Native American History
Assorted Math
Myths & Mythical Creatures
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100

Large apartment houses built by Native Americans were made from what material?

Adobe/Sun Dried Brick

100

If you have a rectangle with an length of 17 feet and a width of 14 feet, what is the area of that shape?

17 times 14 = 238

100

What is a 'myth'?

A traditional story that explains a social or natural occurrence that are supernatural and typically untrue (depending on who you ask)! 

100

What's always running but never gets hot?

A refrigerator or freezer 

100

In the musical 'Hamilton,' what was Hamilton's wife's name? (First name is fine) 

Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

200

Which war did the Navajo code talkers help America win?

World War II

200

Reduce the following fraction to its simplest form: 40/64

40/64 -- 10/16 -- 5/8

200

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

Denotation - The definition of a word if you look it up in the dictionary.

Connotation - The meaning of a word that is assigned by society at large. 

200

What can you break without touching anything?

A promise or agreement 

200

What national holiday is celebrated in every single country?

New Year's 

300

Name 3 of the 5 main Native American tribes that live/lived in Rhode Island for 100 points each. 

Wampanoag, Pequot, Nipmuc, Narragansett, Niantic

300

Solve the following equation for x using the distributive property: -4(6x+1) = 20

-24x+(-4) = 20 

-24x = 24 

x = -1

300
You could have read about 4 different mythical creatures yesterday. Name 3 of them for 100 points each. 

Dragon, mermaid, fairy, hydra 

300

What has many rings but no fingers?

A phone

300

What is the world record for the most hot dogs eaten in one sitting? Whoever gets closest to the correct number wins the points. 

73 (Joey Chestnut) 

400

What is a totem pole? The word 'totem' is derived from a word used by the _____ people.

A totem pole is a massive pole carved from the trunk of a single tree that contains recorded histories of different tribes in the form of imagery. Totem is derived from a word used by the Ojibwa people.

400
Are the following answers correct? If either of them are not, please solve the equation yourself. 

-12 + 9k = 42, k=6 

-6b + 27 = 3, b=-4

-12 + 9(6) = 42, -12 + 54 = 42, 42 = 42 (correct!) 

-6(-4) + 27 = 3, 24 + 27 = 3, 51 = 3 (incorrect!)
Correction: -6b + 27 = 3, -6b = -24, b=4

400

Spell the following words for 100 points each: 

Hygiene 

Narrative 

Appearance 

Association 

400

What has three feet but cannot walk?

A yardstick

400

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury 

500

Answer the following three questions: 

1. What form of written communication did many Native American tribes use? 

2. How would the art of pictographs be passed from generation to generation?

3. What is one reason that pictographs were used?

1. Pictographs 

2. The older male tribal members/leaders would teach the young male tribal members what symbols meant.

3. They were used to communicate, share stories, record information, and create unity among tribes who often spoke many different languages.

500
You have a gross annual income of $47,650. Based on the following expenses and percentages, calculate how much money you will have left over at the end of every month: (Round your answer to the nearest dollar) 

25% is taken out in taxes 

5% is taken out for healthcare 

$1800 per month for rent 

$250 per month for groceries 

$350 per month for utilities 

$40 per month for phone payment 

$47,650 divided by 12 months is $3,971 

Subtract 25% in taxes = $2,978

Subtract 5% for healthcare = $2,779

2799 - 1800 = 979 

979 - 250 = 729

729 - 350 = 379 

379 - 40 = $339 leftover per month 

500
Define the following 5 literary devices: Simile, hyperbole, imagery, alliteration, rhyming couplet.

Simile - Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as' 

Hyperbole - A large exaggeration 

Imagery - Descriptive language, usually involving the 5 senses, that allows the reader to picture something 

Alliteration - When the first letter of several words in a sentence is the same 

Rhyming couplet - Two lines, often found at the end of poems, that rhyme 

500

A man and his boss have the same parents but are not siblings. How is that possible?

He is self employed so he is his own boss.

500

What is the capital of India?

New Delhi