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Warm-Ups
100
Artifacts
What are human made things?
100
People who study heavenly bodies
Who are astronomers?
100
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
100
21 7 --- = --- 30 10 Equal or not?
What is an equal proportion?
100
Where did the first commercial airplane flight take place?
Where is Florida? The first commercial airplane flight was actually a flying boat. It happened in January 1914. A former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida paid $400 to fly from St. Petersburg to Tampa.
200
A mixture of copper and tin
What is bronze
200
A group of traveling merchants
What is a caravan?
200
The teacher (criticizes, criticize) her students' performance.
What is criticizes
200
2 6 ---- = ---- x 18 Solve the proportion.
What is 6?
200
How much did a flight across Tampa Bay cost on the "boat plane" in 1914?
What is $5. Since the flight was successful, plane trips across the Tampa Bay became popular. Passengers paid $5 each way to make a trip on the special boat plane.
300
Plow, Wheel, Sailboat
What are things Sumerians invented?
300
People who regularly move from place to place
What are Nomads?
300
Correct the sentence: Our entire class have seen this painting in the Museum of Modern Art.
Replace have with has
300
John's class recycled a total of 10 pounds of paper over 5 weeks. After 9 weeks, how many pounds of paper will John's class have recycled?
What is 18 pounds?
300
Every January, New Orleans holds a parade to celebrate this woman.
Who is Joan of Arc. Every January, New Orleans holds a parade called the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc. The parade celebrates Joan of Arc.
400
Cuneiform
What is the Sumerian writing system?
400
They built a large army to protect their lands and were the first to use iron weapons
Who were the Assyrians?
400
Correct the sentence: Katrina ran even more faster than I did.
Katrina ran faster than I did.
400
Jane has a box of apples and oranges in the ratio of 2:3. If she has six apples, she has x number of oranges. Solve for x.
What is 9 oranges
400
Joan of Arc was condemned for this crime.
What is witchcraft? Joan helped lead the French to victory, but she was captured by the English. They found her guilty of witchcraft and disobedience to the church. She was burned at the stake in 1431.
500
Why do some historians consider the farming revolution to be the most important event in human history?
People had greater security. Being settled allowed them to build houses. Farming meant that they had a steady and adequate food supply, which meant that their populations increased. When not all people were involved in securing food, they could turn their attention to other things such as crafts, arts, and tool making. Business boomed. People traded food and crafts they made.
500
Scribes
Who were the record keepers who often went on to become government officials?
500
Identify the adjective and adverb in the sentence: Huge floodlights shone brightly in the stadium.
Adjective: Huge Adverb: brightly
500
My car gets 30 miles to the gallon, and holds 15 gallons. How many times do I need to fill my tank to drive from Denver, CO to Seattle, WA (1,350 miles).
What is 3 fill ups. 30 miles = 1 gallon 450 miles = 15 gallons 15 gallons = 1 tank 450 miles = 1 tank 1,350 miles = 3 tanks
500
Zachary Taylor's vice president
Who is Millard Fillmore? Before becoming president, Millard Fillmore served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was also Zachary Taylor’s vice president.