8th grade trivia

Question 1

"He (Ringo) isn't even the best drummer in the band" is a joking quote by members of which band

Accepted Answer

The Beatles

Question 2

This album is the top selling album of all time at 29 million copies.

Accepted Answer

Greatest Hits-The Eagles

Question 3

This line is spoken in every Star Wars movie

Accepted Answer

"I've got a bad feeling about this.", "May the Force be with you."

Question 4

Brian is a surprisingly eloquent member of the Griffin family on this animated series

Accepted Answer

Family Guy

Question 5

Which type of job would most likely engage in surveillance?

Accepted Answer

private detective

Question 6

Appearing in 1995, this Pixar production was the first full-length computer animated film.

Accepted Answer

Toy Story

Question 7

"Billie Jean", "Beat It", and "The Girl is Mine" all appear on what 1982 album?

Accepted Answer

Thriller

Question 8

What literary device directly compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 9

What is the approxomimate number of bones in an adult human?

Accepted Answer

206

Question 10

This popular puzzle was invented by a Hungarian sculptor and professor in 1974.

Accepted Answer

Rubik's cube

Question 11

Jobs sold his minibus and Wozniak sold his calculator to get money to start this company.

Accepted Answer

Apple

Question 12

SpongeBob’s friend, Sandy Cheeks is this kind of creature

Accepted Answer

squirrel

Question 13

World War 2 began in Europe on September 1, 1939 when Germany and the USSR invaded this country

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 14

If a character is haughty, that person would be considered . . .

Accepted Answer

arrogant

Question 15

Memorial Day was 1st observed 1866 to honor the dead of this war?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War

Question 16

What is the underlying meaning or main idea of a story called?

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 17

This Los Angeles rock band released an album with the same title as a George Orwell novel.

Accepted Answer

Van Halen

Question 18

Within the plot of a story, what is the struggle, or problem, between opposing forces called?

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 19

Jugglers use this type of vision to keep track of all the items in the air at once.

Accepted Answer

peripheral vision

Question 20

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Duke Ellington were all influential in this musical style.

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 21

This city, the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1565 by Juan Ponce de Leon.

Accepted Answer

St. Augustine, Florida

Question 22

A character who undergoes an important change in a story is known as what type of character

Accepted Answer

a dynamic character

Question 23

What was the first type of mammal to be successfully cloned?

Accepted Answer

a sheep

Question 24

Marty traveled back to this year in the original Back to the Future film.

Accepted Answer

1955

Question 25

What is the medical term for low blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

hypoglycemia

Question 26

New York City was originally known by this name.

Accepted Answer

New Amsterdam

Question 27

How many inches is 4.5 feet equivalent to?

Accepted Answer

54

Question 28

This holiday was established in 1872 because the state of Nebraska sufficient numbers of trees.

Accepted Answer

Arbor Day

Question 29

This US state has the longest border with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 30

Which sci-fi series features Daleks, Timelords, and a Tardis?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Who

Question 31

The D-Day landings in World War 2 occured in which region of France?

Accepted Answer

Normandy

Question 32

This refers to the 24 hour period every spring where hours of daylight and darkness are equal.

Accepted Answer

Vernal Equinox

Question 33

Approximately what percentage of the world's population is left-handed?

Accepted Answer

10%

Question 34

This term was used to justify westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century.

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny

Question 35

This author's most famous series of novels involves a long journey to destroy a magical ring.

Accepted Answer

J.R.R Tolkien

Question 36

Which hauntingly popular franchise posed this question to the world: Edward or Jacob?

Accepted Answer

Twilight

Question 37

During the Baroque period, this musical element was widely used and characterized the period.

Accepted Answer

ornamentation

Question 38

Steven Spielberg produced and wrote film about a group of kids who find pirate treasure.

Accepted Answer

The Goonies

Question 39

This actor and former California governor stared in The Terminator, Predator, and Commando.

Accepted Answer

Arnold Schwarzenneger

Question 40

The longest ever gaming session, 35 hrs, 35 min, 35 sec, was for this game.

Accepted Answer

Minecraft

Question 41

If it lived up to its name, a millipede would have how many feet?

Accepted Answer

a thousand

Question 42

This board game is based upon the real city of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Accepted Answer

Monopoly

Question 43

The original members of The Ghostbusters included Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, and

Accepted Answer

Bill Murray

Question 44

This is the name of the author of 'The Giver', 'Messenger', and 'Number the Stars'.

Accepted Answer

Lois Lowry

Question 45

An item is on sale for $12, and that price is 75% of the original, what is the original price?

Accepted Answer

$16

Question 46

An imaginary place where everything is perfect is known as what type of society?

Accepted Answer

eutopian

Question 47

John Henry, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill are all examples of this genre.

Accepted Answer

tall-tales

Question 48

Which of these "food brand" people is actually a real person?

Accepted Answer

Sara Lee

Question 49

In 2005, author Rick Riordan published a popular novel featuring this young demigod.

Accepted Answer

Percy Jackson

Question 50

Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded this tech company in 1998.

Accepted Answer

Google

Question 51

Peter Billingsly played Ralphie in this classic 1983 film.

Accepted Answer

A Christmas Story

Question 52

The gravitational forces between the earth and moon cause this oceanic phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

tides

Question 53

Known also by the name Sagarmāthā, this mountain is the tallest in the world at 29,029 feet.

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 54

The Olympic Pentathlon consists of running, swimming, horse-jumping, fencing and...

Accepted Answer

shooting

Question 55

This app, now owned by Microsoft, allows you to video chat over the internet.

Accepted Answer

Skype

Question 56

Whose assassination sparked the beginning of WWI?

Accepted Answer

Francis Ferdinand

Question 57

What is the catch phrase for professional wrestler John Cena?

Accepted Answer

"You can't see me!"

Question 58

This rock band released what is considered the first concept album, 'Pet Sounds', in 1966.

Accepted Answer

The Beach Boys

Question 59

Sicily is the largest island in this sea.

Accepted Answer

The Mediterranean

Question 60

ESPN stands for this in the channel of the same name.

Accepted Answer

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

Question 61

This man was the only US President not elected to either the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency.

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 62

Sandstone is considered to be which type of rock.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Question 63

What type of dog is the fictional character Scooby Doo?

Accepted Answer

Great Dane

Question 64

What was the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the Union known as?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

8th grade trivia

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8th grade trivia

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