In this book, siblings Homer and Ada escape from the Southerland plantation. Suleman helps them reach the Great Dismal Swamp, where the title community of escaped slaves and freeborn children lives. What is the title of this Newbery Medal winner by Amina [uh-MEE-nuh] Luqman [luke-MAHN]-Dawson?

Select the least common denominator when you add the fractions one-half and two-thirds.

The two types of this physical process are evaporation and boiling. What is the word for a substance's phase change from a liquid to a gas?

Also known as the Mississippi Plateau, this Kentucky geographic region is known for its limestone caves. It borders all other geographic regions except one. Which Kentucky geographic region is named after a plant that is a member of the mint family?

This book's illustrator is the first Indigenous artist to win the Caldecott Medal. It ends with a description of the Standing Rock Sioux [SOO] tribe's efforts to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Give the title of this Carole Lindstrom picture book.

Now the site of a state park, this historic fort in Central Kentucky features log cabins that have been reconstructed near its original site. Name this fort in Mercer County, named after the man who directed the building of the first permanent settlement in Kentucky.

This musical word is a synonym of "decrescendo." Give this word that means gradually decreasing a musical passage's volume.

This vector quantity has both magnitude and direction. However, it uses the same SI unit as a certain scalar quantity: meters per second. Which physics measure gives an object's speed and direction?

What is the least common multiple for the numbers 4 and 14?

This military bugle call began as a signal to extinguish lights. Major General Daniel Butterfield revised an old call, "Tattoo," to create this 24-note work in 1862. What is this solemn song heard at military wreath layings and funerals?

Your teacher asks you to hand out three sheets of blank paper to each student in your class. How many sheets of paper do you need if there are 23 students in your class?

Most remotes use this type of electromagnetic radiation to signal the objects they control. On the electromagnetic spectrum, it lies between microwaves and visible light. What is this radiation that humans sense as heat?

This city has an eastern counterpart that is actually in Illinois. What is this Missouri city, home to baseball's Cardinals and the Gateway Arch?

Ancient works in this poetic genre include the Aeneid [uh-NEE-id], Iliad, and Odyssey. Give the word for a long narrative poem in which a hero goes on a quest.

Along with silver, this metal is found in the mineral ore galena [guh-LEE-nuh]. Because it absorbs radiation, people use it to make storage containers for radioactive waste and shields around x-ray machines. What is this poisonous element that was once common in paint?

A maximum of four people can play pickleball at the same time on one court. If there are three pickleball courts open and 36 people wanting to play, what fraction of those people can play?

This method of coal mining extracts material near the surface and is particularly harmful to the environment. Named for the high elevations where it typically occurs, in what type of coal extraction do machines remove shallow, thin layers of coal deposits?

This instrument's fifth string, called the chanterelle or drone, is shorter than its other four. Players can pluck the strings with plectrums or finger picks. Name this instrument that originated in Africa before becoming a bluegrass staple.

This author followed a Newbery-winning novel with Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. She won her first Newbery for the World War Two-set story Number the Stars. Name this creator of Jonas, the new Receiver of Memory, in The Giver.

This sound device appears in the sentence, "The bat had a snack." What is this device consisting of repeated vowel sounds?

This fourth movement of its composer's Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna in 1824. Based on a Friedrich Schiller poem, it praises peace and unity. Identify this final portion of Beethoven's Choral Symphony.

Compounds of this element with atomic number 7 help plants grow and animals make proteins. The fixed type is found in fertilizer, while the free kind can join hydrogen to form ammonia. Identify this gas that makes up about 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere.

For what Old World empire did the following explorers sail: Gonzalez, Pizarro, de Soto and Ponce de Leon?

Sharon sets aside half of her paycheck every week for her vacation. If she is paid $230 a week, how much will she have saved for vacation after four weeks?

In Fulton County, Kentucky, a marker stands to honor this historical man. After he heroically saved all his passengers by sacrificing his own life, Wallace Saunders wrote a ballad about him that spawned tall tales. Identify this railroad engineer who, in 1900, died in an accident near Vaughan, Mississippi.

This dance in 2/4 time originated in Bohemia, which is now part of the Czech Republic. Performed as a 'one-two-three-hop,' it is often accompanied by accordion music. Identify this dance that, because of its name, many people associate with Poland.

This assistant of Tycho Brahe [TEE-koh BRA] designed an instrument that inspired the modern refractive telescope. In 1609 he published a book called The New Astronomy. Identify this deviser of the three laws of planetary motion.

