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