HIGH SCHOOL MATH
What is the square root of 144?
12
What is the chemical symbol for gold on the periodic table?
Au
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
Which event in 1773 involved American colonists protesting British taxation by dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What famous ship sank in the year 1912?
The Titanic
What is the Pythagorean Theorem? Please state it.
(a^2 + b^2 = c^2)
What gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide or Co2
What part of speech (verb, adjective, noun, adverb, preoposition) is the word "to practice" in the following sentence?
"The coach asked the players to practice every day."
Verb!
Which treaty officially ended World War I and imposed harsh penalties on Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles (1919)
How many number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 does Mariah Carey have to her credit?
19!!!!!!!! NINE. TEEN. AND SHE WROTE 18 OF THEM!!!!!!!
What is the value of (x) in the equation: (2x + 7 = 15)?
(x = 4)
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What part of speech (verb, adjective, noun, adverb, preoposition) is the word "practice" in the following sentence?
"They watched the fast runner win the race."
Adjective!
Which 1954 Supreme Court decision ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Brown V. Board of Education
This landmark case overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). The ruling became a major catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the area of a circle with a radius of 3?
9 pi
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
In the sentence below, which literary device is used in the phrase “a thousand times”?
“I’ve told you a thousand times to clean your room.”
Hyperbole / exaggeration
Which event in 1989 symbolized the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe and helped lead to the end of the Cold War?
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
What is the only species of bird that can fly backward?
A Hummingbird
What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (2,4) and (6,12)?
SLOPE = 2
According to Newton's Second Law, if force increases and mass remains constant, what happens to acceleration?
It increases.
In the following sentence, which literary device is primarily used in the phrase “the wind whispered”?
“The wind whispered through the empty halls as the old house settled into the night.”
Personification.
The wind is given the human ability to whisper, which it cannot literally do.
Which event in 1517 is widely considered the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?
Ninety-five Theses published by Martin Luther
What is the term for a word that is spelled the same backwards and forwards?
A palindrome.