Statistics
What is a "Mean" in Statistics?
The middle point/average.
What is the study of music called?
Music Theory.
What was the renaissance?
A time period with significant cultural, and artistic breakthroughs.
What is corrosion?
The degrading of a material due to its environment.
What is an investment?
Using money to make more profit in the future.
How would you explain what a "Dot Plot" is?
A type of graph using stacked dots to count.
What is improvisation?
Coming up with something on the spot, without previous planning.
What is gothic literature?
It is a genre, usually gloomy, unsettling, and medieval.
What is a combustion reaction?
A reaction that causes heat/a fire.
What is a loan?
Money that you borrow, and eventually need to pay back. Usually with interest rates.
What is a pie chart?
A pie chart is a circular graph, that's divided into slices to show the size difference between “chunks”.
What is the order of “solfedge”
“Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do”
Who did Beowulf kill?
Grendell.
What is the difference between exothermic and endothermic?
Exothermic gives off heat, and endothermic absorbs heat.
What is debt?
Money that you owe/need to pay back. (usually with interest)
What is this symbol called? σ
"Sigma"
What is the highest grade of music in concert band? (in terms of difficulty)
Grade 6. (6 years of experience)
In, “The Tempest” by Shakespeare, who is the exiled sorcerer?
Prospero.
What is a contour interval?
The height increase between “lines” on a contour map.
What is a credit score?
A score that shows your credit card history, and your “creditworthiness”.
What is the Z score showing?
The distance between a data point, and the mean.
What “marching band” song is commonly replayed? (at AMHS)
“In Storm And Sunshine”
What happens to Macbeth's friend? (Banquo)
He gets murdered by Macbeth's hired assassins.
What is radiometric dating?
Using the “half life” of radioactive isotopes to determine how old something is.
What is a bond?
Lending money to a borrower, and guaranteed money back overtime with interest.