Late Spring Last Math Jeopardy

Exponents and Square Roots

100

What is the square root of 9? 

3

200

What is the value of 

(-3)^2

9

300

What is the value of 

3^3

27

400

What is the cube root of 64? 

4

500

What is the value of 

(-5)^3

-125

History

100

What was the name of the first person to walk on the moon? 

Neil Armstrong

200

Who was the youngest ever US President? 

Theodore Roosevelt

300

In the 1960s, the Cuban Missile Crisis was a terrifying event in which nuclear war might have broken out between the United States and what country? 

The Soviet Union

Also acceptable: Russia

400

In Ancient Rome, in 49 BC, this general and politician became dictator for a short time before he was assassinated by his best friends. Shakespeare dramatized his life story, making him one of the most famous people in world history. 

Julius Caesar

500

Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

Constantinople 

Algebra

100

Solve for x:

3x + 2 = 11

x = 3

200

Solve for y:

4y - 8 = 24

y = 8

300

Solve for z:

z/2 + 12 = 27

z = 30

400

Solve for j:

-4j - 19 = -7

j = -3

500

Solve for x: 

2x - 4 = 8x

x = -2/3

Questions About Mr. Baum

100

Where did Mr. Baum teach before he taught at Bosque? Was it: 

Highland High School

Manzano High School

Albuquerque High School

La Cueva High School

Manzano High School

200

What is Mr. Baum's favorite NFL football team? 

The Minnesota Vikings

300

Which of the following is NOT one of Mr. Baum's dogs?

Kermit

Wembley

Gobo

Sprocket

Gobo

400

Which of these rock bands has Mr. Baum seen live the most times?

Van Halen

Haken

Deep Purple

Metallica

Haken

500

Which of the following is not the name of one of Mr. Baum's children?

Connor 

Kira

Rowan

Superfly

Superfly

Not Math

100

What is the largest country on Earth in terms of area? 

Russia

200

What is the second largest country on Earth in terms of area? 

Canada

300

What 1997 movie features Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as undercover secret agents who police extraterrestrials?

Men in Black

400

The line, "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries" is from what 1975 movie?

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Also would have accepted The Holy Grail

500

Every spring, Bosque 8th graders read a novel by George Orwell in which the social dynamics of a bunch of farm animals serve as an allegory for the totalitarian culture in communist Russia. What is the title of the book? 

Animal Farm