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Math

• A regular 12-side polyhedron is called a . . . ?

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• A regular 12-side polyhedron is called a . . ?

Dodecahedron

It’s comprised of 12 regular pentagons

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Math

• Which is greater: one third of thirty-six or one fourth of forty-four?

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• Which is greater: one third of thirty-six or one fourth of forty-four?

One-third of thirty-six = 12

One-fourth of forty-four = 11

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• On a graph is the x-axis horizontal or vertical?

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On a graph is the x-axis horizontal or vertical?

Horizontal

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• How many 9s do you use when you count every digit from 0 to 100?

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• How many 9s do you use when you count every digit from 0 to 100?

20

9,19,29,39,49,59,69,79,89,

90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99

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• What is the end-point of an acute angle called?

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• What is the end-point of an acute angle called?

A Vertex

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History

• What United States land purchase was referred to as ‘Seward’s Folly’?

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• What United States land purchase was referred to as ‘Seward’s Folly’?

The 1867 Purchase of Alaska

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• After World War II, what two super powers fought the ‘Cold War’?

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• After World War II, what two super powers fought the ‘Cold War’?

US & USSR (Soviet Union)

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• Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic?

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• Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic?

Amelia Earhart

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• Who was the President during the Great Depression Era?

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• Who was the President during the Great Depression Era?

FDR – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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History

• “Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation . . .” is the beginning of what famous address?

History

“Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation . . .” is the beginning of what famous address?

The Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln Nov 19th 1863One score = 20 years

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Science

• Where are a person’s biceps and triceps?

Science• Where are a person’s biceps and triceps?

Upper Arm

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• Over what continent did the first ‘hole’ in the ozone layer appear?

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• Over what continent did the first ‘hole’ in the ozone layer appear?

Antarctica

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• What gas traps the Earth’s heat and causes the ‘green house effect’?

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• What gas traps the Earth’s heat and causes the ‘green house effect’?

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

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• How many lenses does an ordinary (refracting) telescope have?

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• How many lenses does an ordinary (refracting) telescope have?

Two

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• In electricity, what is the opposite of an insulator?

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• In electricity, what is the opposite of an insulator?

Conductor

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Sports

• In baseball what does mean if a pitcher is called a ‘south paw’?

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• In baseball what does mean if a pitcher is called a ‘south paw’?

Left Handed

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• In baseball, what is the distance between each base?

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• In baseball, what is the distance between each base?

90 feet (30 yards)

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• In pool, what is the color of the eight ball?

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• In pool, what is the color of the eight ball?

Black

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• In Pool are the high balls striped or solid?

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• In Pool are the high balls striped or solid?

Striped

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• In soccer, the penalty line is how far from the net?

Sports• In soccer, the penalty line is how far from the net?

11 meters

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• What is the highest mountain on the North American continent?

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• What is the highest mountain on the North American continent?

Mount McKinley (20,320)

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• What is the name of the only US National Park in New England?

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• What is the name of the only US National Park in New England?

Acadia National Park

Located around Bar Harbor, Maine

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• If you visit Milan, what native language will you hear?

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• If you visit Milan, what native language will you hear?

Italian

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• What are the five towns belonging to the Wachusett Regional School District?

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• What are the five towns belonging to the Wachusett Regional School District?

Holden, Paxton, Rutland, Princeton, Sterling

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• Imagine that you bought a Beanie Baby for $6, sold it for $7, bought it back for $8, then sold it for $9. How much profit did you make?

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• Imagine that you bought a Beanie Baby for $6, sold it for $7, bought it back for $8, then sold it for $9. How much profit did you make?

$2.00

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