Easter
What two months could Easter fall in?
March or April
What date does Earth Day fall on every year?
April 22
How many departments are there in the president's cabinet?
15
What is the square root of 49? (What number do you have to multiply by itself to get 49)
7
How many bones does a shark have?
Zero; they're all cartilage!
Easter is a holiday that is typically celebrated by what two major religions?
Catholicism and Christianity
Define the following words: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Reduce: To use less of something
Reuse: To use something over again
Recycle: To change or repurpose something to use it again
What are two jobs that the president has?
Commander in Chief of the military, speak with advisers, give a speech, sign a bill into law, meet with leaders from other countries, suggests laws and work with Congress to get bills turned into laws, appoint people to help run the government, etc.
If a square has a side that is 8 feet in length, what is the perimeter AND the area of that square?
Perimeter = 32
Area = 64
What is the slowest animal in the world? What is the fastest animal in the world?
Slowest: Sloth, Fastest: Cheetah
Is more candy sold on Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day, or Halloween?
Halloween
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate - Atmospheric changes and patterns that take place over long periods of time
Weather - Short term atmospheric changes (what's happening outside today, for example)
What are the three branches of government in the US? Briefly summarize what each one does.
Judicial: Interprets the laws
Legislative: Makes the laws
Executive: Enforcing the laws
Solve the following equation using PEMDAS/Order of Operations: 60 รท (8 + 2 squared)
5
How many eyes does a honeybee have?
5
Name two differences between a rabbit and a hare.
Hares - Larger, longer ears and hind legs, live alone or in pairs above ground.
Rabbits - Smaller, shorter ears and hind legs, live together in groups of 20 in underground tunnels.
There are 8 parts of a bee. Name 4 of them for 100 points each.
Head, eyes, antennae, tongue, thorax, wings, legs, and abdomen.
There are 15 main departments of the cabinet of the executive branch. Name 4 of them and briefly summarize what each of these departments do for 100 points each.
Agriculture, commerce, defense, education, energy, health and human services, homeland security, housing and urban development, interior, justice, labor, state, transportation, treasury, and veteran's affairs.
Simplify the following expression by using the distributive property and combining like terms:
5 + 8 (8x - 1)
64x - 3 or -3 + 64x
For how many millions of years have sharks roamed the earth? Whichever team gets the closest gets the points!
450 million years
Eostre was the Anglo-Saxon ______ of the season _____. Since she represented new life, ____ became a symbol of what we now call Easter.
Goddess, spring, eggs.
Answer the following multiple choice and true or false questions for 100 points each:
1. On Earth Day, we remind people to...
A. Recycle paper B. Recycle cans C. Reuse materials whenever possible D. All of the above
2. Why do some people think that Earth Day should be celebrated every day?
A. People want to play in clean parks every day B. People should take care of the planet every day C. People like to read the newspaper every day D. None of the above
3. Decaying organic matter like food that is used as fertilizer is called...
A. Compost B. Pollution C. Resource D. Landfill
4. True or false: When you create an invention, you have to know what materials you will use to make it before you try to sell it to someone else.
5. True or false: The reason that humans need bees in order to survive is because they eat other bugs.
D, B, A, True, False.
Fill in the following blanks for 100 points each:
The three branches are meant to _____ each other. The executive branch is in command of the _____. The highest court in the land that is part of the Judicial branch is called the _____ ____. The legislative branch includes the _____ and the House of Representatives. If anything happens to the president, the ____ ______ steps in and takes over.
Balance, military, supreme court, Senate, vice president.
You are given a $5,000 grant to help you decorate the inside of your restaurant. You have to buy the following materials:
1,200 square feet of flooring for 0.45/square foot
9 booths for $230/booth
75 chairs for $12/chair
3 paintings for $155/painting
17 light fixtures for $172/light fixture
Do you have enough money to afford all of this? If not, how much more do you need?
540 + 2070 + 900 + 465 + 2924 = 6899
6899 - 5000 = $1899 more is needed
What type of mammal technically has a voice box but is not able to make noises because of its tiny lung capacity?
A giraffe