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STAR PROGRAM
100

What rule did Ms. Dodaro use to figure out if a book is perfect for your reading level?

What is 'The 5 Finger Rule'?

100

The distance around the outside of a circle is called its perimeter, but it is more commonly known by this special name.

What is the circumference?

100

In volleyball, a team is allowed a maximum of this many hits to return the ball over the net.

What is three?

100

Red, yellow, and blue belong to this group of colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors together.

What are primary colors?

100

The mascot of Chinguacousy?

What is a Timberwolf?

250

A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."

What is a simile?


250

In the algebraic expression 3x + 7, this is the term for the number 3 that is multiplied by the variable x.

What is a coefficient?

250

Known as the world's most prestigious multi-sport event, this international competition is held every four years, alternating between summer and winter editions.

What are the Olympic Games (or Olympics)?

250

In drama, this term refers to an unscripted scene where actors make up the dialogue and action on the spot.

What is improvisation?

250

The percentage of your grade that's attendance?

What is 15%

400

In essay writing, this single sentence—usually found at the end of the introductory paragraph—states the main argument or purpose of the paper.

What is a thesis statement?

400

In a right-angled triangle with sides a and b and hypotenuse c, this famous theorem states that a2 + b2 = c2.

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

400

In what country did the Olympics originate.

Where is Greece?
BONUS: if you can name the city then there's 400 EXTRA points

400

The painter behind the Starry Night?

Who is Vincent Van Gogh?

400

Name 10 kids in the class.
Note: You don't have to add 'Who is' for this answer

(We're judging for this question)
BONUS: If you can name 5 more people then you get 800 points

500

This point of view uses pronouns like he, she, and they, and allows an all-knowing narrator to see into the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

What is third-person omniscient?

500

In the linear equation y = mx + b, this letter represents the slope (or rate of change) of the line.

What is m?

500

Widely considered the fastest human in history, this Jamaican sprinter shattered world records in both the 100m and 200m events. Name him and his world record 100m time.

Who is Usain Bolt and what is 9.58 seconds?

500

The 7 forms of art.

What is line, shape, form, space, value, texture, colour?

500

The two leads over the entire STAR program here at Williams Parkway MS.

Who is Mr. Smith and Mrs. Kirsch?

1000

This persuasive technique relies on appealing to logic, reasoning, and evidence, such as statistics or historical facts.

What is logos?

1000

Expanding and simplifying the expression (x + 5)(x - 3) gives this quadratic trinomial.
Hint: First Outside Inside Last

What is x2 + 2x − 15?

1000

The winners of the 2006 world cup.

Who is Italy?

1000
Composer of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

1000

The names of all of all 6 mentors.

Who is Nate, Mudassar, Pearl, Zinnia, Tanvi, Deetyaa?