U.S. Geography
Literature
Sports
SQMS odds & ends
Outer Space Stuff
200

The number of boroughs in New York City.

What is 5? 

Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan

200

This British author wrote the critically acclaimed Harry Potter series. 

Who is J.K. Rowling?

200

Regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. 

Who was Muhammad Ali?

200

Ms. Judy's last name

What is Dempsey?

200

The name of the galaxy in which earth is located. Or, the name of a popular candy bar.

What is the Milky Way?

400

President George W. Bush was the governor of this large state before becoming president. 

What is Texas?

400

A play about the doomed romance of two teenagers from feuding families is the most famous love story ever written.

What is Romeo and Juliet?

400

Erik Spoelstra is the coach of this basketball team.

Who are the Miami Heat?

400

The name of our school's newspaper.

What is the SQMS Press?

400

The number of planets in our solar system.

What is 8?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

600

The number of original colonies

What is 13?


600

In what language was Don Quixote written?

What is Spanish?

600

Oo La la! This city will be hosting the Olympics in 2024.

What is Paris?

600

The names of our 4 footed barnyard animals.

Who are Annabelle, Josie, JJ, Cherry and Blossom?

600

Sunsets on Mars are this color.

What is blue?

800

This river begins as a trickle flowing from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota. From there, the river flows 2,348 miles until it pours into the Gulf of Mexico below New Orleans.

What is the Mississippi River?

800

The character, Gollum from the Lord of the Rings, referred to the gold ring as this.

What is "my precious"?

800

The nickname Kobe Bryant gave himself.

What is the "Black Mamba"?

800

Ms. Athena's family comes from this beautiful Mediterranean country.

What is Greece?

800

They went extinct 66 million years ago, apparently as a result of an asteroid impact.

What are dinosaurs? 

1000

Students use the acronym HOMES to help them remember the names of these 5 U.S. lakes.

What are lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior a.k.a the Great Lakes?


1000

Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel details the adventures of the precocious Murry children as they travel across space and time to track down their missing father.

What is "A Wrinkle in Time?"

1000

The tennis player who has won 23 grand slam titles! Her sister is a great player, too!

Who is Serena Williams?

1000

Ms. Judy was born in this NYC borough. I wonder if she knew Pete Davidson?

What is Staten Island?

1000

The name of the cartoon featuring, George, Jane, Elroy, Judy their dog Astro and maid, Rosie, who lived in a space town called Orbit City. 

Who are the Jetson's?