Four-Syllable Words
8th Grade Trivia
Geography
Common Bonds
GOATS
200

This state has more residents than Canada and the highest GDP in the US

California

200

This is the smallest planet in our solar system

Mercury

200

This California city suffered from devastating wildfires in early 2025

Los Angeles/Pasadena/Palisades

200

Spider • Web • Record

Spin/Spun


200

Sam Bowie was the second pick in the 1984 draft, selected one spot before this player, his airness himself

Michael Jordan

400

They live in a Chrysalis anywhere from 5-21 days before becoming a butterfly

Caterpillar 

400

This letter doesn't appear in any US State name

Q

400

O.J. Simpson was accused (and later acquitted) of murdering someone in this city

Los Angeles

400

Tree • Car • Elephant

Trunk

400

He holds the record for most assists in an NHL season - In fact, he holds 11 of the top 12 spots

Wayne Gretzky

600

Also known as black history month

February 

600

This is the outermost layer of the Earth

Crust

600

This city hosted the 10th and 23rd Summer Olympics

Los Angeles

600

Tree • Tooth • Binary

Root

600

Playing under SKT and then T1, this goat won 6 world championships. The next closest who wasn't on his team has 2.

Faker

800

The TI-84 is the gold standard of this device

Calculator

800

Name 3 types of clouds

cumulus, stratus, and cirrus

800

Two teams have 14 World Series losses: One is located in New York, the other is located in this city

Los Angeles Dodgers

800

Airplane • Building • Flea


Wing

800

In a settlement costing him a reported $100 million, this sporting legend went through a public divorce after being outed as a serial cheater

Tiger Woods

1000

It was commercially released in 1928 and, less than 100 years later, 99% of Americans own one

Television

1000

This is the largest organ in the human body

Skin

1000

This city is the seat of power for California's state government

Sacramento 
1000

Lightning • Bowler • Labor Union

Strike

1000

Tom Brady has a winning record against every NFL team except for this team

Denver Broncos