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Quizzes for Eighth Grade
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In part six of my Newbery Matching series, all the books are life stories of real people or fictional characters. Match the plot description on the left with the title on the right.
There are roads to be explored, experienced, taken and traveled - but they all have one thing in common - a journey. So, let's see where these roads take us!
Narrated by actor Neil Morrisey in the UK, 'Bob the Builder' originally ran on British television from 1999 until 2011. Can you match the characters to their names?
Australia is a unique country, large in size but has a small population. It shares no land borders with any country. This quiz explores the uniqueness of Australia through a few of its cultural icons.
It is important that all kids (and adults) understand the main principles behind American government and the freedoms we love. Enjoy this quiz while you are on the path to growing up to be a future leader of this wonderful country!
Have you ever been under peer pressure? These three guys had a decision to make because of their actions with a king. (All answers are taken from the book of Daniel in the NIV version of the Bible.)
Christmas is a very special season celebrating Jesus' birth. Do you know these people Jesus brought hope to in the Bible and the events that happened? (All answers NIV)
The line between genius and madness is a fine one. Can you identify these ten brilliant people whose quirky habits, strange behaviour and unusual ideas led some contemporaries to think that they were "a sandwich short of a picnic"?
Throughout history there have been people who challenge the status quo and stand up for what's right, even when facing insurmountable odds or danger. This quiz is about some of those people.
Civilization as we know it is believed to have begun in the ancient land of Mesopotamia, sometime between 3500 BC and 3000 BC. Can you identify the following terms that are associated with this Cradle of Civilization?
These messages have survived those who have written or received them. Some are on important matters, others are just gossip. For our good fortune were kept and are available today.
Now that you have learned some dinosaur lingo from the previous two quizzes, it is time to look at the these spectacular creatures and see what we have learned from their fossils. See if you can match up the dinosaur to the meaning of its name.
This quiz focuses on classical Chinese musical instruments, which often use a pentatonic scale rather than the heptatonic scale more common in Western music. Chinese instruments often influenced the development of similar instruments elsewhere.
Use the symbols of the periodic table of chemical elements to identify the boys' names. Example: Selenium (Se) and Thorium (Th) = Seth. Don't put any spaces in the answer. Good luck!
This quiz is not about Stephen King's book, it's about some of the bright objects in the sky that mankind has observed and sometimes been a little scared of for millennia. Let's see how many you know.
... is worth two in the bush, isn't it? Well not quite - my Ascension Quest challenge is now challenging you to figure out the word in these sayings that has been replaced by the word 'prayer'.
Have you ever been scared to do something brave? Gideon was a man that didn't have much courage, but decided to obey God. How much do you know about his story? (Answers are in the NIV version of the Bible.)
Like many of Robert Frost's poems, "Mending Wall" uses a rural New England setting to explore metaphysical issues while evoking a sense of the timeless immediacy of the moments he describes. And there are familiar quotes!
Have you ever wanted to do something that has never been done before, or even create something totally new? Here is a quiz on ten people who were courageously or creatively first.
Have you ever wanted a present or a gift so badly that it seemed to take forever? This man actually did wait a long time and God also asked him to make a sacrifice. Are you ready for the story of Abraham? :)
There are many places in the United States called Columbia, a term that refers to Christopher Columbus. Can you match them to their correct state? Good luck!
Some creatures are so unusual, they need to borrow names from other, more recognizable animals just so you have an idea of what they resemble (like 'tiger moth'). Can you find the correct matches to make a list of real double-named critters?
A bay is a body of water (salt or fresh) which is partly enclosed by surrounding land. Bays afford protected places for ships to anchor; many important coastal cities are located on bays for this reason. How many of these famous bays can you identify?
While writing my last quiz on expressions that can replace "hold up", I kept coming up with things for "hang up", so I wrote a follow-up quiz using that too! Match the expression with a word or words that can take the place of "hang up" or "be hung up".
Just match the animal to its correct group name and you're done - well after you've worked out the group names from a clue first. There is only one way to match all of these correctly.
There are twenty-three deserts in the world. Here are ten of them. Simply match the name of the desert with the country or countries in which it is found. Good luck.
I've decided to go on a long road trip. I'll stop here and there. I'll give you some clues and you have to guess which U.S. state I'm in. Remember to take this trip; your gasoline is free.
The achievements of women through history are often unsung, the achievements of young women and girls especially so. How much do you know about young women through history? (Note: this quiz focuses on European and post-colonial American figures.)