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2018 Middle School Quiz! Challenge
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1
Which of the following human glands is found in the brain?
Pituitary
Prostate
Thyroid
Lymph
2
Which of the following is NOT a primary color?
Yellow
Blue
Green
Red
3
how much is 14 times 5?
70
75
65
50
4
On which continent are you UNLIKELY to find a badger?
Africa
Asia
Europe
Nort America
5
Which sentence is punctuated incorrectly?
There's their mother over there.
The dog won't eat it's food.
The Yankees is a great team.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
6
Which is true of a 120-degree angle?
It is acute
It is straight
It is obtuse
It is right
7
What is the first book of the New Testament in the Bible?
Romans
Genesis
Matthew
John
8
What is the easternmost country in Africa?
Gabon
Eritrea
Sudan
Somalia
9
In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was completed in what state?
California
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
10
Which side of the human heart pumps the blood out to most of the body?
Left
Top
Right
Bottom
11
Which grouping has the most animals in it!
A klotch
A species
A genus
A kingdom
12
What restaurant did Mr. Wild work at?
Moonwinks
Burger King
Copper Keg
Pizza Hut
13
Who is the author of The Hunger Games?
Stephanie Meyer
Suzanne Collins
Maggie Stievater
J. K. Rowling
14
Who runs the executive branch of the U.S. government?
The president
The speaker of the house
The attorney general
The chief justice
15
The Bahamas are part of which chain of islands?
Canaries
West Indies
Aleutians
Marianas
16
What is the mascot for Canisius College?
Rebel
Griffin
Cougar
Cardinals
17
In which century did Alexander the Great live?
4th century B.C.
1st century A.D.
5th century B.C.
2nd century A.D.
18
Which was invented first?
Telegraph
Motorized vacuum cleaner
Neon lamp
Airplane
19
Who did not sign the U. S. Constitution?
George Washington
John Hancock
Ben Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
20
In an orchestra, the trombones are in what section?
String
Brass
Woodwind
Percussion
21
Which is not true of the exercise known as jumping jacks?
You turn your head from side to side.
You clap your hands above your head.
They are done standing up.
You move both your feet at the same time.
22
Which of the followingcan be found in 101 countries across the world?
Mosquitoes
Black Bears
McDonalds
Eagles
23
Translated into English, what does Puerto Rico mean?
Palm-tree paradise
Rich port
Red door
Sandy island
24
In colonial America, what was the Sugar Act?
A musical comedy by the Sugar Sisters from London
A law prohibiting the growing of sugar
a tax on molasses and wine
A law regulating the amount of sugar in candy
25
The outermost part of an animal cell is know as the
Ribosome
Membrane
Nucleolus
Nucleus
26
According to the EPA, what percent of trash that is thrown away could be composted instead?
10
40
5
30
27
Which waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Suez Canal
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
Columbia River
28
What is the approximate diameter of a dime?
1.7 meters
1.7 centimeters
1.7 kilometers
1.7 millimeters
29
Which two words are synonyms?
Step and stride
Tall and short
Boy and buoy
Learn and burn
30
What gas makes the bubbles in a soft drink?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrogen
31
Who was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital?
Carter
Taft
Kennedy
Nixon
32
Which is a consumer in a food chain?
A Chicken
Hay
Carrots
Corn
33
Which of the following can not be composted in the school compost?
stale bread
banana peels
apple cores
dairy products
34
What type of rock comes out of a volcano?
Sedimentary
Granite
Metamorphic
Igneous
35
Which pair of words are antonyms?
Agony and ecstasy
Rain and reign
Quantum and quark
Windy and dry
36
Complete this problem: 3/4 + 1/2 =
6/4
5/4
3/8
4/8
37
An average room full of air weighs closest to which amount?
100 pounds
1 pound
1 ounce
10 pounds
38
Which word means "exquisitely fine"?
Filagreed
Fragile
Delicate
Sensitive
39
How tall is Mr. Wild?
6'6"
6'4"
6'6"
6'2"
40
Cal Ripken’s consecutive-games streak began on May 30 of what year?
