8th grade trivia (Hobbs)

8th GradeMath

150

Find x of the following equation:

    30=-3x + 15

x= -5

200

No Calculator:

What is the square root of 144?

Answer- 12

250

What is 1/4 + 2/28 =?

9/28

300

How many degrees does a triangle have?

180

350

Find the value of 3x^3 - 4x^2 + x - 5 when x = -3 

Answer -7

400

How do you turn a decimal into a percent?

Multiply by 100 OR move decimal two places to the right.

450

What is the diameter of a circle that has a radius of 3.25?

6.5

8th Grade Science

150

What elements make up the water molecule?

Oxygen and Hydrogen 

200

How does mass effect the amount of force needed to move an object?

The greater the mass, the greater the amount of force needed to move it

250

What is the formula for velocity?

V=d/t

300

What separates the first four planets and the last 4 planets in our solar system

The asteroid belt 

350

What do the Chloroplasts do? 

The chloroplasts take in energy from the sun.

400

What force causes a book to slow down when sliding across the floor?

Friction

450

How do earthquakes happen?

Tectonic plates under the Earth's crust shift and move causing a massive release of energy which we feel up on the surface.

8th GradeSocial Studies

150

Which Ocean borders Japan?

Pacific Ocean

200

Who was the second president of the United States 

John Adams

250

What is the Prime Meridian?

The invisible line across the Earth where longitude is zero.

300

Which Canadian invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell. 

350

Name the economic system that the US goes by

Capitalist 

400

What year was the war of independence won?

1783

450

What is agriculture?

The culture of Farming.

8th GradeEnglish

150

What does an introduction always need in an essay?

A thesis 

200

What is a Resumé?

A resume is a formal document that a job applicant creates to display their qualifications for a position.

250

Give an example of ONOMATOPOEIA

BANG!!!, WOW!!!. SHAZAM!!! etc.

300

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A simile uses "like or as" while a metaphor does not.

350

What is author's purpose?

The reason for writing a literary piece.

400

What is a verb?

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

450

What are transition words?

Words used to move from idea to the next.

Examples: Therefore, in addition to, next, then etc.

8th GradeRandom

150

How many beats does a half note have?

Two beats.

200

What is the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism?

L x W x H = V

250

What is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. 

What is photosynthesis.

300

The ____ is the powerhouse of the cell.

Mitochondria.

350

What is the 16th letter of the alphabet

P

400

What is the largest animal currently alive?(Specify the species)

The blue whale 

450

Who painted "Self-Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh"?

Vincent Van Gogh