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1
The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865. Was it mainly fought in the North or the South?
South
North
2
Which of these statements could be considered a theme of the novel?
In good against evil aweak fighter can defeat a strong enemy
Never trust what you don’t understand or you will get hurt.
Make sure you eat a good breakfast before you tesser.
Learn new languages to speak with people from other places.
3
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
D
B
A
C
4
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
J
F
H
G
5
Which U.S. President spoke of a “government of the people, by the people, for the people?”
John F. Kennedy
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
6
Name the triangle-shaped piece of land at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Peninsula
Basin
Confluence
Delta
7
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Lansing
Madison
Topeka
Des Moines
8
Algebra
c
e
a
d
9
In what sport do you get an extra point if you shoot from “downtown”?
Hockey
Baseball
Archery
Basketball
10
Which state borders the Atlantic Ocean?
West Virginia
South Carolina
North Dakota
Alabama
11
What was the name of the scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?
Watergate
Greenhouse
Whitewater
Teapot Dome
12
What American leader was “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen”?
Benedict Arnold
George Washington
Patrick Henry
George R. Clark
13
How many bones does the human skull consist of?
25 to 33
28 to 36
19 to 27
22 to 30
14
In the jazz era, which woodwind was called a "licorice stick"?
Oboe
Trumpet
Saxophone
Clarinet
15
From west coast to east coast, about how wide is the U.S. in miles to the closest thousand?
About 3,000 miles wide
About 1,000 miles wide
About 4,000 miles wide
About 2,000 miles wide
16
Algebra 2:
x = 3/2
x = 3/√2
x = ±(3/2)
x = ±(3/√2)
17
Which 2014 Newberry winner was missing?
Gregor the Overlander
Flora and Ulysses
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Yertle the Turtle
18
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
C
A
B
D
19
Geometry
a
e
c
b
20
What systems in the body maintains homeostasis?
the endocrine system
the digestive system
the immune system
the central nervous system
21
Who was the first patriot to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
John Witherspoon
22
What do we call the difficult period that followed the stock market crash of 1929?
The Great Recession
The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
The Great Reckoning
23
Solve using algebra...
10
18
16
14
24
In the song "America the Beautiful," where are the "purple mountains majesties"?
Across the wilderness
Below spacious skies
Along sea to shining sea
Above the fruited plains
25
Geometry
e
a
b
c
26
Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country"?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
27
Which President led the U.S. during the Spanish-American War?
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
28
What symbol of freedom was a gift from the people of France to the people of America?
Freedom Tower
The Statue of Liberty
The Washington Monument
The Eiffel Tower
29
Solve using algebra...
18
16
14
10
30
What is the name of the airplane used by the President of the United States?
Executive One
Capricorn One
Marine One
Air Force One
31
In 1775, who rode on horseback to warn that the British were coming?
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
Ethan Allen
Benjamin Franklin
32
Geometry
b
c
e
d
33
What group of people wears green and sells lots of thin-mint cookies?
Junior Mints
Brownies
Daisies
Girl Scouts
34
Who wrote the poems in
Where the Sidewalk Ends
?
Marilyn Singer
Shel Silverstein
Roald Dahl
A.A. Milne
35
Heart of Algebra
C
B
D
A
36
LIFE SCIENCE How many permanent teeth does a typical adult human have?
28
32
30
56
37
Which of the following
is not
one of the three branches that make up our national government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Congressional
38
Name the first Vice President that became our second President in 1797.
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
George Washington
39
What type of graph is shown? - Algebra
Pie Graph
Bar Chart
Zero Chart
Circle Graph
40
Geometry
e
a
b
c
41
What American document became the law of the land in 1788?
The Mayflower Compact
The Constitution of the U.S.
The Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
42
Algebra 2:
x = 3/2
x = ±(3/√2)
x = ±(3/2)
x = 3/√2
43
Name the famous artist mentioned in the title of a popular Dan Brown novel.
Michelangelo
Picasso
Monet
Da Vinci
44
Algebra 1:
x = ±0.5
x = 0.5
x = -0.25
x = ±√(13/60)
45
Which of her novels was the Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
To kill a mockingbird
Go set a watchman
Hunger games
Twilight
46
Algebra
d
b
c
e
47
What mammal of the American Southwest wears a coat of armor on its back?
Armadillo
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Turtle
48
George Herman Ruth was the best-known baseball player in the world. What was his nickname?
Lefty
Chief
Gipper
Babe
49
What is the thickest layer of the earth....?
Inner core
Mantle
Crust
Outer core
50
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
B
D
C
A
51
What was the name of the Vice President who served under President Bill Clinton?
Al Gore
Dick Cheney
Dan Quayle
Joe Biden
52
What is Oklahoma's State flower?
Mountain Laurel
Apple Blossom
Mistletoe
Forget-me-not
53
In what sport do American men's teams compete for the Davis Cup?
