What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Uranus
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Van Buren
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for eight shoes. How many pairs of shoes do you have to get rid of?
14
12
16
9
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1 million
100
100,000
1000
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
B
A
AB
O
If a shopping cart contains one apple, two bananas, three oranges, and four hot dogs, what percentage of the cart's total contents is fruit?
80%
40%
50%
60%
What color in the visible light spectrum does chlorophyll absorb the least?
blue
red
violet
green
What literary term is an exaggeration to show emphasis?
onomatopoeia
paradox
inverted syntax
hyperbole
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
children
leaf
toy
cup
True or false? Bats are mammals.
false
true
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
3
1
4
2
What is the minimum age required to be a US President?
25
35
30
40
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
30 days
180 hours
365 days
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
proton
electron
moron
neutron
Since the late 1930s, what calendar date has been designated for the inauguration of a United States president?
Nov 6
Nov 25
Jan 1
Jan 20
What is the largest organ of the human body?
skin
spleen
large intestine
heart
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
shark
sea urchin
seahorse
sea lion
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
What's the capitol of Connecticut?
Fairfield
Scranton
Hartford
Greenwich
If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?
5 hours, 10 minutes
4 hours, 45 minutes
4 hours, 30 minutes
3 hours, 25 minutes
How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?
15
10
12.5
21
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
Inca
What do you call the three trailing dots at the end of a sentence? (...)
brackets
ampersand
hyphen
ellipsis
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
Great Britain
Spain
Italy
France
What was the most widely grown crop in the Middle Colonies?
barley
corn
wheat
tobacco
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
false
true
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
archaeologist
proctologist
geologist
paleontologist
The bassoon is a member of what musical family?
string
percussion
woodwind
brass
What revolutionary leader wrote the influential "Common Sense" in 1776?
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Thomas Paine
Alexander Hamilton
What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz"?
ounce
mole
inch
ozone
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
carbon
oxygen
helium
hydrogen
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Aerospace
Aeronautics
Administration
Academy
One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
.91
2.54
22
30.48
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
Antarctica
Africa
China
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
4
5
3
2
What river forms the border between Indiana and Kentucky?
Green River
Meramec River
Ohio River
Missouri River
Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality, To Kill a Mockingbird?
Tom Robinson
Atticus Finch
Jean Louise Scout
Harper Lee
How many sides does a hexagon have?
10
8
12
6
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
39
51
27
16
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
three
eight
two
How many faces are there on a cube?
4
12
6
8
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
long
short
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
India
Brazil
Egypt
South Africa
How many great lakes are there in the United States?
3
5
4
7
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
19
15
10
27
What is the longest river in the world?
Rio Grande
Nile
Mississippi
Amazon
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Rome
Greece
China
Brazil
On what date was Julius Caesar killed?
March 15
April 1
March 8
March 7
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Joseph Swan
Benjamin Franklin
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
false
true
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?
Challenger
Explorer
Sputnik
Rover
What is the "&" symbol called?
ellipsis
ampersand
apostrophe
conjunction
Known as "The Conqueror," what was the first name of the king who won the throne of England in 1066?
William
Henry
George
Bruce
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Marshall Islands
Monaco
San Marino
In the sentence, "The race ended quickly." What part of speech is quickly?
adjective
preposition
verb
adverb
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
conjunctions
gerunds
prepositions
articles
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
360
180
98.6
90
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/3?
9/27
7/28
10/40
3/1
Which is an example of alliterative language?
The moon smiled down on the sleeping children.
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
The ocean glistened as the day turned to night.
The strong gusts whistled through the trees.
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
4
2
5
3
Which is NOT a type of rock?
igneous
monolithic
sedimentary
metamorphic
How many countries are in Africa?
29
54
37
123
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
camel
dog
bear
lion
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
past participle
present
past
future
How many feet is 2.5 yards?
30
1760
7.5
25
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
the
calico
pretty
on