NJHS 8th Grade Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is a limitation for a model of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

scale of the planets

Question 2

Who is credited with writing most of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Tom's credit card has 5% interest/month and Tom charges $100, how much interest in 3 months?

Accepted Answer

15.76

Question 4

Which of the following is a thesis?

Accepted Answer

The main character has a flawed personality

Question 5

Which sport do the contestants nor any of the spectators know the winners/ahead until the end?

Accepted Answer

Boxing

Question 6

Which breed of dog is noted for it's spotted coat?

Accepted Answer

Dalmation

Question 7

Which NJHS officer needs to make sure all of the rules of a meeting are being followed?

Accepted Answer

Parliamentarian

Question 8

What animal's diet is made up almost entirely of eucalyptus leaves?

Accepted Answer

Koala Bear

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of speed but not velocity?

Accepted Answer

50 miles per hour

Question 10

Which character from Guardians of the Galaxy character is half alien?

Accepted Answer

Peter Quill

Question 11

Which YouTube creator in the list below had the most subscribers in 2014?

Accepted Answer

Smosh

Question 12

You are looking at the painting "Starry Night" who painted it?

Accepted Answer

Vincent Van Gogh

Question 13

Which company sold the most phones in 2013?

Accepted Answer

Samsung

Question 14

Which song was not performed at the 2015 Superbowl halftime show?

Accepted Answer

Hot 'n Cold

Question 15

Mathematics- Which of the following is not an irrational number?

Accepted Answer

√2 × √2

Question 16

Which actor will not be in the new Avengers film?

Accepted Answer

Johnny Depp

Question 17

Which of the following is the best example of service in NJHS?

Accepted Answer

collecting food donations for a shelter

Question 18

Which of the following is not a principle of the National Junior Honor Society?

Accepted Answer

organization

Question 19

Which of the following is a computer programming language?

Accepted Answer

java

Question 20

What is the name of Kim and Kanye's baby?

Accepted Answer

North West

Question 21

What is the minimum wage in Texas today (Feb. 2015)?

Accepted Answer

$7.25/hr

Question 22

Which of the following elements is a nonmetal?

Accepted Answer

Sulfur

Question 23

What does federalism or federal system mean?

Accepted Answer

sharing of power between state and national govt.

Question 24

Analogy- assessment is to school as food is to __________________.

Accepted Answer

eating

Question 25

Which of the following shows a proportional function?

Accepted Answer

y = 3x

Question 26

Which battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Saratoga

Question 27

When you want to separate two independent clauses in a sentence what would you use?

Accepted Answer

a semicolon ;

Question 28

What is tall when young and old when short?

Accepted Answer

a candle

Question 29

Which of the following is not a main character's name on Friends?

Accepted Answer

Matthew

Question 30

Which movie was not released in 2014?

Accepted Answer

Frozen

NJHS 8th Grade Quiz

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NJHS 8th Grade Quiz

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