Troll....................Dwarf of Scandinavian mythology who lives in caves and hoards money or treasure
Ogre...................Man-eating monster or giant in fairy tales and folklore
Gremlin ...............Small imaginary creature said humorously to cause problems in the workings of an aircraft or other operation
Golem ..................Artificially created human being of Jewish legend
Basilisk.................Venom-spitting, lizardlike monster having the head and wings of a rooster and the body of a snake and allegedly fatal breath and glance
English – LA – Level I – Identify the following famous literary pairs:
The famous Sherwood Forest archer and outlaw of medieval England and the woman he loved. (Robin Hood and Maid Marian)
The brother and sister of German folklore who, after being deserted in the woods by their poor father and wicked stepmother, discover a gingerbread house guarded by a wicked witch (Hansel and Gretel)
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fictional jungle hero born John Clayton (Lord Greystoke) and the English woman who is his mate (Tarzan and Jane)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous fictional detective and his admiring partner and best friend who narrates the stories (Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson)
English – LA – Level I – Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief (the first volume of Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series) mentions many names familiar from Greek mythology. Match these names with their identifying characteristic: (Format these into a matching exercise.)
Dionysus – god of wine (also fertility)
Aphrodite – goddess of love (also beauty)
Prometheus – a Titan who fought with Zeus (also gave the gift of fire)
Hermes – messenger god
Hera – goddess of women and marriage (also wife and sister of Zeus)
Pegasus – winged horse
Math – AL - Level 1 – What is the value of the sum of a+b+c if:
a + b = 8 b + c = -3 a + c = -5
(Answer: 0)
Math - AL - Level 2 - A right triangle has sides measuring 2x-1, 3x-13, and 3x-4 units. What is the value of x? (Answer: x=11)
Math - AL - Level 2 – Solve for x and y given that 3x + 2y = 11 and 5x – 2y = 13
(Answer: x=3, y=1)
Math - AL - Level 2 - Thirty-six students took a final exam on which the passing score was 70. The mean score of those who passed was 78, the mean score of those who failed was 60, and the mean of all scores was 71. How many students did not pass the exam? (Answer: 14 students)
Math - AL - Level 2 - Which quadrant will the line that passes through (0,4) and (1,3) NOT go through? (Answer: Quadrant III)
Math – AL – Level 2 – Carla’s baseball team won 50 out of their first 75 games in a season. How many of the remaining 45 games must they win to finish the season with 60% of games won? (Answer: 22 games)
Math - GE - Level 2 - Bill has 100 feet of fencing to enclose a circular area for his pet rabbit. What is the maximum number of square feet he can enclose? Express your answer to the nearest whole number. (Answer: 796 square feet)
Math - GE - Level 2 – A rectangular floor measuring 10 feet by 12 feet is tiled with one-foot square tiles. Through how many tiles would the diagonal of this rectangle pass? (Answer: 20 tiles)
Math - NE - Level 1 - Out of 28 students in Mr. Smith's homeroom, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. The ratio of students who have returned their field trip forms to those who have not is 3:1. If exactly half of the boys returned their field trip forms, how many girls have not returned their forms? (Answer: 1 girl)
Math - NE - Level 1 - Find the median and the mode for the following set of data: 1, 7, 3, 2, 3, 5, 4, 8, 7, 9, 7. What is the mean of these two numbers? (Answer: 6)
Math - NE - Level 2 - What is the difference between the product of the first four prime numbers and the sum of the first five composite numbers? (Answer: 173)
Math – NE- Level 2 - A bucket and five jars holds as much as a tub and three buckets, and two jars hold as much as two tubs. How many jars hold as much as one tub? (Answer: 13 jars)
Math - PR - Level 1 - A board game spinner is divided into three parts labeled A, B, and C. The probability of the spinner landing on A is 1/3 and the probability of the spinner landing on B is 5/12. What is the probability of the spinner landing on C? Express your answer as a common fraction. (Answer: 1/4)
Math - PR - Level 1 – One day, 60 flights departed Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport for five different destinations. One-quarter of the flights went to Dallas, one-third went to Seattle, one-fifth to Denver, and one-sixth to Sacramento. The remaining flights went to Los Angeles. How many flights went to Los Angeles? (Answer: 3 flights)
Math - PR - Level 1 - A jar contains two red jellybeans, three orange jellybeans, and four green jellybeans. Megan draws one jellybean from the jar, and then Barney draws one jellybean from those remaining. What is the probability that Megan draws a green jellybean and that Barney draws an orange one? (Answer: 1/6 (one out of six))
Math - PR - Level 2 - At a grocery store, cans are displayed in an arithmetic sequence. The bottom row has 28 cans, the next row up has 25 cans, and so on until there is one can in the top row of the display. How many cans are in the entire display? (Answer: 145 cans)
Math - PR - Level 1 - A bag contains 3 red marbles, 1 white marble, and 5 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing each of the following?
