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