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