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Potpourri
100
This process uses sunlight to concert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen
What is PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
100
In 1975, John Playfair simplified Euclid's famous axiom about these, still saying they will never meet.
What are PARALLEL LINES?
100
This devastating plague swept through Europe in the 14th century, killing millions.
What is the BLACK DEATH?
100
In 1983, Prince recorded "When Doves Cry" and 'Let's Go Crazy" for a bestselling album. Alice Walker became the first Black woman to win a literature Pulitzer for a novel that inspired a movie and Broadway musical. Prince's album and Walker's book both name-dropped this regal color.
What is PURPLE?
100
This show filled viewers with glee when this jukebox high school based musical comedy-drama television series showcased students competing in the show choir circuit.
What is a GLEE?
200
This is the process of a substance changing from a liquid to a gas
What is EVAPORATION?
200
Located in the heart of Paris, the giant glass structure located in the main courtyard of the Louvre Museum is this geometric shape?
What is PYRAMID?
200
This conflict pitted the Union against the Confederacy int eh United States.
What is the CIVIL WAR?
200
This author, known for her powerful memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," was also a celebrated poet and civil rights activist.
Who is MAYA ANGELOU?
200
A VR headset released by Meta that immerses you by projecting content right in front of your eyes
What is THE OCULUS?
300
This natural satellite orbits the Earth
What is the Moon?
300
This formula, A=πr2, is helpful to find this.
What is the AREA OF A CIRCLE?
300
Alexander Hamilton sings this in Act I of "Hamilton" in which he reflects on his role in the Revolutionary War and his own ambition.
What is MY SHOT?
300
This classic work of children's literature features the characters Mike, Veruca, Violet, Augustus, and Charlie, who get a tour of a confectionery manufacturing facility.
What is CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY?
300
This movie, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly, highlights the contributions of black women mathematicians at NASA during the Space Race.
What is HIDDEN FIGURES?
400
This is the rate at which an object changes its position.
What is SPEED?
400
This mathematical property of numbers states that the order of the terms when adding or multiplying does not affect the end result.
56+90=90+56 23x47 = 47x23
What is the COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY?
400
This event in 1955, sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat, led to this major boycott.
What is the MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT?
400
This literary "S" term is intended to be both critical and humorous while poking fun at an institution or idea.
What is SATIRE?
400
This 9-letter word for an insect may have come about because people believed this bug ate uncovered dairy products.
What is the BUTTERFLY?
500
This is the name of the smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element.
What is an ATOM?
500
In Trigonometry, this is the name of the law that related the sides and angles of any triangle.
What is the LAW OF SINES?
500
This Greek city-state was known for its powerful army and focus on military discipline.
What is SPARTA?
500
This punctuation mark is used to join related independent clauses when the second clause explains or illustrates the first.
This is my favorite jacket. The jacket is brown and warm.
What is a COLON (:)?
500
The word for fear of animals is similar to a popular Disney movies starring, animals.
What is ZOOPHOBIA?