1972
1962
1982
1992
41
Which of the following is a compound word?
Almanac
Moonbeam
Ocean
Poetry
42
What is the preferred plural of the word "octopus"?
Octopusses
Octopods
Octoroons
Octopi
43
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
van Gogh
da Vinci
Michelangelo
Rembrandt
44
Which of the following is a percussion instrument?
Guitar
Piano
Clarinet
Drums
45
What event was part of the reason the United States entered World War II?
The sinking of Arizona
The sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Maine
The capture of the Pueblo
46
A potato is also a ...
Stem
Tuber
Seed
Nut
47
The Blackfoot Indians of the northern plain states got their name by:
Having naturally dark feet.
Dying their shoes black.
Walking across tar.
Running without leaving footprints.
48
What sport did Mr. Wild not play at CRCS?
Track
Volleyball
Football
Basketball
49
Which is not true about carbon dioxide (CO
2
)?
It contributes to global warming
It is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas
It is a noble gas
It's called dry ice in its solid form
50
What is growing in the hydroponic systems in the?
kale
parsley
spinach
romaine lettuce
51
Common table salt is a chemical compound of...
Sodium and chromium
Magnesium and potassium
Sodium and magnesium
Sodium and chlorine
52
The Mason-Dixon Line was created...
To solve a property dispute
To transmit the first phone call
As a route for westward expansion
To divide Free states from Slave states
53
Antibiotics kill.....
Bacteria
Chlorophyll
Viruses
Odors
54
Which of the following is not a breed of beef cow?
Jersey
Charolais
Angus
Hereford
55
In 1850, from which country did most U.S. immigrants come?
Germany
Mexico
Ireland
Chima
56
Who is the professional athlete that came back to Cleveland after spending some time in Miami?
Kevin Durant
Payton Manning
LeBron James
Michael Jordan
57
Name the Disney movie that contains the character by the name of Olaf.
Lion King
Mulan
Beauty & The Beast
Frozen
58
When Mrs. Johnson was in elementary school her friend had a pet that bit her. What was the pet?
Pig
Do
Racoon
Ferret
59
Which of the following is necessary for photosynthesis?
Sunshine
Wind
Quiet
Low atmospheric pressure
60
The frontal lobe of your brain controls...
your hearing and memory
your sense of touch
your sight
your learning and descision making
61
In the U.S., the Bill of Rights guarantees that citizens will have....
An army
Jobs
Personal freedoms
Health benefits
62
Which is an example of a simple machine?
Volcano
Pulley
Computer
Steam engine
63
The type of waves created by an earthquake are called:
Plasmatic
Ecstatic
Volcanic
Seismic
64
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Ohio
The Rio Grande
The Missouri
The Mississippi
65
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Yangtze
Mississippi
Nile
66
Which is NOT a job of the orchestra's conductor?
Keeps musicians playing together
Writes the music
Determines how fast the music is played
Leads rehearsals
67
A moving object tends to continue moving unless something stops it. That's the law of:
Gravity
The Land
Revolution
Inertia
68
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird ?
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Truman Capote
Harper Lee
69
John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and Ferdinand Magellan were all...
Scientists
Explorers
Rulers
Inventors
70
What 1975 horror film caused a slowdown in summer tourism?
The Nightmare on Elm Street
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Jaws
Psycho
71
In U.S. History, what is the name of the document that freed the slaves?
The Freedom Act of 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Dred Scott Decision
The Gettysburg Address
72
What type of angle describes the corner of square?
Right angle
Obtuse angle
Acute angle
Complimentary angle
73
In what year did English settlers first land at Jamestown, Virginia?
1607
1707
1621
1492
74
What sport did Mrs. McGraw manage while in high school?
Swimming
Lacrosse
Wrestling
Softball
75
Which two words are homonyms?
White and black
Large and big
Blue and blew
Chip and dip
76
What was the highest rated TV series of 1996?
Seifield
Full House
The Big Bang Theory
The Simpsons