CAASPP
Math
Idioms
Lost in Space
Riddles
100

Who was the sheriff at the CAASPPY horse race rally?

Mr. Wattenbarger (Mr. W)

100

what is the opposite of -18?

18
100

What does "over the hill" mean?

Example: A ninety-two-year-old man finished the marathon and proved he wasn't over the hill yet.

past one's prime; unable to function as one used to; too old

100

Earth is the __________ planet from the sun.

3rd

100

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7 ate 9

200

Rule Number 2: Concentrate and __________.

Focus

200

What is the ratios of pluses to minuses?     

-  +  -  +  -  +  -  +  -  +  -  +  -  +  +  +  -  -  +  +

11 pluses:9 minuses

200

What does the idiom "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" mean?

Example: Amanda took Mac's bicycle after he took her skateboard. Thats what I call an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

revenge or punishment that is exactly like the original crime or offense.

200

Which planets have been reported to have water on them?

Earth and Mars

200

What can you break without touching it?

A promise.

300

Rule Number 3: ________  give  ________!

Don't Give Up!

300

1/2  x   1/4

1/8

300

What does the idiom "cold feet" mean?

Example: Jerry wanted to ask Lynette to the dance but he got cold feet.

a fear of doing something; a loss of nerve or confidence; second thoughts.

300

What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way

300

What is so fragile that a sounds will destroy it?

Silence

400

The winners will get a bag of ___________ gold coins!

1200

400

(30+6) - 8 x 4 = ?

4

400

What does the idiom "show your true colors" mean?

Example: We thought Carl was a great guy until he showed his true colors by kicking his dog.

to reveal what you are really like.

400

What do scientists think might be at the center of our galaxy?

A black hole

400

The more you take, the more you leave behind, what are they?

Footsteps.

500

What character did Mr. Hallett play?

Pa or the pioneer or the guitar player

500

What is the distance between ( - 4, 2) and (-4, 8) on a coordinate plane?

6

500

What does the idiom "stick-in-the-mud" mean?

Example: We wanted a giant-screen TV, but Dad said the little one was good enough. What a stick-in-the-mud.

a person with old-fashioned ideas who avoids anything new, ignores progress, and fights change.

500

What is a light year?

The distance light travels in a year.

500

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

A woodchuck would eat as much wood as a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.