The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
lion
camel
dog
bear
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
1
3
2
4
What is the minimum age required to be a US President?
35
30
25
40
What is the largest organ of the human body?
large intestine
spleen
heart
skin
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
long
short
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
carbon
hydrogen
helium
oxygen
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?
three
eight
four
two
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
articles
conjunctions
prepositions
gerunds
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
O
B
A
AB
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
geologist
archaeologist
proctologist
paleontologist
True or false? Bats are mammals.
true
false
What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz"?
inch
mole
ounce
ozone
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
30 days
365 days
24 hours
180 hours
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
360
90
180
98.6
How many countries are in Africa?
123
37
54
29
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
seahorse
sea urchin
shark
sea lion
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Rome
China
Brazil
Greece
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?
16
12
14
9
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
electron
neutron
proton
moron
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
South Africa
Egypt
Brazil
India
What is the smallest country in the world?
Monaco
Marshall Islands
Vatican City
San Marino
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%
60%
40%
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Aeronautics
Administration
Aerospace
Academy
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
cup
leaf
children
toy
Find the preposition: The pretty cat sat on the kitchen table.
pretty
on
calico
the
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
27
39
51
16
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
past participle
future
past
present
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?
Challenger
Explorer
Sputnik
Rover
What planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Uranus
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1 million
100,000
1000
100
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
10
8
12
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
true
false
How many faces are there on a cube?
8
4
12
6
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Joseph Swan
Benjamin Franklin
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Olmec
Maya
Inca
Aztec
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
false
true
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
Nile
Mississippi
Rio Grande
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Indian
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
5
4
2
3
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
China
Antarctica
Africa