What color in the visible light spectrum does chlorophyll absorb the least?
blue
green
violet
red
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
archaeologist
proctologist
paleontologist
geologist
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
children
toy
cup
leaf
What is the "&" symbol called?
apostrophe
conjunction
ampersand
ellipsis
What is the largest organ of the human body?
heart
large intestine
spleen
skin
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
Egypt
South Africa
Brazil
India
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
the
pretty
calico
on
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
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?
four
eight
two
three
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
true
false
What planet is closest to the sun?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Uranus
What literary term is an exaggeration to show emphasis?
hyperbole
inverted syntax
paradox
onomatopoeia
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?
Challenger
Explorer
Rover
Sputnik
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
articles
prepositions
conjunctions
gerunds
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
1
2
3
4
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Brazil
Greece
Rome
China
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
10
8
12
Which is an example of alliterative language?
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
The moon smiled down on the sleeping children.
The strong gusts whistled through the trees.
The ocean glistened as the day turned to night.
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
39
51
27
16
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
neutron
decathlon
electron
proton
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
past
future
past participle
present
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
4
2
5
3
What do you call the three trailing dots at the end of a sentence? (...)
brackets
ampersand
hyphen
ellipsis
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
5
3
4
2
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Rio Grande
Mississippi
How many provinces are there in Indonesia?
38
36
34
33
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/3?
3/1
10/40
7/28
9/27
In the sentence, "The race ended quickly." What part of speech is quickly?
verb
adverb
adjective
preposition
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
lion
dog
bear
camel
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
30 days
365 days
180 hours
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Maya
Olmec
Aztec
Inca
How many faces are there on a cube?
6
4
12
8
What is the largest country in the world?
Africa
Russia
China
Antarctica
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Academy
Administration
Aeronautics
Aerospace
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
France
Spain
Italy
Great Britain
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
A
O
AB
B
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
12
14
16
What is the smallest country in the world?
San Marino
Vatican City
Marshall Islands
Monaco
one meter is equal to how many milimetre?
Ten Thousand
One Hundreed
A Hundred Thousnad
One Thousand
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
long
short
How many grams are in a ten kilograms?
Ten thousand
A thousand
A Hundred
A Hundred Thousand
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?
60%
40%
50%
80%
Known as "The Conqueror," what was the first name of the king who won the throne of England in 1066?
Bruce
Henry
William
George
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
seahorse
shark
sea lion
sea urchin
True or false? Bats are mammals.
true
false
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
false
true
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Swan