8th Grade Specific
A pharoah that is known for having around 100 children
Ramses
There are three states of matter. What state of matter has a fixed shape and size?
What is solid?
This is when 2 words means the same thing
synonym
document signed on July 4, 1776?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is Rosa Parks known for?
Refusal to move her seat on a Montgomery bus-this act started a movement (bus boycott, lawsuit against segregated public transportation!)
What breaks as soon as you say its name?
Silence
A form of writing where symbols act as letter
Hieroglyphs
What is the closest planet to the sun in our Solar system.
What is Mercury?
"The wind howled throughout the night." Identify the literary device.
What is personification?
What is the amendment that abolished slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment?
what game do you get 7 cards and yell out one word when you win?
UNO!
Two mothers and two daughters are riding in a car, yet there are only three people there. How?
Grandma, Mom, Daughter
The capital of Egypt
Cairo
If you cool a gas, it may ______ into liquid
condense/ change
"The Track 5 boys are very musical. ______ always singing or drumming on the tables." Fill in the blank.
What is "they're"?
What is the year the Constitution was written?
What is 1787?
What is the capital of Mexico
Mexico city
I have no wings, but I can fly. I have no eyes, but I can cry. What am I?
Cloud
The source of Egypts wealth
The Nile
Name two elements on the periodic table
Many
,I need to go home," noah said.
How many grammar errors are in this sentence?
2, the comma in the beginning AND Noah should be capitalized
what is the capital of the united states and what is that short for
DC
District of Columbia
What is coral bleaching
Many answers
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
Teapot
How many amendments have their been
27
This part of a plant cell is responsible for photosynthesis.
What is the chloroplast?
What is the opposing side or opinion to your claim in an argument text called?
What is a counterclaim?
Name every major ocean
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To explore the Louisiana Territory and map a route to the Pacific Ocean.
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter M
Martial Law is enacted by whom and for what purpose?
President during war time
What is the third planet from the Sun?
Earth
in literature, what is the term for a character who contrasts with another character to highlight particular qualitites?
What is a character foil?
3 Branches of government and explain them
Many answers
* Random Question*
What is the capital of Russia
Moscow
What is always in front of you but can never be seen?
The future
How many presidents have we had?
46
Trump, Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush
What part of the cell contains genetic material?
What is the nucleus?
Define "irony" and provide an example.
When the opposite of what is expected occurs. Example: A firehouse burns down.
What is the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery?
What is popular soveriegnty?
What side of the Nile river would you want to be buried on?
West
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
Echo