and in our book "The Cay" Timothy spoke with a rich accent. This type of accent has a specific name. What is it?
What is dialect?
400
Mrs. Anderson says this is the most important thing to have in persuasive writing. We did this when we wrote arrest warrants.
What is the "call to action."
400
To win the game you have to "make purple". The first cup has a red and a blue marble, the second container has 2 reds, a blue and a yellow. The probability of making purple is ________.
What is 3/8?
400
2 things does a plant cell has that an animal cell doesn't.
What are cell wall and chloroplasts?
400
This city was once the largest city in what is now America; it probably had over 20,000 residents. It probably failed due to lack of resources, overcrowding or disease. It's located on the Mississippi River near present-day St. Louis.
What is Cahokia?
400
The combined number of children of your 7th grade academic teachers is ____. List their names for 100 extra points!
What is 9. Cameron, Ryan, Connor, Molly, Trenton, Quinn, Brady, Kyler, Tessa.
500
This type of figurative language is very literal. It cannot be understood from the individual meanings of the phrase. Amelia Bedelia was famous for using them. Either name the type of figurative language or give an example of one.
What is an idiom?
Example: Are you going to pitch your tent?
500
Two similar polygons are related by a scale factor of 3. How will the side lengths, perimeter, area, and angles change?
What is side lengths & perimeter will triple (x by 3), area will get 9 times larger (x by 9), and angles will stay the same.
500
King Phillip came over for grape soda stands for this.
What is kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species?
500
Name this conductor on the Underground Railroad who personally led more than 300 slaves to freedom.