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100

True or False

January 1, 2000, open the beginning of the 21st century. 

False

2001

100

Who founded the first Anglo-American colony in Texas? 

Stephen F. Austin

100

What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?

Synonym

100

What causes tides?

The moon

100

Another name for the Salt Sea is the...

The Dead Sea

100

What question can you never honestly answer YES to

Are you sleeping, because if you are asleep, you wouldn't hear the question.  
200

m<1 + m<2 = 180

What is the vocabulary word for this equation? 

Supplementary Angles 

200

Which war was the longest war that the US participated in? 

The Afghanistan War 

200

“Because good writing” is an example of what grammar.

Fragment

200

These waves, from Greek for "shake," that pass through the Earth's rocks are caused by earthquakes.

Seismic waves 

200

The number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean.

3

California, Oregon, and Washington.

200

What kind of band never plays music?

A rubber band. 

300

 In expressions like 5353 and 8282, the 3 and the 2 are called ___________

exponents 

300

This person was known for ruling Cuba for more than 30 years.

Fidel Castro

300

a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.

Thesis or Argument

300

True or False

Earth is the only planet not named after a god

True

300

What country has the largest population in the world?

China

300

What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?

A stamp

400
  1. Using only addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000? HINT: all the numbers are 8

88 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000

400

How many years did the civil war last?

5

400

Which is an example of metaphor?

1.  Mr. Webster has a sea of knowledge

 OR 

2. No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery

#1

400

How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth? 

24 hours, 

365 days, 

1 month, 

Earth orbits the moon

1 Month

400

What does a cartographer make?

Roads

Carts

Graphs

Maps



Maps

400

The person who makes it has no need for it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?

A coffin

500
  1. Two girls were born to the same mother, at the same time, on the same day, in the same month, and the same year, and yet somehow they’re not twins. Why not?

Because they are Triplets 

500

What state did Joe Biden turn "BLUE"?

Georgia

500

The below sentence is an example of what type of figurative language? 

  • Did you hear about the lumberjack who couldn't hack it? They gave him the ax.

Pun

500

What is the meaning of the word "Earth" 

ground

500

What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

500

If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

9