What is the name of the scale that is used to measure earthquake intensity?
The Richter Scale
What man, who would later be president, was the commander-in-chief of the American army during the U.S. Revolutionary War?
George Washington
True or False? The sum of two odd numbers will always be an even number.
true
What number is in the 1000 place in 605,584,506,988
6
What typically green chemical found in plants uses photosynthesis to turn sunlight into energy?
Chlorophyll
How many inches are there in two yards?
72
What is the highest two digit even number?
98
What is ⅓ of 90?
30
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country?
France
Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the Earth?
1 month/30 days
How many continents are there?
7
What is the smallest prime number?
2
True or False? A porcupine is a type of rodent.
True
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 feet
What are words called that are spelled the same, but have different meanings?
homograph
The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?
Rio Grande River
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
You have two quarters, a nickel, three dimes, and four pennies. How much money do you have?
89 cents
According to the U.S. Constitution, the president is part of which of the three branches of government?
Executive
Name the four major oceans:
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Artic
The figurative language in the following sentence is called what? “She has a heart of gold.”
metaphor
The main series of events in a story is called what?
plot