ELA
Math
Science
History
Advisory
100

This was the name of the main character in Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Chains. 

Who is Isabel? 

100

Find the mean of the data set: 1, 2, 7, 1, 1, 0, 8, 19, 15

6

100

This is the name of the fifth planet from the sun. 

What is Jupiter? 

100

This man was nicknamed "The Father of Capitalism" 

Who is Adam Smith? 

100

This elite British DJ has done multiple sets for HYMS school dances including the Spring Dance. However, he takes no requests. 

Who is DJ MadDog? 
200

Jacqueline Woodson, in her novel Brown Girl Dreaming, moved out of Greenville South Carolina to this New York borough. 

What is Brooklyn?

200

What number is halfway between 15 and 21 on the number line?

18

200

This fruit famously fell on Isaac Newton's head, leading him to begin thinking of the Laws of Motion. 

What is an apple? 

200

This was the name of the model of government in pre-revolutionary France. 

What is an absolute monarchy? 

200

This was the theme of our spring dance, involving spending a glamorous evening in the Big Apple. 

What is "New York Nights"? 

300

Thanks to the work of Claudette Colvin, this part of the Civil Rights movement was underway, helping secure equal rights for Black Americans. 

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott? 

300

A rectangular prism is 4 units high, 2 units wide, and 6 units long. What is its volume?

48

300

This is the scientific name for that delicious of all birds, the chicken. 

What is "Gallus Gallus"? 

300

This is the name of the country where Mansa Musa ruled. 

What is Mali? 

300

This being the nickname for one of your math teachers, that also doubles as a hot dog topping. 

Who is Ms. Relish? 

400

What was Jonas' "Capacity to see beyond" in The Giver? 

The ability to see colors. 

400

545 ➗ 5

109

400
What percentage of the Earth is covered in water? 

70%! 

400

This man invented the printing press in 1440. 

Who is Johannes Gutenberg? 

400
This number is the amount of history teachers you have had this year. 

Four (Mr. Forrester, Mr. Pepia, Ms. Burkhanova, Mr. Coster) 

500

Who was the last surviving member of the Secret Annex, who helped publish Anne's diary? 

Otto Frank (Anne's dad) 

500

What is the value of the expression: 24 - (3² + 5²) ÷ 17

22

500

Out of the following elements, only one is a noble gas. Which one? 

Oxygen (O), Xenon (Xe), Selenium (Se), or Carbon (C) 

The answer is Xenon (Xe)! 

500

This was the name of a gunpowder empire. 

Acceptable answers: 

What is the Safavid Empire? What is the Mughal Empire? What is the Ottoman Empire? 

500

Where is Mr. Raffa's twin brother from? 

Pasadena, California