Are You Smarter Than A Ninth Grader?

History/Geography

100

What are the 5 concepts of geography?

 Location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and region

200

What are the first ten amendments called?

Bill Of Rights

300

What is one of the U.S. Territories?

 American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marina Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

400

What was the result of the Great Famine in the 1840’s?

A large amount of Irish immigrants came to the U.S

500

In 1803, which president sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land that was purchased from the French?

Thomas Jefferson

English

100

List 5 literary devices

Metaphor, foreshadowing, irony, hyperbole, characterization

200

What is a theme?

a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

300

Name 5 of the most popular Young Adult Fiction books.

The Hunger Games, Divergent, Little Women, The Catcher In The Rye, The Hate U Give, The Maze Runner, Lord Of The Flies

400

What is an example of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays EXCLUDING Romeo and Juliet

Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth

500

What is an example of a famous Edgar Allan Poe poem?

The Raven, A Dream Within A Dream, Alone, Annabel Lee

Math

100

Simplify this equation, you will not be provided with a calculator.

- 6x + 5 + 12x -6

6x-1

200

What is the pythagorean theorem?

a² +b²=c²

300

A triangle has the measure of its angles as 70 degrees, 60 degrees, and 70 degrees. What is the type of triangle?

the triangle does not exist!
(all triangles add up to 180^º)

400

What are the five basic rules of algebra?

The basic rules of algebra are the commutative rule of addition, the commutative rule of multiplication, the associative rule of addition, the associative rule of multiplication, and the distributive property of multiplication.

500

The fuel tank of Mr. Lee's car has the dimensions b⁵ x 3c² x 2c3. What is the volume of the fuel tank?

6b5c5

Science

100

What is the powerhouse of a cell?

the mitochondria

200

What is the first phase of mitosis

prophase

300

What is the inner core of the Earth made out of?

iron and nickel

400

A reaction within which there is both oxidation and reduction is called

redox reaction

500

define seismic waves 

an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.