Life is BIO
Word Study
Math Mania
Our Solar System
Heroes of ODS
Women of Paper & Pencil
Terrible Trivium
100
What is the beginning section of an effective biography designed to excite and hook the reader about your subject?
introduction
100
What word means "able to be read"?
readable
100
At the Old Donation School Book Fair, a special box set of mystery books costs $3,847 for a full classroom library pack.
The school district decides to buy 256 of these packs so every classroom across several schools can have one.
How much money will the district spend in total on the mystery book packs?
(3,847 × 256 = 984,832)
The district will spend $984,832 in total.
100
What is at the center of a heliocentric solar system?
the sun
100
How much power does the Wither begin the game with?
500 power
100
Which sport did Amanda Nunes become a champion in, earning her the nickname “The Lioness”?
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
100
Which large body of water borders Virginia Beach and is the second-largest estuary in the United States?
Chesapeake Bay
200
How can we tell if an article or book is a biography?
It is about someone's life story.
200
What word means "a written agreement to receive something regularly"?
subscription
200
Wesley earned $20 from his Lemonade Stand on Thursday. He spent 1/5 of his earnings on a slice of pizza.
How much does he have leftover?
$16
200
When the Earth turns on its axis, it is called ________.
rotation
200
How many mods can you begin the game with?
one
200
Mae Jemison was the first Black woman to do what important thing in 1992?
Travel to space
200
What force keeps planets moving around the Sun instead of flying off into space?
gravity
300
When someone writes a biography about themselves, it is called an ________________.
autobiography
300
What word means "to carry goods into a country"?
import
300
What is the decimal representation for 3/5?
0.60
300
Name the four terrestrial planets:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
300
How much combined power do Guldenschuh, Gadzinski, and Howard have in total? (unsigned)
2000 power (1,000 + 500 + 500)
300
Lindsey Vonn is famous for competing in which Olympic winter sport?
Alpine skiing / downhill skiing
300
Which important document was written mainly by a Virginian named Thomas Jefferson in 1776?
Declaration of Independence
400
An interview with a person who actually experienced an event is considered a ________________ source.
primary
400
What word means "to carry goods out of a country"?
export
400
What fraction best represents 0.75 in its simplest form?
3/4
400
When the Earth goes completely around the sun, it is called a _________________.
revolution
400
What mod allows you to bring into play three other mods when removing it from the game?
Llama Pinata
400
Katherine Johnson helped NASA by calculating the paths for astronauts to do what?
Fly safely to space and back
400
A farmer must cross a river with a fox, a chicken, and a bag of corn.
The boat can only carry the farmer and one item at a time.
If the fox is left with the chicken, the fox eats it.
If the chicken is left with the corn, the chicken eats it.
What must the farmer take across first?
the chicken
500
What is the ending section of an effective biography intended to "wrap up" the entire article and give the reader the important points to remember about the subject?
conclusion
500
What is the difference between the root words "scrib" and "script"?
script = written thing
scrib = writing action
500
Kira is designing colorful bracelets to sell at the school craft fair. She has 0.9 meters of purple string left on her spool.
To make one bracelet, she needs 3/5 of a meter of string.
How many meters of string will Kira have left after making the bracelet?
Kira will have 0.3 meters of string left.
(3/5 = 0.6 and 0.9 - 0.6 = 0.3)
500
Name the two Gas Giants and two Ice Giants in our Solar System:
Jupiter (gas)
Saturn (gas)
Uranus (ice)
Neptune (ice)
500
Who is the ODS Staff Member who is awesome for laminating our cards for us?
Mrs. Foshay
500
Maya Angelou wrote books, poems, and songs. What is the title of her famous autobiography about her childhood?
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
500
People named "James" are often called by this nickname.
Jimmy