8th Grade Challenge!

Question 1

What are the two clear symbols in “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry?

Accepted Answer

The Combs/The Watch Chain

Question 2

What city was buried in ash in 79 AD by the volcano Mt. Vesuvius?

Accepted Answer

Pompeii

Question 3

Solve for c.

Accepted Answer

6

Question 4

Choose the best answer for the question:

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 5

“Mrs. Flowers” was an excerpt from the memoir of what author?

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 6

Choose the best answer to the question.

Accepted Answer

3 colors

Question 7

What literary technique was most prominent in the story “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl?

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

Question 8

Choose the best answer to the following question.

Accepted Answer

6 N

Question 9

Which of the following is the best approximate conversion of 3 feet per year?

Accepted Answer

≈ 9.9 x 10-2 inches per day

Question 10

What is the recurring motif in “The Monkey’s Paw”?

Accepted Answer

The Number 3

Question 11

Choose the best answer to the question.

Accepted Answer

$ 2.25

Question 12

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?

Accepted Answer

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

Question 13

What ancient arched structure carries water from the mountains to the cities?

Accepted Answer

Aqueducts

Question 14

Assuming always landing on a space, what's the probability the spinner lands on yellow or red?

Accepted Answer

50 %

Question 15

Which of these is a reasonable theory for the cause of Edgar Allan Poe's death?

Accepted Answer

Rabies

Question 16

What two elements contribute to the mysterious mood in “The Monkey’s Paw”?

Accepted Answer

The Stormy Night/The Unknown Visitor

Question 17

The process of burning a fuel is called:

Accepted Answer

Combustion

Question 18

Choose the best answer for the question:

Accepted Answer

Allusion

Question 19

Solve for x.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 20

When you know both the speed and a direction of an object’s motion, you know the:

Accepted Answer

Velocity

Question 21

What does the "S.E." in S.E. Hinton stand for?

Accepted Answer

Susan Eloise

Question 22

The type of energy stored by fossil fuels such as coal is:

Accepted Answer

Chemical Potential Energy

Question 23

300 Spartan warriors held back 500,000 Persians at which battle?

Accepted Answer

Thermopylae

Question 24

Which term means that metals can be rolled into thin sheets, or beaten into complex shapes?

Accepted Answer

Malleable

Question 25

In The Outsiders, Randy doesn’t want to fight again. What type of character does this make him?

Accepted Answer

Dynamic

Question 26

"Defend the weak" and "never attack an unarmed man" are part of what code?

Accepted Answer

The Code of Chivalry

Question 27

In a neutral atom, the number of protons equals the number of:

Accepted Answer

Electrons

Question 28

Who is the Chief God in ancient Greece and who was he married to?

Accepted Answer

Zeus and his wife Hera

Question 29

What type of correlation does the scatter plot have?

Accepted Answer

Positive

Question 30

The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion is known as:

Accepted Answer

Inertia

Question 31

Solve for y in the system of equations.

Accepted Answer

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Question 32

In Hinduism, a person’s personal duty, based upon their place in society is called:

Accepted Answer

Dharma

Question 33

Solve for x.

Accepted Answer

3.5

Question 34

What king created the Babylonian Empire and created a code of laws?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 35

Which classification does NOT apply to 3.14?

Accepted Answer

Irrational

Question 36

Many of Ray Bradbury’s literary works deal with messages about what?

Accepted Answer

Technology

Question 37

What type of irony is the most apparent in story “The Tell Tale Heart”?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic

Question 38

Grade 8 students who use the internet for less than 5 hours are what percent of the total?

Accepted Answer

≈ 26.2 %

Question 39

What is the approximate decimal value of 2/7, rounded to the nearest ten-thousandths place?

Accepted Answer

≈ 0.2857

Question 40

What ancient people created the Gilgamesh story?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 41

During the process of sublimation:

Accepted Answer

A solid turns directly into a gas

Question 42

This Hindu prince renounced his wealth for spiritual enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

Siddhartha

Question 43

Name the Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 44

Simplify.

Accepted Answer

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Question 45

Choose the best answer for the question:

Accepted Answer

Author’s Craft

Question 46

What information in the periodic table indicates the number of protons in an atom?

Accepted Answer

The element's atomic number

Question 47

Mesopotamia developed in the river valley of:

Accepted Answer

Tigris & Euphrates

Question 48

What country has the Tyrrhennian and Ligurian Seas located off its West coast?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 49

In the Medieval Period, what was Chain Mail used for?

Accepted Answer

Protection in battle

Question 50

Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by:

Accepted Answer

Convection Currents.

Question 51

What ancient Greeks were known for their focus on all things military and strict way of life?

Accepted Answer

Spartans

Question 52

Using the graph, what is the cost of 7 pounds of this product?

Accepted Answer

$ 28

Question 53

A form of figurative language in which something that isn't human is given human traits is:

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 54

Visible light is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic Energy

Question 55

The rate at which velocity changes is called:

Accepted Answer

Acceleration

Question 56

Potential energy that depends on height is called:

Accepted Answer

Gravitational Potential Energy

Question 57

Using the graph, how many pounds of this product could you get for $36?

Accepted Answer

9 pounds

Question 58

This Chinese emperor standardized money, the written language, weights and measures.

Accepted Answer

Shihuangdi

Question 59

In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” that was cited in The Outsiders, what is the allusion?

Accepted Answer

Bible/Eden

Question 60

Choose the option that best completes the statement.

Accepted Answer

P Waves

8th Grade Challenge!

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8th Grade Challenge!

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