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8th gradeEnd of the Year Review/Trivia

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a poem that has 14 lines and a A/B/A/B C/D/C/D E/F/E/F GG rhyme scheme

a)

sonnet

b)

villanelle

c)

free verse

d)

ode

2.

When driving what does this symbol mean?

a)

Ignore it, it isn't important

b)

Curvy Road

c)

Stop

d)

Merge

3.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

A person famous for inventing the airplane

b)

An African American poet during the Harlem Reinassance

c)

A famous baseball player

d)

An American president

4.
In the equation y=mx+b, m is the ____.
a)
Slope
b)
Y-intercept
c)
X-intercept
d)
Origin
5.
Who is Peter Parker?
a)
Aquaman
b)
Superman
c)
Spiderman
d)
Iron Man
6.
A word that sounds like what it means. 
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Consonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Verse
7.
Shifting pieces of the Earth's crust are called
a)
tectonic plates
b)
volcano
c)
magma
d)
island
8.

Which new sport is being added to the 2021 Olympics?

a)

Freestyle BMX

b)

Darts

c)

Cricket

d)

Bowling

9.
What year was the declaration of independence signed?
a)
1768
b)
2006
c)
1825
d)
1776
10.
What are the three branches of government in the United States?
a)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
b)
President, Legislative, Judicial
c)
Interpretive, Legislative, Prime Minister
d)
Executive, Congress, Court
11.
What Disney film contains the classic song 'Be Our Guest'?
a)
Cinderella 
b)
Beauty and the Beast
c)
Aladdin
d)
Mulan
12.

In the movie the Sandlot, What was the nickname of the kid who had big black glasses?

a)

Yeah Yeah

b)

Squints

c)

Smalls

d)

Scotty

13.

What is the name of the Australian weapon that is designed to come back to you when thrown?

a)

boomerang

b)

pogo stick

c)

wallabaloo

d)

there is no such thing

14.
Which are the three primary colors?
a)
orange, brown and green
b)
red, yellow and blue
c)
purple, orange and black
d)
yellow, green and red
15.
Total number of players on one football field?
a)
22
b)
20
c)
18
d)
24
16.
Which of these titles are not a Shakespeare play?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Romeo and Juliet
c)
Twelfth Night
d)
Charlotte's Web
17.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
18.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
19.
Which kitchen equipment is used to bake and serve main dishes and desserts?
a)
double boiler
b)
casserole 
c)
wok
20.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

21.
Where was Anne Frank born?
a)
the United States
b)
Auschwitz, Poland
c)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
d)
Frankfurt, Germany
22.
Who was the only person from the Secret Annex to survive the Holocaust?
a)
Ann Frank
b)
Margot Frank
c)
Mr. Frank
d)
Mrs. Frank
23.
What war is taking place during "The Diary of Anne Frank"?
a)
The War of 1812
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Vietnam War
24.

What is the first official National Park located in Wyoming?

a)

Devils Tower

b)

Yellowstone

c)

Devils Canyon

d)

Alcova

25.

What is the current population of Wyoming?

a)

578,759

b)

1,500,326

c)

25,000

d)

10 Million

26.

What is the name of the state with the red "X" in it?

a)

California

b)

Alaska

c)

Hawaii

d)

Wyoming

27.

What is the name of the state with the red "X" in it?

a)

Utah

b)

Wyoming

c)

New Mexico

d)

Arizona

28.

"Fortunate Son" is by what artist?

a)

Buffalo Springfield

b)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

c)

Bruce Springsteen

d)

Woody Guthrie

29.

What is the answer to this riddle?

"They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen."

a)

banks

b)

owls

c)

stars

d)

thieves

30.

acute angle

a)

less than 90 degrees

b)

a three-dimensional object that has six rectangular faces

c)

3.14

d)

an instrument for drawing/measuring angles

31.

an angle that measures greater than 90* but less than 180*

a)

acute angle

b)

obtuse angle

c)

straight angle

d)

right angle

32.

The Capitol is the building in Washington, D.C. where

a)

the Department of Defense is located

b)

the Supreme Court meets to rule on cases

c)

the two houses of Congress meet to make laws

33.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as".

b)

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

c)

An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

d)

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

34.
The struggle between opposing forces in known as the...
a)
conflict
b)
rising action
c)
theme
d)
plot
35.
A sudden and vivid memory of a past event is called a...
a)
climax
b)
flash forward
c)
external conflict
d)
flashback
36.

In soccer, if theball leaves the side of the field then you have a

a)

throw in

b)

free kick

c)

corner kick

d)

goalie kick

37.

Which instrument is a percussion instrument?

a)

Piano

b)

Synthesizer

c)

Fluglehorn

d)

Xylophone

38.

How do you say green in French?

a)

bleu

b)

vert

c)

jaune

d)

noir

39.

(a)   compares two things using like or as.

40.
Crows bats, and bumblebees make Justin Bieber wish he could fly. What change needs to be made to this sentence?
a)
Add a comma after Crows
b)
Remove the comma after bats
c)
Add a comma after bumblebees
d)
No change needed
41.
What year was Dr. Suess born?
a)
1899
b)
1904
c)
1940
d)
1999
42.

When a school bus is stopped ahead of you with red lights flashing, you must:

a)

a. Stop until the red lights stop flashing

b)

b. Slow down and pass with caution

c)

c. Pull to the side or shoulder of the road until the bus begins to move again

43.

What type of fish is Nemo?

a)

Zebra fish

b)

Orange Nimmo

c)

Goldfish

d)

Clown fish

44.
In the movie E.T., what kind of candy does Elliott use to lure the alien into the house?
a)
M&Ms
b)
Skittles
c)
Reese's Pieces
d)
Junior Mints
45.

Which branch of the government is in charge of making the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

46.

Which branch is the Supreme Court apart of...

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

47.
Simplify the expression.
-b + 2 + 9b
a)
2 + 8b
b)
2 - 8b
c)
-8b + 2
d)
-2 - 8b
48.

Where is this landmark?

a)

Beijing, China

b)

New York City, USA

c)

Paris, France

d)

Sydney, Australia

49.
(14 / 7)+4*3
a)
6
b)
18
c)
24
d)
12
50.

Chief god of Greek mythology.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Apollo

c)

Zeus

d)

Prometheus