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