What planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Uranus
Mercury
Mars
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Rio Grande
Amazon
Mississippi
What is the largest organ of the human body?
spleen
heart
skin
large intestine
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
South Africa
India
Egypt
Brazil
The bassoon is a member of what musical family?
percussion
brass
woodwind
string
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
27
16
39
51
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
true
false
How many sides does a hexagon have?
10
8
6
12
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
past participle
future
present
past
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
electron
proton
neutron
moron
What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz"?
inch
ounce
mole
ozone
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
16
9
14
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
5
4
2
3
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
100
100,000
1 million
1000
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
the
pretty
on
calico
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
toy
leaf
children
cup
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
3
1
4
2
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
archaeologist
paleontologist
proctologist
geologist
How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?
15
21
10
12.5
True or false? Bats are mammals.
true
false
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
conjunctions
articles
gerunds
prepositions
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days
180 hours
30 days
24 hours
What is the smallest country in the world?
San Marino
Marshall Islands
Vatican City
Monaco
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Academy
Administration
Aerospace
Aeronautics
How many faces are there on a cube?
6
8
12
4
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Greece
Brazil
Rome
China
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
China
Antarctica
Africa
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
camel
lion
dog
bear
How many great lakes are there in the United States?
3
7
4
5
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%
40%
60%
50%
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
5 hours, 10 minutes
4 hours, 30 minutes