Silent Science
What branch of science is dedicated to the study of the body?
Who was the first American President?
George washington
What is the literary term used to describe where a story takes place?
Setting
3.14... is what
Pi
What type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as?
Metaphor
Which organ covers the entire body and protects it?
Skin
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
The most basic part of a word such as hypno, pater or script.
Root word
How to express 5 x 5 using exponents?
52 or 5 squared
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
- Carbon Dioxide
What was the name of the European war that lasted from 1914 to 1918?
World War I
What literary device is used in the following sentence?
She is like a pig.
Similie
What is 34% as a decimal?
0.34
What sea creature has nine brains, three hearts and blue blood?
Octopus
Name the planets of our solar system in order (closest to sun to furthest away).
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
In 1849 some people were swept up in the excitement of what is called The Gold Rush. This happened in what state
California
When an author provides hints to things that will happen later, the literary device is called...
Foreshadowing
How do you find the area of a rectangle or square?
L x W. Length times width
OR
B x H (base times height)
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
What is the substance that gives plants their green color?
CHLOROPHYLL
DAILY DOUBLE:
It was a shock to everyone that this country's team (usually isolated from the world) somehow participated in the 2010 World Cup
North Korea
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of syllable-initial consonant sounds between nearby words. Allie ate all the apples
This branch of mathematics is concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, shapes. What branch of math is this?
Geometry
According to the Bible, in which town was Jesus born?
Bethlehem