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