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100

The separation of people of different races is called:

Segregation


100

To save energy, many architects are changing the way they are designing buildings. These buildings we say are:  E ....... F......

Environmentally Friendly

100

Name of the little African-American girl in the reading "Through My Eyes"

Ruby Bridges

100

What type of car runs both on fuel and batteries?

Hybrid

100

Explain this metaphor:

“He was a fish out of water at his new school.”

A person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation.

200

What country does the word ENTREPRENEUR come from?

France

In the 13th century, the term ‘entrepreneur’ is derived from the French verb ‘entreprendre’ which meant to undertake or do something.

200

After which war did interest in marbles drop?

World War 2

200

How do we call someone that moves to a new country?

Immigrant.

200

What was the name of the guy that invented micro-loans for poor people in Bangladesh?

Muhammad Yunus

200

What do you get for scientific Achievements?

Nobel Prize

300

What disease did Frida Kahlo have at the age of six?

POLIO

300

What does a Biologist do?

Studies animals to learn about its life and behavior.

300

How old is Lupe? (marble champ)

A) 11

B) 12

C) 13

B

300

What is in your opinion on the effects of social media on younger generation? Is it good or bad, why or why not?

Student Answer

300

What did Lupe use to win the marbles championship?

Her instinct.

400

Mae Jamison (NASA) is best known for what?

Being the first african-american astronaut.

400

Name 3 materials out of which marbles are made out of.

Glass, clay, metal, bones, stones, marble

400

When we talk about people becoming successful, we usually say they posses one of how many traits in total?

8

400

Explain this metaphor:

"Beating a dead horse"

waste energy on a lost cause or a situation that cannot be changed.


400

Guess which country the word KETCHUP comes from?

China

Originating from its Chinese equal ‘Ke-stiap’, the word referred to as a concoction of pickled fish and spices in 1692.

500

Bill Gates and his wife have a charity for children suffering from which disease?

MALARIA

500

What does the word Famine mean?

Massive poverty.

500

What did people think Lupe broke when playing marbles?

Her thumb

500

A group of lines in a poem that are grouped together like a paragraph are called a:

Stanza

500

Muhammad Yunus created what type of bank, first of its kind?

Bank to borrow money to females / Giving out very small loans compared to other corporate banks.