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General 8th grade trivia
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1
What is an idiom?
a saying that is literal
a dumb story
a true story
a saying that is NOT literal
2
Closest river to Madi Kleven's house.
Snake
Red
Mississippi
Missouri
3
What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for his work in theoretical physics?
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Leonard Hofstedter
Sheldon Cooper
4
What is the plot of the story?
the setting
the lesson
the characters
the summary
5
First permanent people in ND
Fur Traders
Meti
Chippewa
Mandan
6
What is arachnophobia?
fear of turtles
fear of spiders
fear of heights
fear of snakes
7
What is the value of
π
?
3.141592
3.1
3.14
It's irrational, not able to be shown with a decimal
8
What does a writer do to show dialogue?
start a new paragraph
make the type bold
underline the passage
Use quotation marks and start a paragraph for each speaker
9
What is a function?
A relationship that has one output for every input
A group of equations
Lightning McQueen
The Opposite of an equation
10
Formula for the Volume of a cylinder.
V = (4/3)πr3
V = l * w * h
V = (1/3)πr2h
V = πr2h
11
Power pertaining to or operated by air or another gas.
Electric
Hydraulic
Jon Bon Jovi
Pneumatic
12
Input Gear has 30 teeth, Output Gear has 60 teeth; What is the gear ratio?
6:1
3:1
1:2
2:1
13
A twisting force on an object
Torque
Magic
Matt Damon
Peer Pressure
14
What is a trickster tale?
a story whose smaller character tricks a main character
a story about a circus
a story about Halloween
a story about magic
15
What is the longest river in the United States?
Colorado
Delaware
Missouri
Mississippi
16
In which part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?
Ozonosphere
Climosphere
Heliosphere
Stratosphere
17
What is the name of ND's National Park?
Alvin National
Turtle River
Roughrider Park
Theodore National
18
Simplify: 2
3
x 2
5
x 3
2
x 3
6
3616
368
616
68
19
What is a noun?
all of the answers
thing or idea
person
place
20
What is a back and forth movement on a linear path?
Canada
Recipriocating
Oscillate
Chile Peppers
21
The process of locating a problem and making repairs in machinery or technical equipment.
Troubleshoot
Bananas
Thermostat
Canada
22
What is the hardest natural substance know?
iron
graphite
talc
diamond
23
What is another name for a tidal wave?
sound
ground
solar
tsunami
24
Largest lake in ND
Sakakawea
Devils
Long
Superior
25
What is the pH of water?
1
14
7
3
26
What is the highest mountain on Earth?
Fuji
Olympus
Everest
McKinley
27
Formula for the Volume of a sphere.
V = (1/3)πr2h
V = πr2h
V = l * w * h
V = (4/3)πr3
28
State in the United States which were previously called the Sandwich Islands
Florida Keys
Alaska
Rhode
Hawaii
29
If speed goes up.....
Torque goes up
Speed goes down
Mr. Ness yells
Torque goes down
30
What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
Natural
Methane
Oxygen
Nitrogen
31
4 ways to describe a linear relationship
graph, drawing, equation, table
graph, equation, words, table
equation, table, chart, table
graph, equation, symbol, drawing
32
What is a metaphor?
I don't know
a comparison of two things
tying your shoes
what's it for
33
Which Phoenix teacher has taught in elementary, middle school, high school, and college?
Mrs. Monley
Mr. Ness
Mrs. Otto
Mr. Roehrich
34
Formula for the Volume of a cone.
V = πr2h
V = l * w * h
V = (1/3)πr2h
V = (4/3)πr3
35
Highest mountain in the US.
McKinley
Fuji
Everest
McKinney
36
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as".
Simile
idiom
Smile
dunderhoof
37
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
Sputnik
Spitnik
Apollo 13
Mercury 1
38
A method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group generate ideas.
Brainstorming
Experimentation
Texture
Model
39
What is the main greenhouse gas?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Natural
40
What is narrative writing?
predicting what will happen
telling a story
acting out a story
writing a story
41
Pick the third largest city in ND
Bismarck
Jamestown
Grand Forks
Minot
42
What is the theme of a story?
characters
the lesson
length of story
setting of the story
43
What is the graph of a quadratic equation?
the sine curve
a hyperbola
a line
a parabola
44
City in the center of North America.
Minot
Jamestown
Rugby
Devils Lake
45
A fictional story with some historical events or people.
Tall tale
Novel
Historical fiction
Biography
46
Jan. 1, 1902, The first postseason college football game was played in this city?
Honolulu, HI
Pasadena, CA
Christmas, AZ
Bismarck, ND
47
What is the graph of a linear equation?
a line
a hyperbola
the sine curve
a parabola
48
Which number is in scientific notation?
.13 x 1035
13 x 1035
13.1 x 1035
1.3 x 1035
49
A balancing of factors, all of which are not attainable at the same time.
Trade-Off
Demographic
Animal House
Workforce
50
The transmission of information through a common system of symbols, signs, behavior, speech.
Laser Floyd
Communication
Miming
Ergonomics
51
The longest river in the world
Missouri
Yellow
Amazon
Nile
