Brandon buys a half dozen bags of Peanut M&Ms. Each bag contains 43 candies. If Brandon consumes them all, this is the number he will have eaten.
What is 258?
100
The part of speech that joins words, phrases and clauses.
What is a conjunction (e.g. and, or, but)?
100
The hottest and densest part of the earth.
What is the core?
100
The mountain range in which Swannanoa, NC (BRJDC) is situated.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
100
The number of digits on a human.
What is 20?
200
Paul must cut 8 lengths of lumber measuring 5/6 of a foot each. If he makes his cuts from a single piece of lumber measuring 8 feet, this is the amount of lumber remaining. (note: 1 foot = 12 inches)
What is 1 1/4 feet (or 16 inches).
200
Joe went fishing he caught three fish.
The preceding sentence is a run-on. It may be corrected in one of three ways.
What is 1) end punctuation (.) and capitalize 2) a comma and conjunction (and) 3) a semi-colon (;)?
200
The part of a eukaryotic (animal/multi-cellular) cell that contains genetic information (DNA).
What is the nucleus?
200
The chief executive of the United States.
Who is the president (Barack Obama)?
200
The "event" thought to have contributed to the extinction of dinosaurs approximately 65 to 70 million years ago.
What is an asteroid strike off the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico?
300
The product of:
(-3z^4 + 6) x (-5z - 2)
What is 15z^5 - 12?
300
Edgar Allen Poe is best known for his work in these literary genres (types).
What is short fiction and/or poetry?
300
The part of the earth through which convection currents pass.
What is the mantle?
300
The three "levels" in the U.S. federal court system.
What are district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court?
300
The planet nearest the sun.
What is Mercury?
400
The sum of two complementary angles and two supplementary angles.
What is 270 degrees?
400
The main idea of an essay is referred to as this.
What is a thesis (or claim)?
400
The anatomical system that includes the brain and spinal cord.
What is the central nervous system?
400
The two legislative chambers of the U.S. Congress.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
400
The element with the least atomic mass.
What is hydrogen?
500
Al's father is 45. He is 15 years older than twice Al's age. This is Al's age.
What is 15?
500
Joe gave the fish to me.
The direct object in the preceding sentence is this.
What is "fish"? The indirect object is "me".
500
The percentage of human DNA thought to be derived from Neanderthals.
What is 1 to 4%?
500
The terrestrial trade route that extended from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to China in the east. (European explorers/navigators attempted to bypass this route in the 15th and 16th centuries.)
What is the Silk Road?
500
The definition of "potpourri"?
What is 1: a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent
2: a miscellaneous collection : medley ?