Hockey
Tennis
Basketball
Golf
54
In what war did the American Minutemen fight the Redcoats?
The War of 1812
The Revolutionary War
World War I
The American Civil War
55
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
110
145
55
70
56
Where is the Mojave Desert located?
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
57
Which Founding Father made up sayings like “Haste makes waste” for his almanac?
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Patrick Henry
58
Who wrote the classic American folk song “This Land is Your Land?
Pete Seeger
Joni Mitchell
Woody Guthrie
Bob Dylan
59
What is the hottest layer of the earth...?
Crust
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
60
Name of the valley where George Washington’s army spent the long, hard winter of 1777-78.
Valley Forge
Hudson Valley
Death Valley
Shenandoah Valley
61
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
NO
NO
NO
YES
62
When Congress passes a bill, who has to sign it before it becomes a law?
Supreme Court Justice
A majority of state governors
Secretary of State
The President of the United States
63
New York is connected to New Jersey by what bridge?
Brooklyn Bridge
George Washington Bridge
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
64
What is the capital of North Carolina?
Concord
Montpelier
Columbia
Raleigh
65
statistics and Probability
2
4
1
3
66
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
J
F
G
H
67
Does the skeletal system provide the structure to other surrounding systems?
True
False
68
American heroes of every major war lie in this tomb in Arlington National Cemetery. Name it.
Tomb of the Unknowns
Heroes Tomb
Tomb of Innocence
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
69
Algebra
a
c
e
d
70
What is the cardiovascular systems job?
Distribute Air
Distribute Food
Distribute both Blood and Air
Distribute Blood
71
Olympia is the capital of which U.S. state?
Oregon
California
Ohio
Washington
72
What do we call land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans to live?
Reservoirs
Homelands
Reservations
National Parks
73
The Earth's satellite is,...
The Stars
The Sun
A place far, far away,....
The Moon
74
Geometry
h
g
f
k
75
In what book series does "The Frizz" take her students on extraordinary field trips?
The Magic Treehouse
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Captain Underpants
The Magic School Bus
76
She led so many slaves to freedom that her people called her "Moses." Who was she?
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Ella Baker
Pauley Perrette
77
Which of the following was a Newberry Award author in 2018?
Gary Paulsen
Paul Fleischman
Walter Dean Myers
Jason Reynolds
78
You began as a Tenderfoot and hope to be an Eagle someday. What are you?
Girl Scout
Boy Scout
Army Recruit
Frontier Girl
79
What do we call April 22, when people join activities to help the environment?
Earth Day
The Big Clean Up
National Parks' Day
Green Day
80
Which President is pictured on the American quarter and dollar bill?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
81
Name the large bay that cuts the state of Maryland almost in half?
San Francisco Bay
Potomac Bay
Hudson Bay
Chesapeake Bay
82
Where did the crime in the novel
Monster
, take place?
Malcolm X Boulevard in a drug store
In Chicago in a pharmacy
Larksburg Drive in a deli
Malcolm V Boulevard in a drug store
83
Measurement and Geometry
D
B
C
A
84
Which of the following is NOT a Newberry Gold Medal winner?
The Westing Game
Maniac Magee
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Bridge to Terabitha
85
How many states had joined the Union when Washington became the first president?
11
13
None (States not yet established)
7
86
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
800
8000
15200
11200
87
Algebra 1:
x = ±√(13/60)
x = 0.5
x = -0.25
x = ±0.5
88
figure out this algebra equation y x y x y = 125
y =5
y =25
y =15
y =4
89
Heart of Algebra
B
A
D
C
90
What American company publishes the
Harry Potter
series by J.K. Rowling?
Golden Books
HarperCollins
Scholastic
Penguin Books
91
Newberry winning historical fiction writer; wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
Chris Kringle
Christopher Paolini
Matt Christopher
Christopher Paul Curtis
92
What brothers made the first successful airplane flight on Dec. 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, NC?
The Penn Brothers
The Wright Brothers
The Smith Brothers
The Orville Brothers
93
EARTH SCIENCE Approximately what fraction of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean?
Four-Fifths
Seven-Tenths
Two-Thirds
One-Half
94
Who wrote the novel
Murder on the Orient Express
?
Lisa Unger
Patricia Cornwell
Stephen King
Agatha Christie
95
Which of the following terms is an unknown value in an algebra problem?
coefficient
variable
expression
constant
96
What is the title of this Newberry Award Winning book?
The Giver
The Receiver
The Boy Named Jonas
The Old Man
97
Geometry
40' x 30'
50
80' x 60'
20' x 15'
98
What is the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery
Columbia
Jackson
Little Rock
99
In what city can you enter Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom?
Burbank
Orlando
Miami
Tampa
100
Algebra
e
b
c
d