Geography
How many directions are included on a compass rose? (Bonus 50 points for any you can list)
8 (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest)
True or False: Onomatopoeia is when you compare two things using like or as.
False
If a word is CVC, does the vowel make a short sound or a long sound?
short
How many states are in the United States?
50
What are the names of the two theories for how the original people came to North and South America? (Must list both -- half credit for one correct.)
Landbridge Theory and Kelp Highway Theory
What state is east of Alabama? (You may look at a map to answer this question.)
Georgia
What kind of figurative language is the following sentence: "I ate so much that I'm going to explode!"
Hyperbole
Where does a prefix belong in a word?
at the beginning
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
Who was the first European person to explore North America?
Leif Erickson
What do you look at to see what symbols on a map mean?
Key or legend
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses "like" or "as," a metaphor does not
How many sounds can the past tense suffix -ed make? (Bonus 50 points if you can name the sounds.)
3 (/d/, /ed/, and /t/)
True or false: Arizona is south of New Mexico.
False
In what region do the Inuit people live?
the Arctic region
There are two major mountain ranges in the United States. Name both of them. (Half points if you name one.)
Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains
What type of language is it when someone uses a phrase or saying that doesn't quite make literal sense. (For example: "I'm drawing a blank." or "It's raining cats and dogs.)
idiom
If you have a word that ends in a consonant + y (like carry), what do you have to do to make it plural?
drop the y, add -ies
What is the capital of Michigan?
Lansing
What is the name of the explorer whose crew circumnavigated the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
What kind of map would you use to figure out how many people live in a certain area?
a population density map
What kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
alliteration
How do you spell the suffix that says /shun/? (two possible answers)
-tion or -sion
What is the capital of Texas?
Austin
Why was the Mexican-American War controversial? (Why did people in America not want to fight in it? -- Multiple possible answers)
It was causing a lot of death for American citizens.
OR
Abolitionists did not want to admit Texas as a state because Texas thought slavery should be legal.