a. a white marble
b. a blue marble
c. a red marble
(Answer: a. 1/9 (one out of nine), b. 5/9 (five out of nine), c. 1/3 (one out of three))
Math - PR - Level 2 - In a school of 250 students, everyone takes one English class and one history class each year. Today 15 students were absent from their English class and 10 students were absent from their history class. Five of the students were absent from both classes. If a student from this school were chosen at random, what is the probability that he or she was not absent from either class? Express your answer as a percent. (Answer: 92%)
Math - PR - Level 2 – Sara must read five books for her literature class. She may read any one of three biographies, any two of four mysteries, and any two of five science fiction books on her list. How many different sets of five books can she choose? (Answer: 180 sets)
Math - PR - Level 2 – Mary has 9 CDs: 2 rap; 4 rock; and 3 country. How many different combinations of 5 CDs can she choose if she selects 1 rap, 2 rock, and 2 country discs? (Answer: 36 combinations)
Math - PR - Level 2 – Amy can mow a yard in 5 hours and it takes her brother Joe 7.5 hours to mow the same yard. If they have two lawn mowers, how many hours will it take for them to mow the yard together? (Answer: 3 hours)
Math - PR - Level 2 – Four dimes and four pennies are randomly placed in a row. What is the probability that the coins at the ends are both pennies? Express your answer as a common fraction. (Answer: 3/14)
Math - PR - Level 2 - At a men's doubles tennis tournament, there were three teams of two men. After the tournament, each man shook hands once with each of the other players except his partner. What is the total number of handshakes that occurred? (Answer: 12 handshakes occurred)
Math - WP - Level 1 - Kevin is delivering sandwiches to a local office building. Kevin's first delivery was to the middle floor of the building. He then took the elevator up 4 floors for the next delivery, down 6 floors for the third delivery, and up 7 floors for his last delivery. He was then on the top floor of the building. How many floors did the building have? (Answer: 11 floors)
Math - WP - Level 2 - What is the minimum number of 3 inch by 5 inch cards needed to cover a 4 foot by 5 foot bulletin board completely? (Answer: 192 cards)
Math - WP - Level 2 – A US size 7 1/2 shoe is equivalent to a European size 40 2/3, a US size 8 equals a European size 41 1/3, and each time the US size increases by 1/2 size, the European size increase by 2/3 size. Shaquille O’Neal wears a US size 23. What size would he need if he bought European shoes? (Answer: size 61 1/3)
Math - WP - Level 2 - Laura and Kathy are playing a game. Laura agrees to give Kathy two pieces of candy for each game that Laura loses. Kathy agrees to give Laura three pieces of candy for each game that Laura wins. After playing 30 games, Laura has the same number of pieces of candy with which she started. If there were no ties, how many games did Laura win? (Answer: 12 games)
Math – PR – Level 2 - Jake makes 80% of his free throw attempts. Determine the probabilities that he:
a) makes both of his next two attempts
b) misses both of his next two attempts
Express your answers as fractions in simplest form. (Answers: a) 16/25 b) 1/25)
Math – PR – Level 2 – Put these probabilities in order from the most likely to the least likely.
