Second Chance Category
What was Pa's major in college?
electrical engineering
Round this number to the nearest hundred thousand:
a. 5,000,000
b. 5,329,000
c. 5,320,000
d. 5,300,000
d. 5,300,000
He was the "rock" upon which Jesus built his church.
Peter (Apostle and first Pope)
Which cultural group is NOT matched to the correct region of VA?
a. English - Coastal Plain (Tidewater) & Piedmont
b. Africans - Shenandoah Valley
c. Germans - Shenandoah Valley
b. Africans were in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont areas where tobacco was grown.
The world's most popular sport is
a. baseball
b. soccer
c. basketball
b. soccer
In what year did Sara and Jared Lanphere get married?
a. 2010
b. 2011
c. 2012
b. 2011
While turkey is the usually the main choice, what Thanksgiving dish is most well liked, according to surveys.
a. cranberry sauce
b. dressing
c. green bean casserole
d. pumpkin pie
b. dressing
What does 7b mean?
a. 7 + b
b. 7 x b
c. 7 - b
d. 7 / b
b. 7 x b
Saint who was the Bishop of Ireland and taught about th Holy Trinity using a shamrock
St. Patrick
Which is NOT a reason why the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
a. contaminated drinking water
b. population was moving westward
c. unhealthy living conditions
b. population was moving westward
Another name for table tennis is
a. badminton
b. pool
c. ping pong
c. ping pong
Which amusement park in Copenhagen, DE is said to have inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland?
Tivoli Gardens
Birthplace of President Bill Clinton, this state is home to Hot Springs National Park and The Ozark National Forest
Arkansas
Jessica and her 3 sisters divid 34 dolls equally. How many dolls will each sister receive?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 9 1/2
d. 11 1/3
a. 8 (cannot divide a doll)
Saint who was the husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus
Joseph
Which form of exchange was not often used to pay for things in the early days of the VA colony?
a. barter
b. tobacco
c. cash in a bank
d. credit
c. cash in a bank
Which athlete is NOT matched with the correct sport?
a. Simone Biles - tennis
b. Cristiano Ronaldo - soccer
c. Tiger Woods - golf
d. LeBron James - basketball
a. Simone Biles - tennis
the Beatles
Russia has ___ time zones, while China has __.
11; 1 (for national unity)
Evaluate and simplify your answer:
8 ÷ 4/9
a. 4/3
b. 12/9
c. 32/9
d. 18
d. 18
Saint who was the mother of Mary and the grandmother of Jesus
Anne
Most clothing in colonial VA was made of
a. cotton, wool, leather
b. silk, linen, bamboo
c. nylon, rayon, polyester
a. cotton, wool, leather
The only sport known to have been played on the moon is
a. tennis
b. football
c. golf
d. volleyball
c. golf (Apollo 14 Commander Alan Shepherd)
Which city/country pair is not correctly matched?
a. Liverpool - England
b. Florence - Italy
c. Barcelona - Portugal
d. Nice - France
c. Barcelona - Portugal (s/b Spain)
Why did the early VA settlers pick the Jamestown location?
1. easily defended
2. deep harbor
3. believed it had a good supply of fresh water
Solve, using the order of operations rules:
42 + [6+(5 x 3)2] ÷ 7 =
a. 75
b. 74
c. 39
d. 266
c. 39
Initially this saint "Saul" persecuted Christians, but he underwent a radical conversion on route to Damascus and became ___________
Paul
During the colonial period, most white Virginians lived in
a. large plantation houses
b. one-room homes with dirt floors
c. open air wigwams
b. one-room homes with dirt floors
Order these sports from oldest to newest:
bowling, wrestling, volleyball, tennis
1. wrestling (prehistoric, drawings on cave walls in France and Mongolia)
2. bowling (Egypt, 3200 BC)
3. tennis (1873)
4. volleyball (1895 at a YMCA in MA, US)
Your brain is about the size of which fruit?
a. cantaloupe
b. grapefruit
c. mandarin orange
d. grape
b. grapefruit
Name three hardships faced by the Jamestown settlers and how they were overcome.
1. lack of safe drinking water
2. lack of skills needed to thrive
3. starvation and disease
These were overcome by the strong leadership of John Smith, the arrival of supply ships, and trading with the Powhatan people.
Penelope and Violet each opened a savings account. Penelope has $95 less than three times Violet's savings. If Violet has s in her savings, which of the following expressions shows Penelope's savings?
a. s + $95
b. s - $95
c. 3s - $95
d. 2s + 95
c. 3s - $95
This saint born in France is known as the "Little Flower."
Therese
What was the primary difference between enslaved African-Americans and free African-Americans?
Free African-Americans tended to own their own businesses and homes but were denied most rights.
Enslaved AA generally worked in agriculture or as house servants and had property and no rights.
What is the name for when a bowler gets three strikes in a row?
a "turkey"
Which animal is NOT a carnivore?
a. polar bear
b. elephant
c. Venus flytrap
d. eagle
b. elephant