Single Variable Algebra
Solve for x:
2x - 1 = 89
x = 45
What is the value of Pi to two decimal places?
3.14
What was the writing system of ancient Egypt called?
Hieroglyphics
What is the only even prime number?
2
What is the process called where plants turn sunlight into food?
Photosynthesis
Solve for y
y/2 = -40
-80
Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Michelangelo
What was the name of the series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land?
The Crusades
What is the term for a polygon with 8 sides?
Octagon
What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
Titan
Solve for h:
-5h - 30 = -60
6
Who was the fourth President of the United States?
James Madison
What year did the American Declaration of Independence get signed?
1776
What is the sum of the interior angles of any triangle?
180 degrees
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago, from which the current continents eventually drifted apart?
Pangaea
Solve for v
4v + 3 = 5v
v = 3
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
Also will accept the Amazon because there is some debate about how to measure these rivers.
What was the name of the project that led to the development of the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...?
21
What is the name of the deepest part of the world's oceans, located in the Pacific Ocean?
Mariana Trench
(also accepted: Challenger Deep)
Solve for x
-12x + 10x -34 + 2 = 6
x = -19
What does the acronym "HTML" stand for?
Hyper Text Markup Language
What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
Sputnik
If you flip a coin three times, what is the probability of getting at least one head?
7/8
What is the name of the 4th largest planet in our solar system?
Neptune