Buerkle Virtual Trivia Night

Question 1

The First Thanksgiving was actually created by George Washington to celebrate what hopeful moment in U.S. history?

Accepted Answer

The ratification of the Constitution

Question 2

What number is an improper fraction always greater than?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 3

What technique in art uses lots of small dots?

Accepted Answer

Pointillism

Question 4

A comparison using "like" or "as" is called a _____________.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 5

According to Forbes, who was the highest paid athlete in 2020?

Accepted Answer

Roger Federer

Question 6

A football team consists of how many players on the field?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 7

Which Olympian has the most medals in Olympic history?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Question 8

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Cleaning station

Question 9

Where is the Mehlville School District’s Facility department located?

Accepted Answer

In the Old Post Hospital building in Jefferson Barracks

Question 10

"You're pulling my leg" is an example of an _________.

Accepted Answer

idiom

Question 11

What modern day condiment was once sold as medicine?

Accepted Answer

Ketchup

Question 12

What animal “horde” once attacked Napoleon Bonaparte?

Accepted Answer

rabbits

Question 13

How old is the Earth and our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

4.6 billion years

Question 14

John Legend is the first African American EGOT winner -- where is he from?

Accepted Answer

Ohio

Question 15

This St. Louis Blues player is the team's all-time leader in points, assists and games played

Accepted Answer

Bernie Federko

Question 16

What is the chemical formula for rock salt?

Accepted Answer

NaCl

Question 17

Which president owned a parrot that swore too much?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson

Question 18

What is an example of a quadrilateral?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle

Question 19

After which principal was the Counseling Center named?

Accepted Answer

Jerry Langsdorf

Question 20

Which change did NOT happen before Buerkle’s transition from a junior high to a middle school in 2003?

Accepted Answer

The addition of the Industrial Arts room on the bottom floor

Question 21

If angle x is five less than half a right angle, what is the measure of x?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 22

A type of writing that tries to convince the reader of something is called _______.

Accepted Answer

persuasive

Question 23

What is the sweet dessert that we use to measure circles?

Accepted Answer

Pie

Question 24

Words that connect one paragraph to the next and help the text flow are _____ words.

Accepted Answer

transition

Question 25

Current principal, Jim Kern, began his career in Mehlville doing what?

Accepted Answer

History teacher

Question 26

What is the correct term for the top number in a fraction?

Accepted Answer

Numerator

Question 27

How many years ago did the Big Bang occur?

Accepted Answer

13.7 billion years

Question 28

When we say “rise over run” in math what term are we referring to?

Accepted Answer

Slope

Question 29

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Computer mouse

Question 30

Long Beach, Compton, the Bronx (NYC), and Miami are considered the geographical centers of which genre?

Accepted Answer

Rap

Question 31

During what age of Earth’s Geologic History did the Dinosaurs live

Accepted Answer

Mesozoic

Question 32

Which person has held a position at Buerkle the longest?

Accepted Answer

Susan Sutton

Question 33

Which is NOT a State of Matter?

Accepted Answer

Air

Question 34

Which European capital city is really two separate cities?

Accepted Answer

Budapest

Question 35

Which Mehlville school was originally a Ninth Grade Center in Jefferson Barracks before its current location was built?

Accepted Answer

Oakville Senior High

Question 36

When is the most celebrated Math Holiday?

Accepted Answer

March 14

Question 37

In a room you see 2 dogs on a bed, a cat on a table, and 3 birds flying around a chair. How many legs are on the floor?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 38

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Desktop Computer

Question 39

What utensil was once seen as sacrilegious to Italians?

Accepted Answer

fork

Question 40

What is the ‘brain’ of a eukaryotic cell?

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Question 41

Which abstract expressionist was known for using the “drip technique”?

Accepted Answer

Jackson Pollock

Question 42

Margaret Buerkle Middle School’s Library is named after which former school principal?

Accepted Answer

Clifford Stratton

Question 43

A Japanese form of verse that uses 5-7-5 syllables is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

haiku

Question 44

What sporting event is held every year on Memorial Day Weekend?

Accepted Answer

Indianapolis 500

Question 45

A Venn diagram is used as a graphic organizer for which text structure?

Accepted Answer

compare/contrast

Question 46

In what year was Oakville, Washington, and Mehlville consolidated into one school district?

Accepted Answer

1951

Question 47

How long is a marathon?

Accepted Answer

26.2 miles

Question 48

What animal did the Maya honor that almost became our national symbol?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 49

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Sewing Machine

Question 50

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Standing Mixer

Question 51

The time and place in which a story happens is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 52

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Mitre Saw

Question 53

Stealing the words of other authors is called __________.

Accepted Answer

plagiarism

Question 54

What famous cartoon couple nickname did principals Arthur Streb and Ross Bullington fondly earn?

Accepted Answer

Rocky and Bullwinkle

Question 55

What do you call it when a person makes 3 back to back strikes in Bowling?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 56

Which musical artist has won the most Grammy awards in one night?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 57

What is the highest male voice?

Accepted Answer

Tenor

Question 58

In what country does its citizens throw a cinnamon birthday party when you turn 25 years old?

Accepted Answer

Denmark

Question 59

A sentence that goes on and on with out proper punctuation is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

run-on

Question 60

What is this machine or tool called?

Accepted Answer

Iron and Ironing Board

Question 61

What is the name given to the most recent Supercontinent?

Accepted Answer

Pangea

Question 62

Who was the only President never to be elected (to the Presidency nor Vice-Presidency)?

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 63

A solo is one person performing alone, what do we call three?

Accepted Answer

trio

Question 64

Lin-Manuel Miranda is famous for writing and starring in the musical "Hamilton". What was the first musical he wrote?

Accepted Answer

In the Heights

Buerkle Virtual Trivia Night

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Buerkle Virtual Trivia Night

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