a. flipping a coin 10 times and getting heads each time
b. winning a sweepstakes with 10,000,000 to 1 odds of winning
d. when two 6-sided dice are rolled, their sum is 4
Answer: (c, d, a, b)
Social Studies - WG - Level 1 - Name five United Nations countries that begin and end with the letter A. (Possible answers: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Argentina, Antigua)
Soc S – UH – Level I – The Northern & Southern Civil War soldiers were referred to by several nicknames. Identify whether the name is associated with the Union or Confederate army:
Johnny Reb
Blue bellies
Billy Yank
Graycoats
Yankees
(Answers: 1-C, 2-U, 3-U, 4-C, 5-U)
Social Studies - WG - Level 2 - As of July 1, 2013, there were 28 member countries in the European Union. Name:
a. the largest member country in square mileage
b. the most populous member country
c. two member countries that border the Mediterranean Sea
d. two European countries that were not member countries as of July 1, 2013
(Answers: a. France b. Germany c. Italy, France, Spain, Greece d. Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo)
Social Studies – UG – Level 2 – List the five Great Lakes in alphabetical order and then name 5 of the 8 states that border them.
(Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior) (Any 5 of the following 8 are correct: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York).
Social Studies – UH – Level 2 – Match the following six presidents and vice presidents. Then put the pairs in chronological order.
Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Spiro Agnew, Joe Biden, Richard Cheney, Walter Mondale.
Social Studies – UH – Level 2. Match the following Civil War events with their descriptions.
EVENTS: Fort Sumter, First Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Appomattox. DESCRIPTIONS: Lee surrenders to Grant; First major land battle that made Stonewall Jackson famous; Official turning point of the war and bloodiest battle; Bloodiest single day; Starting point; North gains control of the Mississippi River and splits the Confederacy.
Fort Sumter was the starting point.
First Bull Run was the first major land battle and it made Stonewall Jackson famous.
Antietam was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Vicksburg allowed the North to gain control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy.
Gettysburg was the official turning point of the war and was the bloodiest overall battle.
Appomattox was where Lee surrendered to Grant.
Social Studies – WH – Level 2 – Match the following individuals to their description. Then state the one world event with which these people are all associated.
INDIVIDUALS: Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Hideki Tojo, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler.
DESCRIPTIONS: Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe, Army party leader of Japan, President of United States, Nazi leader of Germany, Communist leader of Russia, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Fascist leader of Italy.
Harry Truman was President of the United States.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe.
Joseph Stalin was the Communist leader of Russia.
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Hideki Tojo was the Army Party leader of Japan.
Benito Mussolini was the Fascist leader of Italy.
Adolf Hitler was the Nazi leader of Germany.
These people are all associated with World War Two.
Social Studies – AH – Level 2 – Match the following five people with their famous quotes.
A) Neil Armstrong, B) Alexander Graham Bell, C) John Wilkes Booth, D) Patrick Henry, E) Thomas Edison.
1) “Give me liberty or give me death!” 2) “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” 3) “The Eagle has landed.” 4) “Death to tyrants!” 5) “There is no substitute for hard work.”
(A = 3, B = 2, C = 4, D = 1, E = 5)
Social Studies – EC – Level 2 – Match each of the following US coins with the portrait engraved on the front (heads) and the scene engraved on the back (tails). Note: The term eagle is used twice.
COINS: A) penny, B) nickel, C) dime, D) quarter, E) half-dollar, F) dollar
(Answers: A =3=V, B=5=III, C=6=II, D=1= I, E=2=IV, F=4=I)
Sci – ES – Level II – Give the terms for the molten rock under the Earth’s surface, the molten rock that reaches the surface flowing from a volcano, and the hard, black, smooth, shiny volcanic glass formed when molten rock cools quickly. (magma, lava, obsidian)
Sci – ES – Level II - Which geological term designates a point on the earth’s surface directly above the true center of an earthquake, which scale devised by an American is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes, and which instrument whose name begins with S is used to detect earthquakes and measure their strength? (epicenter / Richter scale / seismograph)
Sci – ES – Level II – What is an equinox and in which two months do they occur? (Answer may include: Days and nights are about equal and/or sun is directly above Earth’s equator. Equinoxes occur in March and September.)
