8th Grade Jeopardy 3

English

100

Define the word "Rigorous"

Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or strict

200

Define the word "Ostracize"

To exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, etc

300

Define the word "audacious"

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

400

Give an example of an Oxymoron

Living death, Jumbo shrimp, etc

500

Author Harper Lee is best known for what 1961 Pulitzer Prize winning book?

To Kill a Mockingbird

Math

100

Is the following set of points a function:

(3, 2); (4, 8); (5, 8); (2, 2); (3, 0)

No

200

Solve the following inequality:

12x - 2 < -5x + 36

x < 2

300

When graphed on a coordinate plane, estimate the shape of the following equation, and determine the vertex of the graph.

y = -2x^2 + 8x + 3

Parabola opening downward, vertex at (2, 11)

400

What is the law of sines?

a/sin(A) = b/sin(B) = c/sin(C)

500

Simplify the radical:

(-432x^7y^5)^(1/3)

-6x^2y (2xy^2)^(1/3)

History & Geography

100

Who ruled Germany at the time of World War II?

Adolf Hitler

200

In the Civil War, who was the commander of the Confederate Army?

Robert E. Lee

300

Name the four oceans in the world.

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

400

Before asking Spain to fund a trip in which Columbus would find the Americas, he asked King John II of which country to fund his trip?

Portugal

500

Which continent has the MOST four letter countries?  Name at least two of those countries.

Asia: Fiji, Iran, Iraq, Laos

Science

100

The human brain has two sides.  If a person tends to be artistic and creative, which side of the brain is dominant?

Right brain

200

What human system is responsible for processing and absorbing the food we eat?

Digestive system

300

What is the difference between an atom and a molecule?

Molecules are made up of 2 or more atoms

400

Name the three types of symbiosis

Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism

500

Bronze is usually made up of what two elements?

Copper and Tin

Misc.

100

Assuming official sizes in a professional league, which is larger in diameter: a tennis ball, or a baseball?

Baseball

200

In Soccer, what is an offsides penalty?

When a player is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.

300

What is the ONLY publicly owned NFL franchise?

Green Bay Packers

400

Who is the current host of "Family Feud"

Steve Harvey

500

John Adams was the 2nd President of the United States.  His son, John Quincy Adams, was the 6th President of the United States.

There is one other pair of Father-Son presidents.  Name both the father and son, with their respective middle initials.

Father: George H.W. Bush

Son: George W. Bush