FLEX Week 17

Earth Science

100

About what percentage of Earth is covered in water?

Answers: 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%

70%

200

What is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth (in Fahrenheit)

Answers: 125 degrees, 134 degrees, 142 degrees, 151 degrees

134 degrees

300

Which layer of the Earth is liquid and creates Earth's magnetic field? 

Answers: Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle, Crust

Outer Core

400

Which of these are NOT real in nature?

Answers: Underwater Volcanoes, Ball Lightning, Fire Tornadoes, Hydrofrost

Hydrofrost

500

Which layer of the atmosphere protects us from most of the sun's harmful rays? 

Answers: 

A: Troposphere B: Stratosphere C:Mesosphere D: Exosphere 

B: Stratosphere

Inventions

100

What invention did Alexander Graham Bell create?

Answers: Television, Radio, Telephone, Teleprompter 

Telephone

200

What were the first LEGO bricks made from?

Answers: Wood, Plastic, Steel, Copper

Plastic

300

What invention did a NASA engineer accidentally create?

Answers: 

A: Super Soaker B: Silly Putty C: Microwave Popcorn D: Instant Ramen 

A: Super Soaker

400

Who invented the first electric battery?

Answers: Alessandro Volta, Thomas Edison, Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson

Alessandro Volta

500

When was sliced bread invented? (What year was it first sold?)

Answers: 1791, 1843, 1894, 1928

1928

Movies/TV

100

In Spongebob Squarepants, what is Mr. Krabs' favorite thing?

Money

200

In the Percy Jackson series, Percy is the son of which Greek god?

Answers: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hermes

Poseidon

300

In Pokemon, what is the name of Ash's rival from Pallet Town? 

Answers: Gary, Lance, Brock, Misty

Gary

400

In "The Incredibles", what is the superpower of the main villain, Syndrome? 

None

500

In "How to Train Your Dragon" what is the name of Hiccup's father? 

Answers: Drago, Eret, Starkard, Stoick

Stoick

Are You Smarter Than a 7th Grader?

100

(ELA) What point of view uses "I" and "we"? 

First-person Point of View

200

(Science) Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell"?

Mitochondria

300

(Geography) What continent is both a country AND a continent? 

Austrailia

400

(Math) What is the area of a triangle with base 12cm and height 9cm? 

Answers: 21cm², 36cm², 54cm², 108cm²

54cm²

500

(Social Studies) Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence? 

Thomas Jefferson

Chicago Sports

100

Fill in the Blank

The Chicago _______ won the WNBA championship in 2021.

Answers: Sky, Fire, Rush, Bears

Sky

200

The Chicago White Sox play their home games at a stadium located on which side of Chicago?

Answers: North, East, South, West

South

300

Which Chicago Bears player is famous for running back the opening kickoff of Super Bowl XLI for a touchdown? 

Answers: Walter Payton, Devin Hester, Gale Sayers, Alshon Jeffery

Devin Hester

400

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the 'Original Six' teams of the NHL. When were they founded? 

Answers: 1917, 1926, 1942, 1964

1926

500

What is the name of the Chicago MLB rivalry where the Cubs and White Sox play each other?

Crosstown Classic/ Crosstown Series