Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Benjamin Franklin
Nikola Tesla
Joseph Swan
Thomas Edison
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
prepositions
gerunds
articles
conjunctions
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
India
Brazil
South Africa
Egypt
What is the longest river in the world?
Mississippi
Nile
Amazon
Rio Grande
What is the largest organ of the human body?
skin
large intestine
heart
spleen
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
180 hours
365 days
30 days
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
100,000
1 million
1000
100
How many sides does a hexagon have?
10
6
12
8
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
39
27
51
True or false? Bats are mammals.
false
true
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Brazil
Greece
China
Rome
If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?
4 hours, 45 minutes
3 hours, 25 minutes
4 hours, 30 minutes
5 hours, 10 minutes
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
2
5
4
3
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
false
true
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
sea lion
seahorse
shark
sea urchin
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Aeronautics
Aerospace
Academy
Administration
