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How many high schools are in Mesquite ISD? Must name ALL of them in order to receive credit.

NMHS     Poteet    Horn    Mesquite

West Mesquite    Vanguard

100

What # number President was Abraham Lincoln?

16th U.S. President

100

What has a bottom at the top?

Your Legs

100

What is the minimum wage in Texas?

$7.25

100

What is the average screentime use per day by teenagers?

8 - 9 hours

200

What Date do the Class of 2024 NMHS graduate? Must also, include the Day.

Sunday, May 26th 2024

200

Who is currently the Vice President of the United States?

Kamala Harris

200

Two men are in a desert. They both have backpacks on. One of the guys is dead. The guy who is alive has his backpack open and the guy who is dead has his backpack closed. What is in the dead man's backpack?

A parachute.

200

What is the number one thing teenagers spend money on?

Clothing.

200

What is the State Bird of Texas?

Northern Mockingbird

300

What year did North Mesquite High School Open?

North Mesquite High School became the second high school in Mesquite ISD when it opened in 1969.

300

How many presidents has the U.S. had (including the current President Joseph Biden)

300

I add six to eleven, and get five. Why/How is this correct?

When you add it on a clock. If it is 11 then you add 6 it will be 5 o'clock.

300

What denomination has the longest lifespan? ($1, $5, $10, $20, $50, or $100)

The $100 bill has a 15 year lifespan

300

What generation are you?

Born between 1997 - 2012

Gen Z

400

Name the 7 Principals (includes APs) here at North Mesquite

Mr. Reed     Mr. Pool    Ms. Crow   Mr. Leonard

Dr. Nixon    Mr. Escobar  Ms. Perry

400

Who is the only U.S. President that served four times?

Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served from 1932 until his death in 1945.

400

David's Father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and ______?

Answer: David

400

Which U.S. coin cost more than double it's value to make?

According to the U.S. Mint a nickel cost 10.4 cents to make

400

What is the most popular candy in the US

Snickers

500

How many schools are in MISD (Elementary, Middle, and High Schools)

Answer: 52

There are 52 campuses with over 38,000 students.

500

List 3 of the top five: Youngest U.S. Presidents (upon taking office)

Theodore Roosevelt - 42 years 322 Days

John F. Kennedy - 43 years 236 Days

Bill Clinton   -  46 years 154 Days

Ulysses S. Grant  - 46 years 236 Days

Barack Obama - 47 years 169 Days

500

What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

The word is "STARTING". Remove the middle "T" and you have "staring", Remove the "A" and you get "string", remove the "R" then you have "sting", remove the "T" and you get "sing". Remove the "G", and you get "sin", remove the "S" and you're left with "in",  and finally, remove the "N" and you're left with "I"

500

How many times can a dollar bill be folded

Dollar bills can be folded at least 4,000 times which is 20x more than a normal sheet of paper.  That's because dollar bills are made of 75% cotton and 25% linen blend.

500

When will the next Total Solar Eclipse happen in Texas?

2317