Assorted Math
What is the difference between your gross and your net pay?
Gross = before taxes and deductions
Net = after taxes and deductions (take home)
What is a constellation?
A grouping of stars that form a recognizable pattern.
The president of the US controls the ____ branch of our federal government. In order to run for president, you must be a US citizen who has lived in the US for at least 14 years and be ___ years of age.
Executive
35
Asia
Write the decimal 0.44 as a simplified fraction and a percentage.
44%
44/100 = 22/50 = 11/25
If you are trying to convince an animal shelter that you would be a good pet owner, what information should you be sure to include? State 2 things for 100 points each.
What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?
Astronomy = The study of planets and outer space
Astrology = The study of constellations to explain human phenomenons
The two branches of the federal government that the president does not control are the ____ and the ____. Briefly summarize what each of these branches do and/or who is a part of them.
Legislative: Senate and House of Representatives
Judicial: Judges and Supreme Court
Australia
Bhutan
Australia/Oceania
Asia
Solve the following equation for x by using the distributive property and combining like terms:
4(2x-5)=16+2x
x=6
What are the three rhetorical appeals and what do each of them mean?
Logos - Logic (statistics)
Ethos - Ethics (celebrities, people you trust)
Pathos - Sympathy/Empathy (emotions)
Answer the following multiple choice questions for 100 points each:
Which Constellation has a keystone shape? A. Hercules B. Cassiopeia C. Ursa Minor D. Canis Major
Which Zodiac constellation is represented by a crab? A. Aquarius B. Virgo C. Sagittarius D. Cancer
Which mythological creature formed after Medusa's death? A. Ursa Major B. Cassiopeia C. Pegasus D. Canis Major
A
D
C
There are 15 members of the president's cabinet in total. Name 3 of their titles for 100 points each.
Greenland
Paraguay
Rwanda
North America
South America
Africa
Calculate the mean, median, mode, and range of the following data set:
2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10, 11
Median: 4
Mode: 2
Range: 9
Mean: 5
Tell me which of the three rhetorical appeals the following examples are using for 100 points each:
A doctor goes on TV and states that a medication is very effective.
The ASPCA puts out a commercial containing images of a dog that has been left out in the cold.
A company advertises that their product satisfaction rate is 98%.
A car company shows a group of friends laughing and smiling outside in their new vehicle.
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Pathos
Answer the following questions for 100 points each:
What is an elliptical orbit?
How does the sun's gravity influence the orbits of the planets in our solar system?
How does the Earth's tilt on its axis impact our seasons or climate?
How could having multiple moons impact a planet?
An orbit that is not a perfect circle, usually an oval
The sun acts as the central anchor that dictates orbital speed, elliptical path, and the stability of all planets
By determining how directly sunlight strikes each hemisphere at different times of the year
Creating complex, often extreme, tidal forces, brighter and more frequent illumination at night time, and more frequent eclipses
There are ___ articles in the US Constitution.
There are ___ amendments to the Constitution.
There are ___ amendments in the Bill of Rights.
The last state to sign onto the Constitution was ___.
7
27
10
Rhode Island
Chile
Croatia
Belize
Chad
South America
Europe
North America
Africa
Your bachelors degree costs $120,000. With financial aid, you only have to pay 50% of $120,000. With a grant, you only have to pay 60% of the amount on line A. Your loan amount is on line B. Your interest rate is 6.5% per year every year for 10 years. Use the amount on line B to calculate your total interest on line C. Your total repayment amount is line B + line C.
50% of 120,000 = 60,000
60% of 60,000 = 36,000
36,000 x 0.065 x 10 = 23,400
36,000 + 23,400 = $59,400 (total repayment)
Define and/or give an example of the following literary devices for 100 points each:
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Allusion
A phrase that is not literal and is often an exaggerated or fictional account of what happened
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
Assigning human characteristics to inanimate objects
A reference to another piece of literature in a piece of writing
Name all 12 of the Zodiac signs!
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces
Name and explain 5 amendments to the Constitution for 100 points each.
Answers vary
Finland
Guinea
Vietnam
Czech Republic
Russia
Europe
Africa
Asia
Europe
Europe AND Asia