What did the colonists dump in the Boston Harbor?
Tea
Garlic
Coffee
Ale
Which language is the most widely spoken in South America?
Portuguese
Mandarin
Spanish
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Adjective
Antonym
Synonym
Preposition
Snow, rain, and sleet are all examples of what?
Dust Particles
Gases
Precipitation
What force pulls objects toward Earth's core and keeps humans from floating in the sky?
Tension Force
Spring Force
Gravitational force
Air Resistance Force
How many astronauts were onboard each space capsule launched during NASA's Gemini Space program?
none
2
3
1
What is a person, place, or thing?
A noun
A verb
An adverb
An adjective
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to...
180 degrees
90 degrees
360 degrees
What causes tides?
Seasons
Temperature
The Sun
The moon
The first day of the 20th century was...
December 31, 1999
December 31, 1900
January 1, 1901
January 2, 2000
What bird is the fastest on foot?
Pigeon
Ostrich
Chicken
Roadrunner
In what month is the US federal holiday Labor Day?
May
January
August
September
How many legs does a butterfly have?
4
8
6
10
What element comprises the majority of the earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen
Helium
Nitrogen
How many justices serve on the US supreme court?
9
5
12
7
What continent is the country of France located in?
Europe
South America
Asia
North America
What is the capital city of Japan?
Osaka
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Tokyo
What was the most widely grown crop in the middle colonies?
Corn
Tobacco
Wheat
Sugar
The sun is a: Planet, Star, Mystery?
Star
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Tsunami
Tornado
Earthquake
Hurricane
What US state postal abbreviation is MO?
Montana
Missouri
Minnesota
Maine
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Saturn
Venus
Mars
Mercury
What type of literature features magical creatures, such as giants, gnomes, and goblins?
Fable
Science Fiction
Mystery
Fairy Tales
Where did the Olympic games originate?
United States
Italy
Canada
Greece
Which war was fought between the north and south regions in the United States?
World War 1
The Civil War
Spanish American War
How many states made up the United States before Alaska and Hawaii joined?
50
42
49
48
Who was the president of the Confederate states during the United States Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Bill Clinton
George Washington
By definition an anemometer measures the speed of what?
Water
Airplanes
Electricity
Wind
How many continents are there?
8
5
7
6
Which is smaller: a microgram or a nanogram?
Nanogram
What is H2O also known as?
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Helium
Hydrogen
What is the longest river in the world?
Yangtze
Nile
Mississippi
Amazon
What is the largest U.S. state by landmass?
Alaska
Texas
California
New Mexico
What is the name of the most famous English playwright?
Samuel Longfellow
Lord Harrison
William Shakespeare
What is the antonym of the word tame?
Wild
gentle
broken
trained
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
Five
Two
Three
Four
What US city is home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Orlando
What are the three states of matter?
atoms, protons, neutrons
Solid, liquid, and gas
happy, sad, sleepy
What country did Mexico gain its independence from in the 1800s?
England
United States
Spain
France
What does 3 squared equal?
12
9
4
6
If a diameter of a circle is 4", then what is the radius?
6"
16"
12"
2"
Who made the "I have a dream" speech?
George W Bush
Elon Musk
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who invented the light bulb?
Eli Whitney
George Washington Carver
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Can you pick the correct homophone - to, too, or two - of the following sentence? I read a book, and she read that book ____.
Too
What is the name of the woods that Winnie the Pooh lives in?
Enchanted Forest
Hundred Acre Woods
The Shire
What continent are the Pyramids of Giza located in?
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?
Germany
Italy
France
England
What is the main character in a story called?
Antagonist
Deuteragonist
Tritagonist
A protagonist
What is the Roman numeral XVI?
18
16
26
12
The main series of events in a story is called what?
rising action
exposisition
climax
plot
What is the only continent that is also a country?
South America
Australia
Asia
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Promissory Notes
The Ten Commandments
The Bill of Rights
The US state of Hawaii is located in which ocean?
Indian Ocena
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Artic Ocean
The alpaca is a species of animal in what family?
donkeys
Camels
antelope
sheep
Ramses II was a King in what ancient civilization
Mesopotamia
Aztecs
Egypt
How many states make up the United States of America?
50
48
51
52
Which US president is featured on the face of the nickel?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
What resource covers most of the Earth?
Water
mushrooms
Trees
How many minutes are in a half-hour?
59
30
20
40
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
Anthropologist
Geologist
Botanist
Rockologist
In what year did World War II end?
1947
1946
1944
1945
What is 384 rounded off to the nearest ten?
380
385
390
370
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way
The Triangulum Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
India
Egypt
France
Turkey
How many syllables are in the word "animalistic"?
5
6
7
4
Animals who eat only plants are called what?
Herbivores
Omnivores
Carnivores
What animal appears on the state flag of California?
Badger
Bear
Moose
Eagle
Which of these words is an adjective? Cotton, She, Jump, or Red.
Red
Who fought in the Revolutionary War?
Americans and Germany
Americans and British
Mexico and France
If I have 5 apples and you have 4 apples, how many more apples do I have?
1
What city in the world was the first to be attacked by an atomic bomb?
Tokyo
Okinawa
Hiroshima