MUTH’S TRUTHS

For those who asked for the answers to Prof. Muth’s Weekly Exam, viola!

MUSIC

What instrument did Louie Armstrong play?

The trumpet

What kind of music was Louie Armstrong famous for playing?

Jazz

Who was the lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin?

Jimmy Paige

Who was the lead singer for Led Zeppelin?

Robert Plant

HISTORY

Who yelled “The British are coming” on his famous midnight ride?

Paul Revere

Who fired the first shot that started the Revolutionary War?

Nobody knows for sure

Who did the Texans fight at the Battle of the Alamo?

The Mexicans

Who was the famous pioneer from Tennessee who died at the Alamo?

Davy Crockett

What does “suffrage” mean?

The right to vote

Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of…

Love

Apollo was the Greek god of…

Light and sun

The king of all Greek gods was…

Zeus

GEOGRAPHY

Which ocean is the smallest ocean?

Arctic

What are the swampy plains of the Arctic called?

The tundra

Which of these people live in the Arctic?

Eskimos

What is the capital of Argentina?

Buenos Aires

What is the name of the largest mountain range in Argentina?

Andes

What are Argentine cowboys called?

Gauchos

The official language of Argentina is?

Spanish

The farmland area of Argentina is called…

The Pampa

SCIENCE

What are the hardest parts of your body?

Teeth

Which of the following does NOT keep you healthy?

Watching TV

About how many bones are in an adult body?

200

About how many muscles are in your body?

600

About how many times does your heart beat every minute?

70

Most of your body is made up of, what?

Water

Number the sequence of how food enters your body and then moves through it, with “1” being where the food goes first.

4 The small intestine
2 The esophagus
6 The butt
1 The mouth
5 The large intestine
3 The stomach

What does your respiratory system allow your body to do?

Breathe

GRAMMAR

Prepositions are…

Words that describe location or position

Verbs are…

Action words

Nouns are…

Places or things

What do conjunctions do?

Connect parts of sentences

FAMOUS QUOTATIONS

Complete this sentence: Familiarity breeds…

Contempt

Complete this sentence: We must all hang together, or…

We will all hang separately.

Complete this sentence: If you don’t put it away…

I’ll throw it away

Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Chuck Muth
Filed under: National