What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Greece
China
Rome
Brazil
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
bear
camel
dog
lion
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
Brazil
India
Egypt
South Africa
True or false? Bats are mammals.
true
false
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
Spain
Italy
Great Britain
France
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
4
2
3
5
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
short
long
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
gerunds
conjunctions
articles
prepositions
One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
.91
2.54
22
30.48
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
360
90
98.6
180
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?
three
two
eight
four
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
Joseph Swan
Nikola Tesla
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
archaeologist
proctologist
paleontologist
geologist
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mars
Venus
Uranus
Mercury
How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?
21
12.5
10
15
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?
12
16
9
14
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
100
1000
1 million
100,000
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
39
27
16
51
In the sentence, "The race ended quickly." What part of speech is quickly?
adverb
adjective
preposition
verb
What is the smallest country in the world?
San Marino
Vatican City
Monaco
Marshall Islands
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
leaf
cup
children
toy
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
4
2
1
3
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Aztec
Maya
Olmec
Inca
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
4
2
3
5
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
sea lion
seahorse
shark
sea urchin
How many faces are there on a cube?
12
6
8
4
What is the longest river in the world?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Nile
Amazon
How many great lakes are there in the United States?
4
3
5
7
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days
30 days
180 hours
24 hours
What is the largest organ of the human body?
spleen
heart
large intestine
skin