At a candy store Alexis purchased 3 candy bars for $1.50. At this rate, how many whole candy bars can she buy with $8.75?
17 candy bars
This children's novel tells a story of a livestock pig and his friendship with a barn spider
Charlotte's Web
What physical state of matter is intermediate between a solid and gas?
Liquid
On October 11, this team celebrated their victory as the 2020 NBA champions after defeating Miami Heat 106–93 in game 6 of the NBA Finals.
Los Angeles Lakers
April
One Saturday, Sam and Joe worked together to mow yards. Sam started at 8:00 a.m. and Joe started at 11:00 a.m. When they finished at 4:00 p.m., they had earned a total of $156. They want to share the money they earned fairly based on the number of hours worked. How much should Joe receive?
$60
A close friend of J. R. Tolkien (the author of "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings"), this writer was also a professor at Oxford university and wrote the children's novel "the Chronicles of Narnia".
C. S. Lewis
How many neutrons are in Plutonium-244, given that plutonium has 94 protons?
150
In 2020, this NFL football team changed its name from "Washington Redskins" into its current name.
Washington Football Team
We went to this place for hiking during the Fall of 2020
Mount Greylock (or Greylock)
The positive integer n is 100 less than one perfect square and 28 less than another perfect square. If n < 50, what is the value of n?
21
This fictional character from the Oz books is widely considered to be the one of the first robots to appear in modern literature, which is also the name of a popular Chinese video-sharing app.
Tik-Tok
What is the common name of the members of the class Aves?
Birds
This city will host the 2022 winter Olympics.
Beijing
This food is used as the example to illustrate the basic structure of a good speech, which includes introduction, body and conclusion.
Hamburger
The product of three distinct positive integers is 144. If the sum of the three integers is 26, what is the sum of their squares? [ 2 minutes]
338
This place in "the Phantom Tollbooth" is where Lethargians live and do nothing all day. People who don't think and/or don't pay attention often get stuck there.
The Doldrums
What must a glacier meet in order to form an ice shelf?
AN OCEAN (or BODY OF WATER; SEA; OR BAY)
Diego Maradona, the legendary soccer star, led the Argentina national team to win the 1986 World Cup at this city.
Mexico City
This statistical concept, introduced by Dr. Cao Jinbo (Joseph's Dad), explains why the US military should add armor to the areas that showed the least damage for the aircrafts that had returned from missions.
Survivorship bias (or survival bias)
A bag contains 20 red marbles and 12 blue marbles. What is the probability that two marbles drawn at random, without replacement, will be the same color?Express your answer as a common fraction. [2 minutes]
16/31
Promise me you will always remember: you are ____ than you believe, _____ than you seem, and _____ than you think.
Winnie the Pooh
Promise me you will always remember: you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Winnie the Pooh
Kevin let go a ball at a height of 5 meters. What was the speed of the ball right before it hit the ground? Round it off to the closest whole number.
10 meters per second
In 2020, this new Miami Marlins general manager made history by becoming the first female General Manager in the four major North American professional sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL).
Kim Ng
A student at West Point Academy, this invited speaker gave us a short speech on how to become a better public speaker.
Paul Tan (or Paul)