How many legs does a butterfly have?
6
The main series of events in a story is called what?
A plot
What does 3 squared equal?
9
Where did the Olympic games originate?
Greece
Can you pick the correct homophone - to, too, or two - of the following sentence? I read a book, and she read that book ____.
Too
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
What type of literature features magical creatures, such as giants, gnomes, and goblins?
Fairy Tales or Fantasy
The alpaca is a species of animal in what family?
Camels
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
Three
Who made the "I have a dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
Geologist
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to...
180 degrees
Ramses II was a type of king in what ancient civilization
Egypt
By definition an anemometer measures the speed of what?
Wind
What bird is the fastest on foot?
Ostrich
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
How many states make up the United States of America?
50
How many states made up the United States before Alaska and Hawaii joined?
48
What causes tides?
The moon
The sun is a: Planet, Star, Mystery?
Star
How many syllables are in the word "animalistic"?
5
What is the antonym of the word tame?
Wild
The first day of the 20th century was...
January 1, 1901
The US state of Hawaii is located in which ocean?
Pacific
What is H2O also known as?
Water
Which language is the most widely spoken in South America?
Spanish
Which of these words is an adjective? Cotton, She, Jump, or Red.
Red
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?
France
What is the name of the most famous English playwright?
William Shakespeare
Where was the region known as the Fertile Crescent located?
The Middle East
What city in the world was the first to be attacked by an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima
What did the colonists dump in the Boston Harbor?
Tea
How many minutes are in a half-hour?
30
What continent are the Pyramids of Giza located in?
Africa
What is a person, place, or thing?
A noun
What is the only continent that is also a country?
Australia
Which is smaller: a microgram or a nanogram?
Nanogram
What is the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
If I have 5 apples and you have 4 apples, how many more apples do I have?
1
How many continents are there?
7
What continent is the country of France located in?
Europe
If a diameter of a circle is 4", then what is the radius?
2"
Who was the president of the Union states during the United States Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Snow, rain, and sleet are all examples of what?
Precipitation
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
India
What is the name of the woods that Winnie the Pooh lives in?
Hundred Acre Woods
What is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
In what year did World War II end?
1945
What was the most widely grown crop in the middle colonies?
Wheat
What are the 5 oceans named?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic
What is the largest U.S. state by landmass?
Alaska
How many justices serve on the US supreme court?
9
The modern-day city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th century?
Constantinople
What country did Mexico gain its independence from in the 1800s?
Spain
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way
What is 384 rounded off to the nearest ten?
380
What US city is home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
New York City
What resource covers most of the Earth?
Water
How many astronauts were onboard each space capsule launched during NASA's Gemini Space program?
2
What element comprises the majority of the earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Animals who eat only plants are called what?
Herbivores
What is the main character in a story called?
A protagonist
What force pulls objects toward Earth's core and keeps humans from floating in the sky?
Gravity
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison