Middle School Science
What are the three main states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
American colonists, angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, into the harbor.
What was the British Tea Party?
What is an example of an adjective?
Answer may vary
3.14... is what
Pi
Batman's real name is...
Bruce Wanye
What is the hardest natural substance on earth?
Diamond
Which organ covers the entire body and protects it?
Skin
The older kingdom; Egypt or the British Empire?
What is Egypt
The most basic part of a word such as hypno, pater or script.
Root word
How to express 5 x 5 using exponents?
52
What sequel came out this year 2022 almost 30 years after the original? This movie involves planes
Top Gun: Maverick
How many teeth does the average adult have?
32
True or False: The cell is the smallest unit of life.
True
Who was the third president of the United States?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
A group that meets to discuss novels they have read
What is a book club?
What does the Roman numeral “XI” equal?
11
What famous 90's Disney movie is one of the highest grossing musicals on Broadway?
Lion King
Where does Aladdin live?
Agrabah (India)
A sub atomic particle which has a negative charge?
What is Electrons
Who was the first dictator of Rome--and was murdered during the "Ides of March"
Julius Caesar
What does the vocab word, Dawdle, mean?
After the STAAR test, students have begun to dawdle into the classroom and lay their heads down.
Dawdle- move slow in order to waste time
What is the term for all negative and positive whole numbers?
Integers
"Just Keep Swimming," is from the movie...
Finding Nemo
Which state is Mount Rushmore located in?
South Dakota
Name the planets of our solar system IN ORDER.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Name the 7 continents:
North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Antartica, Europe, Australia
Where should you put a thesis statement?
At the end of an introductory paragraph
What is the term used for the perimeter of a circle?
Circumference
What famous composer helped write the songs for Encanto, In the Heights, Hamilton and more?
Lin Manuel Miranda
What is the name of the winged female creature having a head of hair consisting of snakes
Medusa
What is the process by which plants make their own food?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
What was the name of the European war that lasted from 1914 to 1918?
World War I
What is the difference between a Simile and a Metaphor?
A simile compares two things using "like" or "as."
A metaphor compares two things NOT using "like" or "as."
What is the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism?
V = L x W x H
Where V is the volume, L is the length, W is the width, and H is the height.
What character did Emma Watson play in Harry Potter?
Hermione
It has roots as nobody sees,
It is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet it never grows?
What is a MOUNTAIN
What is two differences between a plant cell and an animal cell?
Chorloplasts
Cell Wall
Central Vacuole
Who was the leader of the Communist Soviet Union during World War II?
JOSEPH STALIN
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
An adjective describes noun.
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverb.
What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?
A = πr^2
A is the area, π is pi, and r is the radius of the circle.
The actress who played the character of Katniss Everdeen in the movie "The Hunger Games"
Who is Jennifer Lawrence?
Where was pizza invented?
Italy