Sci – PS – Level I – Identify each of the following planets.
Social Studies – CE – With the Internal Revenue Service under high scrutiny, your team has been asked to rework how we collect taxes in the United States. Research our current tax structure as well as plans recently proposed by others. Use this information to design a new income tax plan.
Social Studies – CE – After the September 11, 2001, attacks, our country took precautions to try to prevent more terror attacks. There was the passage of the Patriot Act and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Still, we saw terror-type bombings at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Are we doing the right things? Are we doing enough? Your team has been asked to look at what the United States should do from here. Develop a reasonable plan for public safety.
Science – ES – Discuss the pros and cons of fracking, obtaining oil and gas from shale rock formations.
FOURTH QUARTER
Math - AL - Level 1 – Solve for q if q+17=3q+9. (Answer: q=4)
Math - AL - Level 1 - If 83 = 2x, what is the value of x? (Answer: x=9)
Math - AL - Level 1 - Each student works at the same speed. If five students can complete a job in six days, how many days would it take three students to complete the same job? (Answer: 10 days)
Math - AL - Level 1 - How many seconds are in 5.2 minutes? (Answer: 312 seconds)
Math - AL - Level 1 – State the equation of a line with a slope of 4 and a y-intercept of -3. (Answer: y=4x-3)
Math - AL - Level 1 – If 50 ounces of juice cost 65 cents, calculate how much 70 ounces will cost. (Answer: 91 cents)
Math - AL - Level 1 – Solve the following equation: 32 - (52-22) [3 squared minus the quantity 5 squared minus 2 squared]. Answer: -12 (negative 12)
Math - AL - Level 1 – At Awesome Academy, the ratio of 8th graders to 7th graders is 3 to 2. What percent of the combined two groups are 8th graders? (Answer: 60%)
Math - AL - Level 1 – Evaluate (4√16)(3√25) [The quantity 4 times root 16 times the quantity 3 times root 25]. (Answer: 240)
Math - AL - Level 1 – What is 2/5of a number if 2/3 of the same number is 25? (Answer: 15)
Math - AL - Level 1 - What is the remainder when 2930 is divided by 60? (Answer: 50)
Math - AL - Level 1 – In his will, Mr. Monroe left 1/2 of his estate to his wife, 1/3 to his daughter, and the balance of $23,000 to his son. How much was the value of Mr. Monroe’s estate? (Answer: $138,000)
Math – AL – Level 1 - 25% of what number is equal to 50% of 400? (Answer: 800)
Math - AL - Level 2 – Evaluate 3y-4(y-2) [3y minus 4 times the quantity y minus 2] when y=5. (Answer: 3)
Math – AL – Level 2 – In order to pass a 40-question history exam, Mitchell needed to get 70% of the answers correct. When he got his exam back, he realized that he got two more answers correct than he needed to pass. How many questions did he get correct? (Answer: 30 questions)
Math - GE - Level 1 - How many distinct diagonals of a convex hexagon can be drawn? (Answer: 9 diagonals)
Math - GE - Level 2 – The perimeter of a rectangle is 48 units, and its length is twice its width. What is the number of square units in the area of the rectangle? (Answer: 128 units)
Math - GE - Level 1 - The area of a square room is 225 square feet. How many feet are in the perimeter of the room? (Answer: 60 feet)
Math - GE - Level 2 – Travis has 100 feet of fencing to build a square pen for his pet guinea pig. What is the maximum number of square feet he can enclose? (Answer: 625 square feet)
Math - NE - Level 1 - A video game was discounted 30% to a sale price of $56. What was the original price of the video game? (Answer: $80)
Math - NE - Level 1 – In the town of Clancy, 1/2 of 1% of the town’s 100,000 families have incomes over $80,000 per year. How many families with incomes over $80,000 per year are in Clancy? (Answer: 500 families)
Math - NE - Level 1 - What is the greatest common factor of 168 and 42? (
