Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Nikola Tesla
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Swan
Thomas Edison
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Monaco
Marshall Islands
San Marino
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
conjunctions
articles
gerunds
prepositions
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
Brazil
India
South Africa
Egypt
What is the longest river in the world?
Mississippi
Amazon
Nile
Rio Grande
What is the largest organ of the human body?
spleen
skin
heart
large intestine
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mars
Uranus
Mercury
Venus
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
180 hours
30 days
24 hours
365 days
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1000
100
1 million
100,000
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
51
39
27
True or false? Bats are mammals.
false
true
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
China
Rome
Greece
Brazil
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
5
4
2
3
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
seahorse
sea lion
sea urchin
shark
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Olmec
Inca
Maya
Aztec
If you need 1/2 cup of flour and you only have a 1/4 measuring cup, how many times do you need to use it to get the right amount of flour?
four
two
eight
three
