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