Math
Factor: x2+2x+1
(x+1)2
Which word in “Summer was very nice and hot” is the noun?
Summer
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is the process plants use to create their own energy from the sun?
Photosynthesis
This term refers to the “presence in time and space” of a work of art preventing its reproduction, per Walter Benjamin [ben-yah-meen]. A sensory disturbance known by this term precedes some seizures or migraines. TikTok user (*) aidan2funny pioneered memes in which embarrassing activities lead to a loss of “points” of this term, making one less cool. People may “farm” what term that may refer to a halo-like glow around a body?
Aura
What is the formula for the pythagorean theorem?
a2+b2=c2
The variety of flowers in the garden that bloom in spring, summer, and fall ______ truly remarkable.
is
Who is Francis Scott Key?
wrote the Star Spangled Banner
What is the largest mammal in the world?
This object was built in less than two weeks by Operation Rose to halt a rapid “brain drain.” Peter Fechter [FEK-tur] was shot in the “Death Strip” while trying to (*) bypass this object, which could be crossed at Checkpoint Charlie. Name this concrete barrier that divided a German city until 1989.
The Berlin Wall
Factor: 2x² + 12x + 16
2(x+4)(x+2)
Apple, a technology company known for creating innovative gadgets and software, launched ______ into the streaming wars with Apple TV+.
itself
The Cold War was a conflict between which two ideologies?
Capitalism and Communism
What is the largest organ on the human body?
Skin
In “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B alludes to this designer’s iconic footwear in the lyric “these is bloody shoes.” What French fashion designer is known for his women’s shoes with lacquered [“lack”-erd] red soles?
Christian Louboutin
What is the slope of y=3x+100?
3
What punctuation belongs in the missing portion of the sentence?
The book—published in 2001 _ does not discuss social media.
A hyphen/dash (-)
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
What temperature does water freeze?
0* Celsius
This novel’s opening section, which describes a journey inspired by the books of Uncle Thomas’s library, is one of several letters in this novel written to Margaret Saville. A dog-drawn sledge carrying a figure of “gigantic stature” is glimpsed before this novel’s (*) title character is taken aboard an ice-bound ship by Robert Walton. Elizabeth Lavenza marries the title scientist in what Mary Shelley novel?
Frankenstein
What is the quadratic formula?
(-b+- sqrt(b2-4ac))/2a
What is the function of a semicolon?
A semicolon is used to create a pause between two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.
Which president ordered the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the hardest mineral in the world?
Diamond
In a 2024 memoir, this Republican admitted to shooting one of her family’s dogs. Name this former governor who was confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security in 2025.
Kristi Noem