G7 House Jeopardy

English

Math

Chemistry

History

Biology

100

Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb?
1. The astronaut looked strange.
2. The critic reviews restaurants.
3. He was visiting New York City.
4. Martha got George a gift.

The astronaut looked strange.

100

Alternate Interior Angles are:
1. similar
2. congruent
3. supplementary
4. complementary

b. congruent

100

The elements found in the bottom row of the F Block

(Actinides or Actinoids)

100

1. During the 650s C.E., a schism within Islam resulted in two major denominations: Sunni and Shi’a. Based on your knowledge of world history, what event most directly precipitated this schism?

a. The death of Muhammad

b. Disagreement over who should be the successor of Muhammad.

c. The compilation of the Qur’an.

d. The founding of the Abbasid Caliphate

a. Disagreement over who should be the successor of Muhammad.

100

You discover a new multicellular organism with a nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, and a cell wall made of cellulose. Classify this organism into its most likely kingdom.

a. Eubacteria

b. Archaebacteria

c. Plantae

d. Animalia

c. Plantae

200

In the following sentence, what part of speech is the word after?

After we eat dinner, we will go dancing at the concert.

Adverb
Coordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunction
Preposition

c. Subordinating conjunction

200

The sum of all the interior angles of a pentagon is:

c. 540

200

The number of electrons that can fit in the 4p sublevel

(6)

200

With which of the following Legalist viewpoints would Confucians most disagree?

a. Supreme power must reside in a powerful, centralized state.

b. The emperor has been granted the power to rule by Heaven

c. It is human nature to misbehave, necessitating a strict legal code.

d. The exemplary rulers of the past are a model to be revered and followed.

c. It is human nature to misbehave, necessitating a strict legal code.

200

A population of monkeys has tails. One individual is born with a tail longer than the others in the population. Which evolutionary force was the likely cause of this change in the population?

a. Mutation

b. Natural selection

c. Gene flow

d. Genetic drift

a. Mutation

300

Identify the sentence type of the following sentence.

Because they sit in the back of the classroom, they often think the teacher is oblivious, but they will soon realize that she knows everything.

Compound-complex
Simple
Compound
Complex

Compound-complex

300

Solve.

b + 1/6 = 3/4

11/12
7/12
4/12
2

b. 7/12

300

Bases release these ions into solution

(hydroxide ions)

300

Which of the following groups were viewed as having the LEAST value in a Confucian society?

a. Merchants

b. Farmers

c. Scholars

d. Landlords

a. Merchants

300

Which of the following is a structure ALL plants possess?

a. Cone

b. Flower

c. Rhizome

d. Cuticle

400

In the following sentence, which prepositional phrase is acting like an adjective?

After some rigorous fetching, the dog with brown spots rolled onto his back and waited for his treat.

After some rigorous fetching
with brown spots
onto his back
for his treat

b. with brown spots

400

The number of bacteria increased 320% overnight. If there were 65,000 bacteria yesterday, how many bacteria were there this morning?
1. 143,000 bacteria
2. 145,000 bacteria
3. 273,000 bacteria
4. 275,000 bacteria

c. 273,000 bacteria

400

Noble gases are said to be _______ meaning they don’t react

(inert)

400

The primary effect of pilgrimages such as Mansa Musa’s was:

a. Repression of religion

b. Cultural diffusion

c. Intolerance directed toward travelers from foreign lands

d. Economic deflation and stagnation

b. Cultural diffusion

400

If you discovered a species that was an acoelomate, showed bilateral symmetry, and an incomplete digestive system, to which phylum would it most likely belong?

a. Porifera

b. Annelida

c. Platyhelminthes

d. Mollusca

c. Platyhelminthes