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1. What is not found in an animal cell?

vacuoles

cell wall

ribosomes

cytoplasm

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?2. A health care professionals who provides checkup and general care is called

SpecialistPrimary care providerHealth educator

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?3. Which is not a communicable disease?

FluColdDiabetes

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?4. If you get bacteria like pink eyes you will

a. Clear it up with a medicineb. Antibiotics, have it for the rest of your life,c. Get better slower over time

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?5. The earth crust moves. Then with one shock after another,

the crust of the earth settles back down. What weather emergency or natural disaster is this?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?6. If two feet or more of moving water is sweeping away

sections of houses, this is called a _____ and to stay safe you should leave the area or find higher ground.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?7. This is the act or process of establishing a colony or colonies.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?8. A famous autobiography describes the life of this Jewish girl

in hiding during the 1940s in Europe. What is her name?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?9. This famous time period in history is named after a famous

African American neighborhood in New York City.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?10. Solve the mathematical problem below:

12 + 4 x (12-9)

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 11. The measure of the first angle of a triangle is 48°. The measure of the second angle is 32°. What is the measure, in degrees, of the third angle?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 12. The Ancient Aztec civilization was found in what modern-day country?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 13. Worshippers of this religion believe the angel Gabriel

appeared and told this person to become a prophet of God. Who was this prophet and what is the name of the religion?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?14. This is the third largest religion in the world and about 800

million of its followers live in India.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?15. This religion believes in one God with holy days including

Passover and Yom Kippur.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 16. Communion is practiced during the religious services of

this religion and is the largest religion of the world with 2 billion followers.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 17. These Ancient Romans were considered the working-

class people in the community.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 18. He was the First African American elected to a statewide

position in Maryland.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?19. This African American from Maryland is considered a co-

explorer of the North Pole.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?20. This famous African American musician has a high school

named after him in Silver Spring, Maryland.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 21. What state did our current president represent in the

Senate of the U.S.?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?22. What is the value for m using the lowest common denominator   m – 4/25 = ½

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?23. What is the total surface area of the polygon?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER? 24. Ahmed wants to list the numbers below in

order from least to greatest?

 

0.714 26% 7/60 38/75

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?25. The period of rotation for the planet earth is how long?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?26. A scientific educated guess is called?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?27. The leading major league home run hitters of the 2002 season are displayed on the back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot below. The stem-and-leaf plot has an error.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?27. Which sentence best describes the error in the stem-and-leaf plot?A. The stem-and-leaf plot should have only one keyB. The digits on the left side of the plot are in the wrong orderC. The key for the American league is incorrectD. The digits should be shown only once to show repeated

numbers in a data set.

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28. The earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the sun. What is this distance written in scientific notation?A. 9.3 x 106

B. 93 x 106

C.93 x 107

D.9.3 x 107

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29. Which amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?30. This famous court case established the principle of judicial

review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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31. Who was the president of the United States when the U.S. decided to expand by buying the Louisiana purchase?

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?32. Richard Allen was a preacher who helped to start the Free

African Society and what denominational church?

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33. What is not a reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire

1. Decline of the military.2. Empire grew too large.3. The death of Pericles.4. The population declined.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?34. What three are principles of democratic governments a. people organize for stability and safety, democratic

government is to provide for everyone, to wage war against enemies

b. people organize for stability and safety, governments use power to get things done, in a democracy students and adults work together

c. people organize for stability and safety, government and citizens work together, democratic government is to provide for the common good

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOLER?35. What colony was established for Roman Catholics fleeing

persecution in England?

What colony was established as a refuge for debtors?