Middle School Science
What are the three main states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
This is the bottom of the fraction line called?
What is the denominator?
The name of Shrek's wife is...
Fiona
How many kids do I have?
0
Chicago is the first, second, or third city in the United States?
The 3rd largest city
This is when rocks are broken down into smaller sediment.
What is weathering?
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile; 4123 Miles
(Amazon: 3977)
What is - a form of non-fiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person
A biography
A group of 9 children and 8 adults are going to a movie. Child tickets cost $4, and adult tickets cost $9. How much will the movie tickets cost in total?
What is $108?
What fruit did the fairy godmother in Cinderella use to make her carriage?
A pumpkin
What is my favorite animal?
Raccoon
What are 3 famous Chicago foods?
1. Italian Beef
2. Chicago Dog
3. Pizza -- Deep Dish & Tavern Style
4. Chicago Specific Tamale Culture
5. Mexican Food -- best Mexican food in a place that does not border Mexico
6. Chicago BBQ -- Ribs
The brain is in this body system
The nervous system
How many states are there in the United States? Bonus: How many territories?
50 States
5 territories: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and American Samoa
What figure of speech directly compares two things using "like" or "as"?
simile
Dana saved $22 in March. She saved $16 in April and $20 in May. Then Dana spent $54 on a keyboard. How much money does Dana have left?
What is $4?
Which actor voiced Maui in Moana?
The Rock
Do I have a favorite class or student?
Yes, but I will never tell.
What major, destructive event happened in Chicago in 1871? Hint: It was started by a cow.
The Chicago Fire
This is the center or core of an atom
Nucleus
How many continents are there? What are they called?
7 -- North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
The following sentence is an example of:
Analia, Althea, and Audrey are always arresting alligators around Albany.
Alliteration
This is what you multiply by to find the circumference of a circle.
What is pi (3.14)?
What is the name of the underwater kingdom in the movie, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
Talokan
Where did Mr. Kosters live before he moved to Chicago?
Bonus: Where did Mr. Kosters grow up?
New York
Bonus: Detroit
True of False: Chicago has the 2nd most moveable bridges of any city in the world.
True -- number one is in Amsterdam!
The human body contains this many bones
206
What is the tallest mountain in Illinois?
Trick question! There are no mountains in Illinois.
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Example: I'm so hungry, I can eat a horse.
Catherine paid the electrician x dollars per hour for a 5-hour job plus $70 for parts. The total charge was $320. Write an equation that can be used to determine how much the electrician charged per hour.
What is 5x+70=320?
Name all three actors who have played Spiderman.
bonus: name the character (not actor) that played in the movie, "Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse"
Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland
bonus: Miles Morales
Why is Mr. Kosters face so red?
Answer: It just is, why isn't yours?
Bonus Answer: He is Dutch
Name at least 2 nicknames for Chicago.
What are: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi-Town, and City of Big Shoulders