8th Grade BOB Round 1 - 2026

In Moongarden, what does the acronym S.L.A.M. stand for?

• Stellar Landing near Atlantis and the Moon

• Scientific Lunar Academy of Magic

• School of Learning about Moongardens

• Space Launching Academy of Mathematics

In the book Blood in the Water, who is Kaylani going to visit for the summer?

• The Obamas

• Her dad’s sister and her cousins

• Her grandmother’s bougie church friends

• Her grandparents in New York

In the book, The Labors of Hercules Beal, what is the name of the sculptor who has to sell her work?

• Mrs. Mitchell

• Mrs. Henderson

• Mrs. Savage

• Mrs. Schultz

In Moongarden, Myra says at S.L.A.M. rule number one for cutting class is the following:

• always act like you know where you're going

• don't get caught

• bring a friend

• don't do it

In the book Blood in the Water, how does Kaylani describe Chadwick?

• “stop-traffic type of cute.”

• mean and ugly

• "a real charm piece of work.”

• "a player.”

In The Labors of Hercules Beal, how does he satisfy the first labor?

• He chases away the "ugly cats" and boards up the house

• He finds a map and finds a treasure

• He reads a 750 page book for the first time

• He completed a marathon

In Moongarden, why did the settlers leave the old world?

• aliens had landed on earth

• because the world was too small

• They were being hit by asteroids

• plants turned poisonous and leached toxins into the atmosphere

In the book Blood in the Water, why does Kaylani want to go to Pre-Law camp in August

• To get away from her mother

• To make extra money

• to become famous

• to learn things to help her dad get released from prison

In The Labors of Hercules Beal, what is the name of Hercules's school?

• School of Children's Sciences

• Academy of Gifted Scientists

• Day School for Biology Sciences

• Cape Cod Academy of Environmental Sciences

In Moongarden, Myra says "Reps" are ______.

• Repetitions which are clones grown in a lab

• useless old people

• teachers who have retired

• exercises done by the students