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