Oakwood Random Facts
Math
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100

What year was Oakwood School founded?

1951

100

What is (324)^0

1

100

The name of the English village in which you learned about the lives of peasants and lords during the Middle Ages.

What is Yalding?

100

¿Cómo se dice “library” en español?

La biblioteca

100

Where was the most recent mural painted on campus?

MDAC, aka gym, second floor.

200

What sport won CIF championship this past fall?

Girls Tennis

200

What is the Pythagorean theorem, and which side represents the hypotenuse?

a^2+b^2=c^2

200

Who is the Ancient Mesopotamian king responsible for the legal code that gives us the phrase “An eye for an eye”?

Who is Hammurabi?

200

Comment dit-on “school” en français ?

L'école

200

What color is complementary to blue on the color wheel? 

Orange

300

What year was the mascot (Owls) introduced as the official mascot for Oakwood School?

May 2021

300

Name a quadrilateral shape other than a rectangle or square?

Kite, or Rhombus or Trapezoid

300

The animal that some anthropologists believe domesticated us.

What are dogs?

300

¿Cuál es el antónimo de “alegre”?

triste

300

Which of the following is classified as a brass intrument?

A. Cello | B. Clarinet | C. Saxophone | D. Flute

Saxophone

400

Total size of the current 9th grade. How many students are in this grade today?

89

400

Between what to whole numbers can we estimate  square root of 39.

between "6 and 7"

400

The term given by many scientists for our current era of geological time – humanity is responsible for shaping the environment.

What is the anthroposcene?

400

Why is French considered a “Romance language”?

Because it developed from Latin, the language spoken by the Romans.

400

How many firings do you need to do in ceramics?

2
500
What is the name of the previous Head of School?
Dr. James Astman
500

 In the long run, rolling a 4 out of a 6-sided die should occur how frequently?(fraction, not a percent)

1/6th of the time.

500

This invention, which took root in Mesopotamia, the Nile, the Huang He, the Indus, and other river valleys, reshaped human societies starting about 10,000 years ago.

What is settled agriculture?

500

¿Cómo se llama el artista conocido como “Bad Bunny” en la vida real?

 Benito Antonio Martinez Ocaso

500

What is a bone folder?

A book binding tool to make precise creases.