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