What planet is closest to the sun?
Uranus
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/3?
9/27
10/40
3/1
7/28
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
India
South Africa
Egypt
Brazil
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
long
short
True or false? Bats are mammals.
true
false
How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?
10
15
21
12.5
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?
eight
three
four
two
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
sea lion
shark
seahorse
sea urchin
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
helium
hydrogen
carbon
oxygen
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Pacific
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
prepositions
articles
gerunds
conjunctions
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
360
90
180
98.6
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
proton
electron
moron
neutron
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
true
false
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
camel
lion
bear
dog
What is the smallest country in the world?
Marshall Islands
San Marino
Monaco
Vatican City
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Joseph Swan
Benjamin Franklin
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
children
leaf
toy
cup
What is the largest country in the world?
Africa
Russia
China
Antarctica
What color is chlorophyl?
violet
green
red
blue
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
Italy
France
Spain
Great Britain
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
51
16
39
27
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
2
4
3
5
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
true
false
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
365 days
30 days
180 hours
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
past participle
future
present
past
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
B
O
AB
A
One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
.91
2.54
30.48
22
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?
9
14
12
16
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Rome
Brazil
China
Greece
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
archaeologist
paleontologist
geologist
proctologist
What is the minimum age required to be a US President?
35
30
25
40
What is the longest river in the world?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Amazon
Nile
If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?
5 hours, 10 minutes
3 hours, 25 minutes
4 hours, 30 minutes
4 hours, 45 minutes
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
calico
on
the
pretty
What is the largest organ of the human body?
large intestine
spleen
heart
skin
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1 million
100
1000
100,000
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%
80%
40%
60%
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
2
3
5
4
How many faces are there on a cube?
4
12
6
8