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