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