Virginia Dare was born here, as the first child born to English parents in the New World. What was the first attempted English settlement in North America?

How many centimeters are in 400 millimeters?

An activist gave this address on the Lincoln Memorial's steps on August 28, 1963. In it, he envisioned a day in which his children would be judged by the content of their character rather than by the color of their skin. What is this Martin Luther King, Jr. speech?

This state was the first to leave the Union, doing so in December 1860. What state features the cities of Greenville, Columbia and Charleston?

David can ride a unicycle for 10,560 feet. How many miles is this?

This part of all cells is a bilayer made of carbohydrates and lipoproteins. It allows certain substances to pass to the cell's interior while keeping others out. What is this flexible barrier that surrounds a cell's cytoplasm [SIGH-tow-plaz-um]?

This performer sought to choreograph what he called "dance for the common man." He starred in Pal Joey on Broadway before co-choreographing and co-starring in the film On the Town. Name this star of An American in Paris and Singin' in the Rain.

This process is how green plants transform light energy into chemical energy. It requires water, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, and sunlight, which the plant changes into sugars and oxygen. Name this process by which plants make their own food.

In ancient Greece, a playwright who specialized in this style was Aristophanes [air-uh-STOFF-uh-neez]. Its works were the opposite of tragedies. Give this word that, today, refers to a funny work with a happy ending.

This Greek prefix can mean "against" or "opposite." Give this prefix that can precede "freeze" or "biotic."

This civil rights icon was tragically assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968. Who is known for a 1963 event at the Lincoln Memorial in which he declared, "I have a dream"?

A special type of rectangle has four congruent sides with four right angles. What is this special rectangle?

This element of art deals with the areas occupied by and surrounding an artwork's primary objects. Identify this element that is either positive or negative.

One word in this homophone pair is a category of religious songs like "Amazing Grace." The other is a pronoun that refers to a male individual. Give these words' shared pronunciation.

People who have served on this body include Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. What ruling body serves as the final determiner for what is Constitutional in the United States?

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle XYZ. Side AB is 4 units long, BC is 6 units long, and XY is 8 units long. How long is YZ in units?

Despite their informal name, these paired insect appendages aren't used only for touch. They are made of individual joints and help the insect smell. Name these long sensory appendages found on an insect's head.

A standard six-sided die is tossed. What is the probability of rolling a number that isn't prime?

This animal's only species native to the U.S. is the nine-banded one. Relatives of sloths and anteaters, they are nocturnal and live in burrows. Name these mammals covered in tough armor plates.

Unlike watercolor, this type of paint lies on paper's surface to form a coating. What is this watercolor that becomes opaque when gum or a special white pigment is added?

The Declaration of Independence lists three rights that are "inalienable." What are they?

How many words in the following sentence need to be capitalized? My teacher said, "Next week is our class Christmas party."

Artists in this movement created readymades out of everyday objects that they bought and presented as art. It began in a cafe in Zurich, Switzerland during World War One. Identify this group led by Marcel Duchamp.

These items can be physical or virtual, durable or non-durable. What economic term refers to something a business sells to consumers?

What is the following sentence's direct object? Allie tossed the beach ball into the pool.

Solve for X: 5X plus 2 equals 32.

Give the name of vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

Consider the equation Y equals 11X plus 3. What is the value of Y when X equals 4?

Whose members are typically in charge of amphibious landings?

What is the following sentence's structure? I kicked the soccer ball, but I missed the goal.

Identify this Impressionist painter of Little Girl in a Blue Armchair.

This part of a science experiment is what the scientist observes and measures. In an experiment testing the effects of light on plant growth, the amount each plant grows is this type of variable. What is this variable that changes as an experiment's independent variable changes?

This actor played Trevor Spengler in Ghostbusters: Afterlife and its upcoming sequel. Since 2016, he has co-starred as Mike Wheeler on a Netflix sci-fi horror series. Name this portrayer of Eleven's boyfriend on Stranger Things.

Spelling required. The committee presented the ideas to a hostile audience. Spell the word in the preceding sentence that means 'unfriendly.'

What is the result when 3 is multiplied by the quantity, 3X plus 4Y, close quantity?

This biologist's first three books were Under the Sea-Wind, The Sea Around Us, and The Edge of the Sea. Her next publication warned of the dangers pesticides and other chemicals pose to the food chain. Name this author of Silent Spring.

In 2015, she became the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Britain. After her death in September 2022, who was succeeded by her son Charles?